The 12th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award (光华工程科技奖) was awarded on 30 May to Professor Lu Jian.
The Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology (EST) Prizes, composed of "Guanghua EST Achievement Award" and "Guanghua EST Award", are regarded as “the most prestigious award for engineering and technology achievement in China”. Scientists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan were included again in the selection for the Guanghua Award this year. Three scholars from Hong Kong have won the award for the first time.