The Awards

There are five categories for the State Science and Technology Awards:

1. State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award;
2. State Natural Science Award;
3. State Technological Invention Award;
4. State Scientific and Technological Progress Award; and
5. International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has been invited by the National Office for Science and Technology Awards (NOSTA) to coordinate and submit nominations from the HKSAR for the State Technological Invention Award (STIA), the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA) and the State Natural Science Award (SNSA). The Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR Government is responsible for the nomination of the STIA and SSTPA in the HKSAR. ITC will form a Judging Panel to select entries for nomination to NOSTA for further consideration of the STIA and SSTPA.