Do you find the beautiful garden in your private housing estate impressive? Do you find the landscape gardening around your office building attractive? Do these landscapes help you escape from the hustle and bustle of city living?

To promote greening in the community and encourage private developers and private bodies to make greater efforts to beautify the environment, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department has established the Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development.

The award will be exclusively presented to local private residential property or other types of private property.

Anyone can send in a nomination

All individuals, private developers and private bodies in Hong Kong are eligible to nominate properties for the award.

Nominations in the four categories are open until January 15, 2004. There is no entry fee.

The categories are:

* High-density Residential Property (more than 6 storeys)

* Low-density Residential Property (6 storeys or less)

* Non-residential Property

* Conceptual Design and Research Analysis

The winners in each category will receive trophies, and winning entries will be put on display.

Deadline: January 15

Completed nomination forms together with all necessary documents should be sent to the Secretary, Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development, c/o Green Campaign Section, Leisure & Cultural Services Department, 11/F, Leisure & Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, Hong Kong by January 15.

The competition is co-organised by the Home Affairs Department, the Buildings Department, the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, the Institute of Horticulture, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Professional Green Building Council and the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies.

Nomination forms and the competition prospectus are available at all LCSD District Leisure Services Offices or at the LCSD website.

For enquiries, please call 2601 8688.