Young designers in Hong Kong showcased their creative wedding and evening gowns in one of the city's first competition on such attire on Monday.

The Asian Young Wedding Fashion Designer Award attracted 837 entries from 11 countries and regions including England, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Republic of Korea and Japan.

The competition was organized by Hong Kong-Asia Exhibition.

A total of 30 finalists had been picked to go head to head to win the competition later this month. They would face a panel of judges including local fashion designers Walter Ma and Arthur Lam.