The Hong Kong Publishing Awards, which combines credibility, recognition and authority, the "Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award" (Biennial Award) brings together experts from the Chinese region to form a professional jury to jointly select outstanding works for the Chinese publishing industry in Hong Kong.
This year's Biennial Awards selected nine categories of Best Publication Award and Publication Award works, as well as four special awards: Publication Award, Outstanding Editor Award, Marketing Planning Award and the new book design award this year. This work, the Biennial Award has fulfilled the wishes of several generations of local publishers, and is also the envy of the global Chinese publishing industry.
When Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attended the biennial award presentation ceremony, he praised that the winning works were highly recognized and authoritative. He also affirmed that the biennial awards have become two of the local publishers, writers and editors. The annual event has given the industry's efforts and dedication a "strengthening shot"!
The Biennial Award is sponsored by the Hong Kong Publishing Institute and has been sponsored by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government "Creative Hong Kong" ("Creative Hong Kong") for three consecutive years.
This biennial selection and award of publishing awards adopts a fair, just and professional selection process and mechanism. A professional review team selects "Biennial Good Books" for Hong Kong, so as to promote the improvement of Hong Kong's publishing level and help the industry to establish Higher standards.
The Chief Executive Carrie Lam attended the "Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards" awards ceremony. She expressed her hope that the winners will continue to produce high-quality works and jointly promote the development of Hong Kong's culture and arts.
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In this biennial award, a total of 80 local publishers brought more than 380 Chinese books to participate in the competition. The works of the competition are of excellent standard, similar in strength, rich in content, diversified themes, and quite novel in design. The judging finally selected more than 80 This high-level award-winning work.
The Biennial Award is an award that symbolizes the continuous pursuit of excellence in the publishing industry. It is not only highly recognized and expected by the local publishing industry, but also recognized and appreciated by the publishing industry in other regions. It fully demonstrates the brand and professional status of the Biennial Award. authoritative.
Dr. Li Jiaju, Chairman of the Biennale Project Organizing Committee, said that the Publishing Biennale is not only for judging awards, but also for the primary and final election days as a summit of exchanges in the publishing industry in the Chinese region.
In each review process in the past, experts and scholars serving as reviewers shared their views on published books one by one, achieving one after another very high-end and professional exchanges, bringing rare learning opportunities for Hong Kong publishers.
Dr. Li hopes to record the views and opinions of the previous biennial award reviewers on Chinese publishing, as an important reference material to promote the continuous progress and development of the biennial award.
Dr. Li Jiaju, Chairman of the Biennale Project Organizing Committee, pointed out that the biennial awards can promote high-end exchanges between the industry and scholars. He emphasized that the biennial awards will continue to be organized and encourage the industry to publish more good books that can affect society and the times.
A professional jury formed by the industry, culture, and education rigorously selects outstanding award-winning works
The third biennial awards consist of a judging panel composed of representatives from the industry, culture, and education, and more than 20 judges from different Chinese regions, including publishers, designers, experts and scholars. After a rigorous process, within a specified time Read the shortlisted works in each category, and select outstanding original Chinese works published in Hong Kong in the past two years.
Due to the epidemic situation, the final selection discussion for this year's Biennale is different from the past two. The judges from various regions failed to conduct face-to-face exchanges in Hong Kong, but were held online and offline.
However, the epidemic situation did not hinder the review process. The review was conducted in a small group for scoring and discussion. In the end, the winners of the best publication awards in nine categories and four special awards were selected. The winners of each award are well-deserved.
List of Special Awards Winners:
List of Best Publication Awards:
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Judges highly appraise the biennial award for professional recognition for Hong Kong publishing
Each biennial award category covers a comprehensive range, with a large number of entries, a wide range of subjects, and a strong jury.
The participation of senior publishers from the Chinese region in the review is a good recognition of Hong Kong publishing practitioners.
The reviewers also spoke highly of the Biennial Awards. Cheng Sanguo, one of the final judges in the Mainland, believes that the review process of the Biennial Awards is very professional, fair and open. It is a very rigorous, meaningful and professional award.
Dr. Sue Yan, one of the judges of Taiwan’s final selection, believes that the Biennial Awards are of great significance. The awards cover a variety of publishing categories and themes. There are more and more elements in the editing skills, selection of themes and closer to Hong Kong culture in the selected works. It's getting better and better.
The awards are a great affirmation to publishers, authors, editors and book designers.
Zhao Zhengmin, another Taiwanese finalist reviewer, also pointed out that Hong Kong's publishing standards are better than expected, and the work spent on publishing and editing is admirable.
Biannual Awards Raise the standards of the publishing industry and become the driving force of the industry to drive the inheritance of works
Dr. Chen Wanxiong, one of the judges of the Hong Kong finals, said that the biannual biennial award is a driving force for the publishing industry and will help raise the standard of the publishing industry in Hong Kong.
In the past, designers, editors or publishers would only bury themselves in their own work. The biennial awards give everyone the opportunity to observe each other.
The personal opinions provided by the senior judges in the selection process also played a major role in inspiring and promoting the development of the entire industry and culture. Therefore, the biennial awards are highly valued by publishing circles and designers from all over the world, and are widely recognized as worthy of respect and rare Awards.
Another Hong Kong finalist reviewer Xu Chaoying emphasized that publishing is a comprehensive art, not a single existence.
The author expresses his inner world and views on things through words, and then combines them with publishers, editors, art and marketing, etc. to form a book.
He hopes that the publishing industry can continuously improve the quality of publishing and pass it on from generation to generation.
The Biennial Award has been supported by many judges, witnessing the continuous improvement of the quality of the entries.
Hong Kong finalist judge Zhou Mimi praised the great progress in this year's work, especially in design and packaging.
She believes that the topic of the selected works is attractive, rich in content, and well-printed with pictures and texts in line with the theme.
A wide range of books are still being published under the epidemic, and the creative level of the works has also surprised her. I believe readers can also feel the continuous progress and development of the Hong Kong publishing industry.
Tsai Shu-ling (Aunt Cai), the judge of the Hong Kong final election, also pointed out that Hong Kong publishing is getting better and better. Not only does it possess Hong Kong culture, it also actively communicates with the Mainland and Taiwan, integrates the essence of publishing from various places, and then creates Hong Kong characteristics.
She believes that the biennial award is a grand event in the publishing industry, just like the Oscars. She hopes that the biennial award will not only promote the publishing industry, but also flourish on different platforms such as schools and social welfare.
Members of the final selection jury (in no particular order):
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