Hong Kong's Civil Engineering and Development Department and the Shenzhen Municipality's Bureau of Public Works jointly launch an international design ideas competition and call for submissions in relation to the proposed Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) passenger terminal building and four vehicular bridges across the Shenzhen River.

The new BCP will be located in Hong Kong's north-eastern New Territories and Shenzhen's Luohu district to serve passenger, goods and vehicular traffic travelling between Hong Kong (HK) and Shenzhen (SZ) East.Please refer to the attached plans for the location and concept of the new BCP.

Under the theme "People Foremost, a Vista of New Connection", the design competition calls for submissions that will see the proposed new passenger terminal building blending seamlessly into the surrounding environment and presenting a consistent image and style on both the HK and SZ sides of the boundary. The BCP's design should also illustrate the intimate collaboration between HK and SZ under the "separate-location" arrangement of immigration and customs operations.

The competition is open worldwide to qualified professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering and planning, as well as the general public.Interested participants may join the Professional Group or the Open Group according to the requirements of the competition.

The Professional Group is open to all registered, fellow or full members of professional institutes of architects, engineers, and planners in HK, the Mainland and overseas (professionals in the Mainland must be registered professionals and have Class 1 registered qualifications, if applicable).

Individual entries, collaborative entries or entries submitted by units/companies are permitted.

The Open Group is open to the general public from HK, the Mainland and overseas (except qualified professionals as described above). Individual entries, collaborative entries or entries submitted by units/companies are permitted.

Registration for the competition will close on January 31, 2011. The submission deadline will be on March 21, 2011. Interested participants should register their interest by submitting the duly completed entry form by email to registration@lthywbcp-design.hk.

For details and rules of the competition, please refer to the competition document which can be downloaded at the competition website www.lthywbcp-design.hk.