The University campus is located approximately two kilometers north of the Tuen Mun Town Centre. It has a total area of about 11 hectares and consists of the main campus housing the University's teaching and support facilities and an adjacent secondary campus housing the University's Outdoor Sports Ground.
The main campus has the following facilities:
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five academic blocks for the various academic departments and research institutes; |
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a main building housing the Library, the Information Technology Services Centre and the lecture theatres; |
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an administration building; |
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an amenities building with a canteen, a coffee bar and a Chinese restaurant, the Students’ Union offices and the multi-purpose activities rooms; |
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an indoor sports complex, an outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court; |
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six student hostel blocks; |
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the President’s Lodge; |
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the visitors’ and staff quarters; |
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the Auditorium building; |
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a chapel; |
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a mini-bank; |
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a bookshop; |
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covered and open car parks; and |
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external landscaped areas such as a central plaza, courtyard gardens with ponds, pavilions, seats, etc. |
Teaching Facilities
Teaching facilities are distributed among the five academic blocks and the Main Building. These facilities include lecture theatres, lecture rooms, audio-visual rooms, tutorial rooms, computer laboratories and language laboratories. They are shared by all academic departments. Some of the computer laboratories are open for students' self-access.
Sports Facilities
The University has an indoor sports complex with a wide range of sporting facilities on the main campus. These include the gymnasium, measuring about 42m x 30m, which is a large hall capable of holding two volleyball courts. Floor line markings for other types of games allow for flexibility of use. These games include badminton, basketball and handball. In addition to the gymnasium, there are two squash courts, a table-tennis room, a multi-purpose room and a fitness room. Changing facilities with showers and lockers are provided. As part of the complex, we also have a swimming pool and a tennis court. The outdoor pool, measuring 50m x 21m (eight lanes), is an Olympic standard pool with spectator seating provided on one side.
In addition to the above facilities, the University has a Multi-purpose Sports Ground situated across the road from the main campus. The facilities available include a 65m x 100m artificial turf soccer field (FIFA recommended), a six-lane athletic track (IAAF standard), a 500-seat spectator stand, IAAF standard field facilities for shot-put, discus, long and triple jump. There are also two tennis courts, and a beach volleyball court (FIVB standard). The Sports Ground also houses a student activities centre which has three multi-purpose rooms, and changing facilities with showers and lockers.
Amenities Building
Besides some provisions for staff amenities, the Amenities Building can be broadly classified into the following areas - the Students' Union Offices, the student activities areas, the University Canteen, and the Chinese Restaurant. The Students' Union Offices provide the accommodation necessary for the functioning of the Union. These include the general office, the executive and representative council offices, the president's office and meeting rooms. There are also offices shared by various societies and clubs.
The student activities areas include the student fellowship room, the dark room, the artwork room, the AV room, the reading rooms, the multi-purpose rooms, the music rooms, the common rooms and the photocopying rooms. The University canteen, which is located on the ground floor, has a seating capacity of about 500, while the Chinese Restaurant, located on the first floor, has a seating capacity of about 300. A coffee bar with open air seating for around 50 customers is located on the ground floor.
Auditorium
The Chan Tak Tai Auditorium, with a seating capacity of 1,031, is a first-class venue for holding various functions, ceremonies and performances organised by the University and various student organisations.
Exhibition Gallery
The Leung Fong Oi Wan Art Gallery is located on the levels 2 and 3 of the Main Building with a total area of about 450m². The gallery is suitable for various kinds of exhibitions and functions, including exhibiting various types of artwork.
Integrated IT Learning & Self-study Centre
An Intergrated IT Learning & Self-study Centre at 4/F of Main Building has been opened for students in early April 2009. It provides 81 computer workstations, a study room with over 40 studying tables, three small discussion rooms equipped with visual and audio facilities for four to six persons, and a lounge for over 12 people. The Centre provides 24-hour service for students during the term periods.
Student Hostels
The University has six student hostels providing residential places to 1,500 students in air-conditioned rooms shared by two students each. Each room has two LAN ports connected to the University's network system. Each floor of the hostels has a lounge area, a pantry and shared lavatory/shower facilities. Other facilities available shared lavatory/shower facilities. Other facilities available in each hostel include common rooms, a reading room, a TV room and a laundry. Each hostel has its own warden, senior tutor and tutors looking after the welfare of its residents. The University is proceeding with the development of two additional student hostel projects by phases, which, when completed, will provide a total of 1,000 student hostel places. The first phase, on a site next to the northern side of the main campus, is under construction and is expected to be completed in late 2011. It will provide 600 student hostel places. The second phase is still in the design stage and is expected to be completed in late 2012. It is on a site next to the student hostel of The Jockey Club Hall and will provide about 400 student hostel places.
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