The much-troubled West Kowloon arts district - still nothing more than a building site 14 years after the project was launched - is back in the spotlight, with accusations flying over how the original design was chosen.
New information has emerged on how renowned architect Norman Foster won the initial contest to choose a design for the project - apparently after his entry was rejected by technical advisers to the judging panel. Five years later, his concept had to be ditched.
A second contest was launched - which Foster won again.
Meanwhile, Leung Chun-ying, one of the leading candidates in the race to be Hong Kong's next chief executive, has been accused of failing to declare a conflict of interest while serving as a juror in the project's first design competition 11 years ago.
These are just two of a multitude of controversies that have plagued the project. Critics say the plan for the arts hub got off on the wrong foot. It was dealt with like any other massive infrastructure project involving property and commercial interests, they say, instead of being approached as a cultural concern.
But in retrospect, the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) was never meant to be a cultural project steering the city's arts development: it was a tool to enhance the city's appeal as a tourist destination.
Fourteen years down the road, the arts hub remains contentious, triggering numerous disputes ranging from its single-tender process to the high turnover of senior executives. There are many unresolved issues, not least of which is a budget shortfall currently estimated at between HK$9.2 billion and HK$16.4 billion.