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A Public Private Partnership (PPP) in general can be used to describe any arrangement between the Public sector and the Private sector,working together to deliver a public asset,service or even a combination of both for the community.Hong Kong has seen a long history of adopting this type of procurement arrangement for its public works projects.The famous channel tunnel BOT projects have been amongst some of the earliest projects in the world to adopt this arrangement.The earliest example of these projects found in Hong Kong is the Cross Harbour Tunnel (CHT) which dates back to the late 1960s.This project was considered as highly successful and has been transferred back to the Government on 31 August 1999.On the other hand,there have been some less successful projects such as the Western Harbour Crossing (WHC).This project has been heavily criticized by the general public,the media and politicians for its increasing toll fees.Unfortunately,the development of this procurement arrangement was not continued until more recently.Overseas experience demonstrating the benefits of PPP has re-initiated the interest of some Government Departments,to develop the traditional BOT arrangement into a more appropriate,refined and internationally recognized successful approach.The Asia World Expo (AWE) has been claimed to be the first proper PPP project completed in Hong Kong.To date the project has appeared to achieve a positive image from the community at large.However,there are also some less successful examples,such as the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) Project which has been proposed by the Government to use the real estate revenue to support the cultural facilities development,but due to cynical criticisms from the politicians,it is unlikely to be realized in the near future.This paper examines the development of PPP projects in Hong Kong by looking at some of the BOT projects which have contributed to this change.The findings show a history of success and potential obstacles which have instigated the current interest and development of PPP in Hong Kong.