The laity participated in the redevelopment, implemented in the governance approach, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hong Kong from 1997 to 2001. The project was managed by the Diocesan Building and Development Commission founded in 1995. The manner of the involvement differed: they were building professionals or non-professionals, and belonged to the Diocese or the parish. The laity of the Diocese managed the project as professionals. The laity of the parish designed certain spaces as their own places according to their own needs, while the clergy were solely dedicated to the design of the liturgical space.
