| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Nicole W.T. | Cheung | Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Teng | Zhang | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Medicine and Dentistry | Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Huan-Feng | Duan | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sharon MH | Tsang | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | Health Professions | Physiotherapy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhixiong | Zeng | The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology | Hong Kong | Engineering | Civil Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering/Environmental Geotechnics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Venus | Chan | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | Hong Kong | Arts and Humanities | digital humanities studies and applied research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | XINZHUANG | FAN | HKUST | Hong Kong | Chemical Engineering | Energy storage | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sunday | Nunayon | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | Engineering | Indoor Air Quality Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wai Kei | Ao | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | Engineering | Measurement | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ka Lai | Ng | The Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education Community College | Hong Kong | Health Professions | Nursing Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Huangliang | Zheng | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | food research; pharmaceutical science | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Iftikhar | Hussain | City university of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Materials Science | Energy storage devices | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Demian | Njoku | HKMU | Hong Kong | Materials Science | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shaik Abdullah | Nawabjan | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Natural products, Green Sustainability and Traditional medicine. | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sunny Sui-kwong | Lam | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ran | WEI | The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Chi Yan | Tso | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Engineering | Spacing Cooling, Heat Transfer, Thermal Management, Radiative Cooling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Muhammad Ahmar | Siddiqui | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong | Environmental Science | water and wastewater, Membrane Technology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Dong | Lu | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | Engineering | Construction Engineering | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Anastasia | Markaki | Hellenic Mediterranean University | Greece | Health Professions | Nutrition and Dietetics | Best Researcher Award | |