The Lingnan Culture Studies Public Lecture & Research Paper Competition 2024 Award Ceremony, organized by the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, was held on 11 April 2025 and drew over a hundred CUHK colleagues and students, alumni, and members of the public.

The Competition aims to promote international academic research on Lingnan culture, as well as to encourage local and overseas doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows who are aspiring to conduct in-depth research in the field. Up to 50 research papers were received and underwent assessment by the selection committee.

The ceremony was honoured by the presence of Prof. Lawrence Yim from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK, who delivered a keynote speech on the intriguing topic “Carnival of Poetry in Late Qing Lingnan”.