Professor V W W Yam, Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy, was awarded the Ho Leung Ho Lee (HLHL) Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress for her contributions in light-emitting materials and innovative ways of capturing solar energy.

The HLHL Foundation was established in 1994 with the donation of Mr Ho Sin-Hang, Mr Leung Kau-Kui, Mr Ho Tim and Mr Lee Guo-Wei. The purpose of the foundation is to reward excellence in Chinese scholarship in the scientific and medical fields, to encourage respect for knowledge and motivate talented people, and to foment scientific research through the encouragement of scientific and technological workers. The HLHL Foundation is the largest private scientific and technological foundation in China.