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The opening of the Lee Shau
Kee Campus, the addition
of campus facilities and
student accommodation,
together with initiatives to
advance staff development
and sustainable operations,
enhanced the University's
inspiring environment
Organization and
Resources
The significant expansion in facilities to
accommodate the needs of Hong Kong’s higher
education reforms and the introduction of the
four-year undergraduate curriculum approached
completion in 2012-13. Environmentally friendly
initiatives continued to flourish. The recognition
of organizational loyalty and programs for staff
development further encouraged the sense of
community on campus.
BUILDING ADVANCES
One early development saw the extension
of library and catering facilities, which in turn
resulted in the creation of the highly popular
Chevalier Learning Commons.
In recent months, the completion of the Lee
Shau Kee Business Building allowed the School of
Business and Management to occupy a new and
prestigious location. This 12,000 sq m facility has
technology-equipped classrooms, computer labs
and other leading teaching and learning facilities,
and enjoys unparalleled sea and mountain views. The move also
provided welcome expansion opportunities for the other Schools
that remain in the main academic building.
Next to the Lee Shau Kee Business Building is the newly completed
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study Lo Ka Chung
Building, which encompasses 4,500 sq m of teaching and
working space for members of the Institute. The soon-to-be-built
Conference Tower will provide world-class conference and lodging
facilities.
The current phase of academic building development will be
completed when the Cheng Yu Tung building is brought on stream
next year. The 10,000 sq m facility will house multidisciplinary
research laboratories, advanced teaching facilities and a 400-seat
multi-purpose lecture theater and performance venue.
Along with the academic building program, the University
maintained its efforts to maximize student residential
accommodation. In January 2013, 700 students moved into the
new Halls VIII and IX. A hostel development with Hong Kong
Baptist University in Tseung Kwan O is also underway. When
completed, the hall will provide 370 residential places for HKUST
undergraduates.