Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Script

The Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Script is presented by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies at the Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony, recognizing the most outstanding stage play script and playwright of the year.

Past winners

Year	Name [1] [2]	Title	Theatre company/production	Ref.
1992 (1st)	Cheung Tat-ming	Far Way Home 客鄉途情遠	Chung Ying Theatre Company	[3]
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	大屋 lit. 'Big House '	Sha Tin Theatre
	Raymond To	Tokyo blues 扶桑過客 [a]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
1993 (2nd)		A Foxy Tale 聊齋新誌	Wan Chai Theatre	[4]
		I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre	[5]
	Chow Yuk-ming	徘徊在纏綿時份 lit. 'Lingering in a tender moment '	Actors' Family
1994 (3rd)	Raymond To	The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Mok Hei	我要結婚 lit. 'I want to get married '	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	The Legend Of A Storyteller 說書人柳敬亭	Chung Ying Theatre Company
1995 (4th)		Johnny Got His Guns 情危生命線	旭日坊劇團 lit. 'Rising Sun Theatre Company'	[6]
	Chan Chu-hei, Jim Chim and Olivia Yan	The Unbearable Twain 再見紅日出 [b]	Theatre Ensemble	[7]
	Ko Tin-lung	The School & I 芳草校園	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Chow Yuk-ming	Sleeping Wife 酣睡廚房瓷磚上	Horizonte	[8]
1996 (5th)	Cheung Tat-ming	The End of the Long River 長河之末	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts	[9]
	Poon Wai-sum	The Mosquito Hero 武松打蚊 [c]	Prospects Theatre
	Raymond To	Forever Yours 人生唯願多知己	Chung Ying Theatre Company
1997 (6th)	Ng Ka-hai	Dragon's legend 龍情化不開 [d]	Exploration Theatre
	Ken Kwan	Oh, Touchwood! 冬瓜豆腐	The Nonsensemakers
	Raymond To	Love à la Zen 愛情觀自在	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Poon Wai-sum	The Oak Tree 闖進一棵橡樹的年輪	Theatre du Pif
1998 (7th)		The Cockroach that Flies like a Helicopter 雞春咁大隻曱甴兩頭岳	Prospects Theatre	[10]
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	The Call of the White Orchid 白蘭呼喚	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
	Leung Ka-kit	The Professional 專業社團	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Cheung Tat-ming	Before the Rain Stops 瘋雨狂居 [e]	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
1999 (8th)	He Jiping	De Ling & Empress Dowager Ci Xi 德齡與慈禧
	Raymond To	Butterfly Lovers 梁祝	The Spring-Time Group
	Chan Chi-wah	Up he climbs, Down she crawls 狷窿狷罅擒高擒低	Actors' Family
	Poon Wai-sum	The Rising Ants 螞蟻上樹	Prospects Theatre	[10]
2000 (9th)		Cricket in My Life 三姊妹與哥哥和一隻蟋蟀		[10]
	Ko Tin-lung	The Merchant Of China 紅頂商人胡雪巖	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Raymond To	Forever and Ever 地久天長	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2001 (10th)	Poon Wai-sum	Hu Xueyan, My Dear 親愛的‧胡雪巖	TNT Theatre
		To Kill or To Be Killed 螳螂捕蟬	Prospects Theatre	[10]
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	The New Thunderstorm 周門家事	Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies
2002 (11st)	Poon Wai-sum	Spiders in Meditation 在天台上冥想的蜘蛛	Prospects Theatre	[10]
		Ng Wong the Swordsman 大刀王五	Theatre Space
	Chan Chi-wah	Under Construction 蛋散與豬扒 [f]	Actors' Family	[11]
2003 (12nd)	Candace Chong	Alive in the Mortuary 留守太平間	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	He Jiping	Secret of Resurrection 還魂香	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Poon Wai-sum	Of Fire And Fireworks 香港煙花燦爛 also known as 港燦 [g]	Theatre Ensemble and Prospects Theatre	[12]
2004 (13rd)		Dragon Head 龍頭	Prospects Theatre
	Fire Lee Ka-wing	Oldsters on Fire 老馬有火	Wan Chai Theatre
	Yu Hon-ting	The Country Teacher 山村老師	Drama Gallery
2005 (14th)	Candace Chong	Shall We Go to Mars? 找個人和我上火星	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Cheung Tat-ming	Rotate 270° 旋轉270°
	Poon Wai-sum	Of Minds and No-mind 虎鶴雙形 [h]	Theatre Ensemble and Prospects Theatre	[13]
2006 (15th)	Candace Chong	The French Kiss 法吻	SNAP Production
	Lucy Ching Man-fai and Ko Tin-lung	One of the Lucky Ones (Step II) 伴我同行 (第二部)	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Matthew Cheng Kwok-wai	February 14 2月14	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2007 (16th)	Szeto Wai-kin	The Last Bet of My Dead Aunt 頭注香	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Wong Wing-sze	The Last Piece of Gold of Miss Pang 一粒金	Prospects Theatre
	Poon Wai-sum	The Massage King 大汗推拿
2008 (17th)	Elton Lau	Waiting for the Match 獨坐婚姻介紹所	Cinematic Theatre
	Alvin Wong	Once in a Lifetime 一期一會	W Theatre
	Poon Wai-sum	Dust and Dawn 我自在江湖	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Wong Wing-sze	this happy VALLEY is VERY happy 娛樂大坑之大娛樂坑
2009 (18th)	Raymond To	I Love A-Ai [i] 我愛阿愛
	Leung Shing-him	In the Wonderland 幸福太太	Class 7A Drama Group Limited
	Lee Wai-cheung	To Dream the Impossible Dream 秒速18米	Wan Chai Theatre
	Yu Hon-ting	Hello in There 這裡加一點顏色	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and Drama Gallery
2010 (19th)	Candace Chong	Murder in San José 聖荷西謀殺案	Hong Kong Arts Festival
	Sylvia Chang	Design for Living 華麗上班族之生活與生存	Edward Lam Dance Theatre
	Elton Lau	Soulmate 相聚21克	iStage and Chasing Culture
2011 (20th)	Wong Wing-sze	The Truth About Lying 香港式離婚	Hong Kong Arts Festival
	Daisy Wong and Poon Wai-sum	Peacock Man & Durian Woman 孔雀男與榴槤女	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Anthony Chan Kam-kuen	Dr. Faustus 魔鬼契約	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Cheung Fei-fan and Owen Kwok	The Best Wretches 天上人渣	loft Stage and Chasing Culture
2012 (21st)	Matthew Cheng Kwok-wai	The Last Supper 最後晚餐	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Kenson Chan Wing-chuen	The Heydays 盛勢
	Elton Lau	Beyond the Words 20,000赫茲的說話	iStage
2013 (22nd)	Yu Hon-ting	Nitehawk 夜鷹姊魅	Drama Gallery
	Yuen Lup-fun, Luk Wai-hung, Rupert Chan, Tang Shu-wing, Lo Wai-luk and Ken Kwan	Another Last Lesson 完不了的最後一課	Chung Ying Theatre Company
	Yau Ting-fai	The Cell 臭格	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2014 (23rd)	Candace Chong	The Professor 教授
	Poon Wai-sum	The Emperor, his Mom, a Eunuch and a Man 都是龍袍惹的禍
	Loong Man-hong	The Big Big Day 大龍鳯	Chung Ying Theatre Company
2015 (24th)	Cheung Fei-fan	Checkmate 23 棋廿三	Theatre Space
	Alvin Wong	Shuraba 修羅場	W Theatre
	Loong Man-hong	Go Go Ghost 過戶陰陽眼	Chung Ying Theatre Company
2016 (25th)		The Abandoned Harbour 維港乾了	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Judy Chu	Farewell the Good Old Days 失禮‧死人
	Matthew Cheng Kwok-wai	The Sin Family 最後作孽
	Elton Lau	Off Key Buddies 走音大聯萌	iStage
2017 (26th)	Chan Ping-chiu	Waking Dreams in 1984 午睡	On & On Theatre Workshop
	Birdy Wong Ching-yan	The Truth from Liar 竹林深處強姦	Artocrite Theatre
	Tang Sai-cheong	Three Brothers 三子	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2018 (27th)	Poon Wai-sum	The Diary of Song 武松日記
	Cheung Tat-ming	Forever Silence 塵上不囂
	Loong Man-hong	Hong Kong Astronaut 香港家族三部曲－香港太空人	Hong Kong Arts Festival
2019 (28th)	Wong Kwok-kui	No News is True News 新聞小花的告白	Windmill Grass Theatre
	Kwok Wing-hong	Principle (2018) 原則	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Matthew Cheng Kwok-wai	Auspicious Day 好日子
2020 (29th)	Candace Chong	May 35th 5月35日	Stage 64	[15]
		My Very Short Marriage 短暫的婚姻	Dharma Workshop
	Joey Leung and Melody Yuen	The Best Day In My Life 米線女戰士	Windmill Grass Theatre
2022 (30th)	Matthew Cheng Kwok-wai	Ambiguous 曖昧	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
	Chan Siu-tung	Try to be Funny 雄顏一笑	BHT Theatre
	Cheung Fei-fan	A Tale of the Southern Sky 一水南天	Hong Kong Dance Company and Actors' Family
2023 (31st)	Candace Chong	One Last Gift 最後禮物	Emperor Entertainment Group	[16]
		We are gay 我們最快樂	Hong Kong Arts Festival
	Cheung Fei-fan	The Impossible Trial 大狀王	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and West Kowloon Cultural District
	Poon Wai-sum	Confrontations 兩刃相交	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2024 (32nd)	Leung Shing-him	The Sympathetic Detonation 殉爆	Class 7A Drama Group Limited
	Lee Wai-lok	Leave Him in The Dust 塵落無聲	Theatre Formula
	Birdy Wong Ching-yan	I am Tree 植物人	Artocrite Theatre
2025 (33rd)	Jim Hui	The Bucket 半桶水	Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
		Vacant Possession 凶的空間
	Joey Leung	Ana 亞娜	Windmill Grass Theatre

Notes

1. lit. 'The Fusang Passenger '
2. lit. 'See the red sun rise again'
3. lit. 'Wu Song Fights the Mosquito '
4. lit. 'Deep Love For Home Cannot Dissolve '
5. lit. 'Mad Rain, Wild Home '
6. lit. 'Egg Twists and Pork Chops '
7. lit. 'Hong Kong's Dazzling Fireworks a.k.a. Gongcaan '
8. lit. 'Tiger Crane Paired Form '
9. The play was named Love You Forever ^[14]

References

1. "最佳劇本 - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Script - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
2. "最佳劇本 頁2 - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Script page 2 - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-11-03. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
3. "舞台劇《近鄉途情怯》 三代港人移民回流尋根寫照" [The stage play Far Way Home portrays three generations of Hongkongers returning after emigration to search for their roots]. Ming Pao (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-10-12. 1992年年初，中英劇團舞台劇《客鄉途情遠》首演13場，全部爆滿，榮獲第一屆香港舞台劇獎最佳劇本，身兼編劇及導演的張達明奪得最佳導演（喜劇／鬧劇），並於同年6月重演。[In early 1992, the Chung Ying Theatre Company's stage play Far Way Home premiered with 13 sold-out performances. It won the 1st Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Script, while Cheung Tat-ming, who served as both playwright and director, also won the Best Director (Comedy/Farce). The play was restaged in June of the same year.]
4. "WanChai Theatre 40th Anniversary "A Foxy Tale"". art-mate. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
5. ""I Have a Date with Spring" by Spring-Time Experimental Theatre". art-mate. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
6. ""A Playwright Series of Hong Kong: From Playwright vs Playwright to Reading of their Plays" by Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies (Cancellation of Play Reading Sessions)". Leisure and Cultural Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
7. Chung, Winnie (1996-07-07). "Chaos and corruption". South China Morning Post .
8. "過往演出", Horizonte (in Chinese (Hong Kong)), archived from the original on 2025-01-24, retrieved 2025-10-12
9. "長河之末 [playscript]", Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts , archived from the original on 2025-10-12, retrieved 2025-10-12
10. 胡筱雯 (2021-02-26). 王素怡 (ed.). "潘惠森劇本以蟲喻民 「直播」小人物生活". Ming Pao Our Lifestyle (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 「昆蟲系列」在1997年到2001年間完成，當時5個劇本逐年上演，順序是《雞春咁大隻曱甴兩頭岳》、《螞蟻上樹》、《三姊妹與哥哥和一隻蟋蟀》、《螳螂捕蟬》及《在天台上冥想的蜘蛛》。5個劇本中，《雞》、《三》及《在》均獲香港戲劇協會頒發「香港舞台劇獎」的最佳劇本獎，而餘下兩個劇本則獲提名。[The Insect Series was completed between 1997 and 2001, during which its five scripts were staged annually in the following order: The Cockroach that Flies like a Helicopter, The Rising Ants, Cricket in My Life, To Kill or To Be Killed, and Spiders in Meditation. Among these five plays, The Cockroach that Flies like a Helicopter, Cricket in My Life, and Spiders in Meditation each won the Best Script category from the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies' Hong Kong Drama Awards, while the remaining two were nominated.]
11. Kwong, Kelvin (2001-05-04). "Just the ticket". South China Morning Post .
12. "THE PLANNER". South China Morning Post . 2002-10-20.
13. "What's on". South China Morning Post . 2004-09-23.
14. Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (September 2008), Hong Kong Repertory Theatre 2007-08 Annual Report, p. 32
15. "【舞台劇獎】莊梅岩六四故事《5月35日》掃5奬成大贏家 毋懼國安法阻創作" [Candace Chong's play about June Fourth, May 35th, swept five awards to become the big winner. She remains unafraid of the National Security Law's constraints on creative expression.]. 聞庫 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2025-10-20. 由編劇莊梅岩編寫的劇目《5月35日》獲得最佳劇本奬、最佳製作、最佳導演（悲劇 / 正劇）、最佳燈光設計和年度優秀製作。[The play May 35th, written by playwright Candace Chong, won five major awards — Best Script, Best Production, Best Director (Tragedy/Tragicomedy), Best Lighting Design, and Outstanding Production of the Year]
16. "莊梅岩第七度奪最佳劇本獎：多謝香港孕育自己" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-06-15. 莊梅岩的作品《最後禮物》、《我們最快樂》均獲提名入圍，最後憑《最後禮物》奪得最佳劇本獎，這亦是她第七次獲得該獎項。[Candace Chong's One Last Gift and We are gay were both nominated, and One Last Gift ultimately won the Best Script category. This marks her seventh time receiving the award.]