Enquiries to Competition Advisor
Participants may make enquiries regarding the details of the Competition to the Competition Advisor by email: enquiry@imagineplayspacesdesigncompetition.hk on or before 26 August 2022.
The Competition Advisor will, in response, upload his replies to the Competition Website on 2 September 2022. The competition Advisor will not reply directly to any individual Participants.
All enquiries shall be submitted in English only.
Frequently Asked Queries
The following categories of membership of HKIA, HKIE, HKILA, HKIP and HKIS are accepted by respective professional institutes as full / professional Members :
- HKIA : Members and Fellows
- HKIE : Members and Fellows
- HKILA : Professional Members and Fellows
- HKIP : Full Members and Fellow Members
- HKIS : Members and Fellows
Yes !
Members of the general public, students and members of other professional institutes not stated in the Competition Document may wish to join as team members in a team led by a full / professional Member of either HKIA, HKIE, HKILA, HKIP or HKIS to participate in the Competition.
“True copy” is a genuine copy of the original certificate. You may wish to submit a true copy of either your membership certificate issued by your professional institute or your Certificate of Renewal of Registration issued by your registration body for proof of your eligibility being an individual Participant or a Team Leader of a Team Participant.
Yes !
The entry submission by POST should reach the following address by entry submission deadline at 3:00pm Hong Kong time on 5 October 2022 :
28 September 2022 to 3:00pm, 5 October 2022 (excluding Saturday, Sunday & public holiday)
Singular Studio Limited
19C, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Only Hong Kong Post will be accepted for delivery by post. Delivery by courier companies will NOT be treated as delivery by post. Entry submissions not delivering to the designated entry submission location will be disregarded.
Yes !
The entry submission by HAND should reach the following address by entry submission deadline at 3:00pm Hong Kong time on 5 October 2022 :
28 September 2022 to 3 October 2022 at 10:00am – 1:00pm, 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Singular Studio Limited
19C, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
5 October 2022 at 10:00am – 3:00pm
Committee Room South
7/F, Hong Kong City Hall (High Block)
5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
Delivery by hand covers delivery by individual in person, by courier companies and express courier services. Entry submissions not delivering to the designated entry submission location will be disregarded.
If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or “extreme conditions” after Super Typhoons announced by the Government is/are in force within three hours before the submission deadline set out above, the submission deadline will be postponed to 3:00p.m. the first working day after all Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, Black Rainstorm Warning Signal and “extreme conditions” after Super Typhoons announced by the Government has/ have ceased to be in force. You can then submit your entry to Singular Studio Limited (19C, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong).
Responses to Enquiries
Please consult your respective professional institute regarding your membership status. Please note that participants in the Competition as a full/professional Member of HKIA, HKIE, HKILA, HKIP or HKIS will need to submit the proof of eligibility, i.e. the true copy of membership certificate of the professional institute or the Certificate of Renewal of Registration issued by respective registration body, together with the Entry Form Annex 1 and Annex 2 for registration by the registration deadline 7 September 2022. If you are not a full/professional Member on 7 September 2022, you may wish to participate in the Competition as a team member and team up with a full/professional Member of HKIA, HKIE, HKILA, HKIP or HKIS being the Team Leader.
(15 August 2022 3:54pm)
Team members can be residing overseas. For Team Participant, the Team Leader must be a full/professional Member of HKIA, HKIE, HKILA, HKIP or HKIS, or a registered architect under Cap.408/ registered professional engineers under Cap.409/ registered landscape architect under Cap.516/ registered professional planner under Cap.418 /registered professional surveyor under Cap.417.
(15 August 2022 3:54pm)
Competition boundary (Portion A) of Public Play Space in Ap Lei Chau of Ap Lei Chau Park will be implemented first. For the competition boundary (Portion A) and competition boundary (Portion B) of the Public Play Space in Ap Lei Chau of Ap Lei Chau Park, please refer to the Site Plan of Ap Lei Chau Park enclosed in Annex 5 of the Competition Document.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
Each Individual Participant and Team Participant must not be participating in more than one Entry for each competition site. Winning Entries and Commendation Entries per site will be selected by the Jury Panel.
Participants shall submit design for either one or both of the Public Play Spaces of the Sites of the Competition. Participants may change the choice of the Site(s) after completion of registration. However, this is a mandatory entry submission requirement that Participant should indicate clearly on the original Annex 1 Entry Form to be submitted together with your Entry by ticking the appropriate box(es) indicating the respective Sites under Section 1(b) of Annex 1 Entry Form, and this should align with the design submission of your Entry.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
Please provide the said “confirmation” letter to Competition Advisor. Current membership status is subject to confirmation by the respective professional institute.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
Each Entry shall comprise two (2) A2 size (594mm X 420mm; maximum 13mm thick) foam board presentation panels in landscape layout format for each competition site. All documents, presentation panels mentioned in clause 3.4(2) of the Competition Document shall also be submitted in a DVD-ROM format. Please refer to clause 3.4 of the Competition Document for full details of “Mandatory Entry Submission Requirements”.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
The “?????” should be Chinese characters in the file, which should be properly displayed if the appropriate character set is installed in the CAD software. The digital site plans of competition sites in DWG format posted on the competition website are for reference only. These digital plans are also available for download from Hong Kong Map Services 2.0 of Lands Department, HKSARG at https://www.hkmapservice.gov.hk/.
Participants may wish to visit the above website for the most updated and/or other formats of digital site plans of the Competition Sites.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
Participants are advised to make reasonable assumptions regarding demolition, A&A works and tree preservation / transplantation for their design proposals.
The “boat” is within the competition boundary (Portion B) of the public play space of Ap Lei Chau Park. Participants have the liberty to propose preserving, demolishing or transforming the said “boat”.
(2 September 2022 7:49pm)
