Lawmakers of all political stripes are urging the government to release a key document on the 2001 West Kowloon arts hub design competition, which could explain why British architect Norman Foster's winning design was placed before the judges after its initial disqualification.
Their calls came a day after the South China Morning Post reported that Foster's glass canopy concept was originally axed on technical grounds before the judging panel convened.
Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Wing-tat said yesterday that the government should release an annexe to the report compiled by the contest's technical panel.
The report was among confidential documents released last week, and included the reasons for recommending the disqualification of 12 of the 161 entries.
It did not name the entries, but it said those requiring major modifications to the sea wall had been excluded.
A government insider said Foster's design, which required reclamation, was among those entries.