The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 25 September 2019. You or your representative(s) are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:

Date	:	25 September 2019 (Wednesday)

Time	:	6:00pm	Press Registration & Briefing
		6:15-7:25pm	Guests Reception & Registration (interview & photo-taking at press zone only)
		7:25-8:30pm	Award Presentation (* photo-taking at press zone only)

Venue	:	Grand Hall, New Wing, 3/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Speakers

Professor Frank H Shu	Council Member & Chairman of the Board of Adjudicators, The Shaw Prize Foundation
Professor Reinhard Genzel	Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy Selection Committee
Professor Randy W Schekman	Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Selection Committee
Professor Timothy Gowers	Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences Selection Committee

Shaw Laureates in Attendance

Astronomy	Professor Edward C Stone
Life Science and Medicine	Professor Maria Jasin
Mathematical Sciences	Dr Michel Talagrand

* A press station for photo taking will be located in the Grand Hall, 45 meters (150 feet) away from the stage. Press members are advised to bring telephoto lenses and the necessary equipment.

The duration of the excerpt news footage cannot exceed 3 minutes (the Award Presentation Ceremony will be broadcast on HKTVB Jade and Pearl on 28 September at Hong Kong time 2300–2330 and on 30 September at Hong Kong time 1805–1830 respectively).

For press enquiries, please contact Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd:

Joanne Yik	Tel: 2918 0901 / 9216 3710
	Email: joanne.yik@link-work.com.hk
Viviane Pang	Tel: 2918 0907 / 6414 8496
	Email: viviane.pang@link-work.com.hk

Invited by The Shaw Prize Foundation
Presented by Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd

11 September 2019 Hong Kong