The four construction consortiums invited to submit designs for the government's HK$5.2 billion new headquarters at Tamar on the Admiralty waterfront have handed in their tenders.
Their design proposals will go on public view, the government said, as the tendering period has ended.
The consortiums are joint ventures between China State, Leighton and Yau Lee, between DHK and CRCC, between Gammon and Hip Hing and between Paul Y and Shui On. They were prequalified for the tendering process in May.
A government spokesman said that, given the significance and uniqueness of the project, 'we are also making arrangements for the design models submitted by the four tenderers to be displayed'.
The government initially rejected calls to exhibit the plans, saying that would compromise the integrity of the design competition.
'Allowing the public to view and comment on the design proposals during a tender evaluation stage is unprecedented for government works,' the spokesman said yesterday. The government will display the plans next month.