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Olga Wong

More than 80 creative designs for the Central waterfront went on public display yesterday at the Star Ferry pier in Central.

The  displays are entries in a design competition that will play a part in the public consultation on the new  waterfront.

Secretary for Development  Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor  presided over the opening  ceremony with  other dignitaries present.

Mrs  Lam said she welcomed  the design competition  as a complement to the government's  work.

After taking a quick glimpse  at the displays, she  judged that some plans might not be feasible, saying they would require further  reclamation work.

The exhibition,  organised by Designing Hong Kong, attracted dozens of entries from international and local architects.

The display at the pier  will run until September 28.

Paul Zimmerman,   Designing Hong Kong spokesman, encouraged the public to vote for their favourite waterfront design by filling  in a form at the exhibition.

Another way to  vote and comment on the designs is  on the website www.designinghongkong.com.

A wide range of professionals  has been invited as judges.  Apart from architects and  professors of architecture, others invited to judge  the works include writers, artists, lawmakers, surveyors and  Urban Renewal Authority chairman Barry Cheung Chun-yuen.

The jury members will meet on  Saturday to select three winners and five merit awardees,  and the results will be announced  next Sunday.

Mr Zimmerman said all designs would  be submitted to the government along with the results of the public voting when the  consultation  officially opened next month.

Architect Vincent Ng,  who sits  on the jury, said instead of focusing on the design structure he would  pay more attention to  the open space, which would allow different activities to be held.

Ocean Park chairman  Allan Zeman  said he found the  different perspectives  from designers worldwide interesting  in their attempt to bring more vibrancy to the city.

Crispian Cheng,  who submitted a design that took him and his six teammates two months to prepare, said: 'Joining this competition has been enjoyable.'

What mattered to him, he added, was not the result but the process itself.

Canadian Angela Spaxman, who has worked  in Hong Kong for  11 years, said the  competition  was a model of how urban planning should be done. 'It has more variety as it starts from a blank page. It expresses different visions. There is a chance for the public to express their idea.'



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