[4][5] Participation requirements are broad, with equal weight promised to organisations regardless of size, age, or 'local experience in heritage conservation'.
[5] Applicants submit proposals for using these buildings to provide services or business in the form of social enterprise.
The Development Bureau announced the competition results on 17 February 2009 (less an award for Old Tai Po Police Station), along with a series of roving exhibitions set for that year.
[15] The ACBHC announced the winning proposals for 3 of the 4 buildings in February 2013,[16] but postponed the revitalisation of King Yin Lei.
[15] The 3 winning proposals were announced in June 2015;[19] King Yin Lei was again un-awarded, with short-term plans for government management and long-term reassessment.
[20] The ACBHC announced the winning proposals for 4 of the buildings in February 2013;[21] Fong Yuen Study Hall was un-awarded, with short-term plans for government management and long-term reassessment.
[26] This round includes the two previously postponed buildings, King Yin Lei and Fong Yuen Study Hall.