Top snapshots showing Hong Kong scenes have been selected in a photo competition celebrating the Special Administrative Region's 10th Anniversary. The event saw more than 2,300 high-quality entries, and the winners were awarded at a presentation ceremony today.

Speaking at the ceremony, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Carrie Lam commended the participants for their talents and vision.

"With their creativity, aesthetic appearance and good technical aspects, the winning shots depict interesting slices of our lives over the past decade, reflect the diversity and uniqueness of Hong Kong and help document Hong Kong's anniversary."

Top shots: Sze Kwok-tung's Entering the 10th Anniversary; Lau Ngok-hei's Golden Bauhinia Square; and, Chan Yu-hung's shot of neon signs.

Organised by the Home Affairs and Information Services Departments, with 18 District Offices as co-organisers, the event called for photographs conveying Hong Kong's growth in the past decade and the successful implementation of the One Country, Two Systems formula, as well as the can-do attitude and entrepreneurial spirit of local people.

The open category was won by Sze Kwok-tung's Entering the 10th Anniversary, featuring local newspapers and magazines published on New Year's Day this year, sporting optimistic headlines for 2007. The youth category was won by Lau Ngok-hei's Golden Bauhinia Square, while Chan Yu-hung's shot of neon signs won the mobile-phone category. The winners scored cash prizes and gift coupons of up to $7,000, and trophies.

A roving exhibition featuring the most outstanding images will be held until mid-June across the 18 districts. More winning entries are being featured on this website.