Hung Leung Hau Ling Young Writer Award celebrates its fifth Presentation Ceremony and 10th Anniversary
(From left) Dr. Hung Chi Kum, Dr. Cissy Li, Mr. Huai Yuan, Mr. Huang Canran, Prof. Chung Ling, Ms. Jane Cheung , Ms. Belinda Hung, Dr. Ng Hok Chung, Mr. Sunny Mak and Dr. Joshua Chan
Supported by The Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation, Honorary Permanent President of the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Foundation, the Hung Leung Hau Ling Young Writer Award held its fifth Award Presentation Ceremony cum 10th Anniversary Celebration on 1 November 2025. The event honoured this year's recipient, Ms. Jane Cheung Yan Yi, for her outstanding creative achievements and reflected on the Award’s decade-long journey.
The ceremony was attended by a full house of guests, including Ms. Belinda Hung, Co-Founder and Director of The Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation; Professor Chung Ling, Professor Emeritus of HKBU; the Award’s judges Mr. Huai Yuan, Mr. Sunny Mak, and Mr. Huang Canran; as well as Dr. Cissy Li, Head of the HKBU Language Centre, along with Associate Heads Dr. Ng Hok Chung and Dr. Joshua Chan, and Dr. Hung Chi Kum, Director of Hong Kong Literature Promotion Platform. Professor Chung Ling further enriched the occasion with an insightful address entitled “The Rewards of Literary Creation”, offering profound perspectives that deeply inspired the audience.
Co-organised by the HKBU Language Centre and its Hong Kong Literature Promotion Platform, the Hung Leung Hau Ling Young Writer Award aims to encourage young Hong Kong writers with creative potential and literary vitality to continue their craft and carry forward the literary torch. Past award recipients remain active in writing, with many earning notable recognition in the local literary community.










