The LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation, is an international prize founded on 24 September 2015 by Lui Che Woo, Chairman of K. Wah International of Hong Kong.[1] There are three prizes for the three objectives of the Lui Che Woo Prize, namely the "Sustainability Prize", the "Welfare Betterment Prize" and the "Positive Energy Prize". Each awardee will receive a cash award of HK$20 million (equivalent to approximately US$2.56 million), a certificate and a trophy.[2]
The LUI Che Woo Prize recognises individuals or organisations with outstanding achievements in the three Prize Categories.[3]
Each Prize is awarded to a single recipient (i.e. no sharing of a Prize) who can be an individual or an organisation every year.
If there is no appropriate awardee for any Prize Category in any particular year, there will be no Prize awarded for that Prize Category in that year.[5]
| Year | Prize Category | Sustainability Prize | Field(s) of Work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[6] | Sustainability Prize | YUAN Longping | Securing world food supply | |
| 2016 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Médecins Sans Frontières | Controlling infectious diseases | |
| 2016 | Positive Energy Prize | James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. | Promoting positive life attitude | |
| 2017 | Sustainability Prize | XIE Zhenhua | Facilitating global actions against climate change | |
| 2017 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Landesa | Alleviating poverty | |
| 2017 | Positive Energy Prize | International Paralympic Committee | Promoting harmony among diverse groups | |
| 2018[7] | Sustainability Prize | Hans-Josef FELL | Sparking global renewable energy movement | |
| 2018 | Welfare Betterment Prize | World Meteorological Organization[8] | Reducing natural disaster impacts | |
| 2018 | Positive Energy Prize | Pratham Education Foundation | Eliminating illiteracy | |
| 2019[9] | Sustainability Prize | The Nature Conservancy | Creating a world where people and nature thrive | |
| 2019 | Welfare Betterment Prize | Jennifer Doudna | Revolutionising gene-editing technology | |
| 2019 | Positive Energy Prize | Fan Jinshi | Inspiring others by lifelong conservation of Dunhuang Grottoes |
The Board of Governors is the governing body of LUI Che Woo Prize Limited. It is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated in Hong Kong.
The Board of Governors leads and supervises operations of the prize company.[10]
| Lui Che-Woo | Founder & Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council | |
| Tsui Lap-Chee | President of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences | |
| Frederick, Ma Si-hang | ||
| Moses, Cheng Mo-Chi | Consultant of Messrs. P.C. Woo & Co. |