• Nominated new building must be a single independent structure not part of a complex containing other buildings.
• Major Function of the nominated building must be for residential use.

• Nominated new buildings must be a group of buildings of similar kinds, which form a residential complex.
• Major Function of the nominated multiple buildings must be for residential use.

• Major Function of the nominated new building must be for Government, Institution or Community use.
• Nominated new building may be single or multiple buildings.

• Major Function of the nominated new building must be for non-residential use or non-GIC use.
• Nominated new building may be single or multiple buildings.

• Nominated existing building must have undergone and completed a renovation, restoration, revitalization or similar process to its physical structure and/or communal facilities.
• Nominated existing building may be a residential or non-residential building.

• Nominated building must be outside the territorial limits of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
• Major Function of the nominated new building must be for residential or non-residential use.

Only one Quality Excellence Award will be presented to a project within the territorial limits of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with outstanding OVERALL quality that is judged to be the BEST among all the Grand Award Winners.

There will be a Grand Award Winner(s) for each nomination category. This is the highest recognition to projects at the category level.

There will be recognition of merit(s) for each nomination category.

There will be recognition of finalist(s) for each nomination that has passed the first screening, site visits and that has been presented at the Finalist Presentation to Jury Panel cum Conference.