Po Leung Kuk Museum
Po Leung Kuk Main Building
Instagram Photo Contest
Nine Decades at
the Po Leung Kuk Main Building
Capture moments of Po Leung Kuk Main Building through different lens, as a documentation of the historic milestone of the 90th anniversary of the heritage site.
Built in 1932, the Main Building of Po Leung Kuk has been home for countless of children admitted to the charity. Recognised as a Grade II historic building by the Government in 2009, Main Building is a witness to the Kuk’s charitable works in Causeway Bay since the late 20th century, and is one of the few historical buildings that retain their original purposes.
The contest encourages participants to capture the historic and cultural essence of Po Leung Kuk Main Building through their lens, documenting the historic milestones of its 90th anniversary, as well as the 25th Anniversary of Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Winning Entries
Most Popular Photo Awards
| First Prize: @tychan0605 | |
| Second Prize: @annietimecooking | |
| Third Prize: @ungugulala |
Best Photo Award
Winner: @annietimecooking
How to Participate
- Follow Po Leung Kuk Museum official Instagram account @plkmuseum
- Upload your photo and less than 100 words description to your personal Instagram account, please make sure your account status is set to “public”
- Add hashtags #中座大樓90周年 #PLKMainBuilding90A to your post and tag @plkmuseum
- Add location tag of “Po Leung Kuk Main Building”
Awards and Prizes
Most Popular Photo Awards
The top 3 entries with the most "like"
| First Prize (1 person) | Prize: Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ20 |
| Second Prize (1 person) | Prize: Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 |
| Third Prize (1 person) | Prize: Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 |
Best Photo Award (1 person)
To be selected by the judge panel, criteria include photography techniques, concepts and creativity
Prize: Po Leung Kuk Campsite Staycation Plan (Prize valid until 31 March 2023)
From group hostel that houses up to 16 people to a cozy family unit, choose the campsite and room type you like. You can stay during weekdays, or come relax on holidays. Try staycation at Po Leung Kuk Campsites!
Contest Rules
- Contest period: 00:00, 25 June 2022 to 17:00, 31 August 2022 (Hong Kong Time).
- All participants must upload their entry within the contest period, entry uploaded outside the contest period will not be considered.
- Every entry post is limited to 1 photo only; if more than 1 photo have been uploaded in the same post, only the first photo will be considered.
- Each account can submit multiple entries, but each entry will be consider individually; the number of “Like” from same account cannot be calculated accumulatively.
- “Like” accumulation for Most Popular Photo Award will cut off at the end of contest period. If two or more entries have the same amount of “like”, winner will be determined by the judging panel.
- Contest result will be announced in October 2022. Winners will be contacted by Museum staff through Instagram directly, please check DM regularly.
- All visitors to the Main Building must register at the Po Leung Kuk Museum Office, and follow the visitation rules and precautionary measures.
- Dormitory is a part of the Main Building; Museum staffs will inform visitors the area opens to public after visitor registration. Participant must not enter or take photos in the non open area.
Application Terms and Conditions
- The entry must be the original work of the participant. It should not infringe on the rights of any other parties or relevant copyright laws. Otherwise, the entry will be disqualified. Participants are legally responsible for their submissions. Should an entry violate any laws, the Organiser will not be held legally responsible.
- The entry should not contain any material that is aggressive, sexually explicit, vulgar, defamatory or content that is controversial and inappropriate. The Organiser reserves the right to reject or disqualify any entry that contains materials of indecency, in violation to the law of Hong Kong or controversial.
- Participants shall agree to grant exclusively to the Organiser all the intellectual property rights of the submitted entry. The Organiser reserves the right of unrestricted, unreserved, and irrevocable authorisation on the usage of the artwork and its description. The Organiser has the right to copy, use, modify, display, publish and distribute the artwork and its description through any format, any time, any media in Hong Kong or other places, including but not limited to uploading duplicates of submissions to the internet for public reference and access.
- Participants shall agree that the Organiser has unrestricted, unreserved, and irrevocable rights over the usage of all submissions and their descriptions, and can freely modify, photograph, copy, use, display, publish or issue on social media platforms to promote the Competition, without the need for prior consent or monetary payment to participants. The Organiser shall have sole and absolute discretion and participants are asked to cooperate with the Organiser.
- If the entry includes image of any person, the participant must ensure that permission has been obtained to use the image of any person and that the person agreed to provide the image to Po Leung Kuk and that Po Leung Kuk is entitled to the right to use such image.
- The personal data provided by participants for the competition will be used for contact and verification purposes only. All personal data shall be kept confidential by the Organiser and will be destroyed within two months following the end of the competition.
- The Organiser reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify the terms and conditions or suspend the competition without prior notice. The Organiser is not liable for any changes or terminations. With regard to terms and conditions that have not been mentioned, the Organiser’s decisions shall be final.
- Participants must read and understand all information and the terms and conditions of the “Art Unbound, Inclusion Absolute - Heritage for All Drawing Competition” (“the Competition”). By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to follow and be bound by the terms and conditions of the Competition. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates the terms and conditions at any time.