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CUHK plans to construct three new buildings involving 2.58 billion yuan. This year, it applied to the Finance Committee for funding.

2020-02-28T17:54:55.753Z


CUHK and HKU plan to construct three new buildings, each costing about 2.58 billion yuan. CUHK will build a research and experimental building on the north side of the campus, while HKU plans to build a research laboratory building and an information technology building on the university road on the main campus. The Education Bureau plans to upgrade the three projects to Grade A proposals for consideration by the Public Works Subcommittee and apply to the Finance Committee for funding within this year.


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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2020-02-29 01:44

Last updated: 2020-02-29 01:47

CUHK and HKU plan to construct three new buildings, each costing about 2.58 billion yuan. CUHK will build a research and experimental building on the north side of the campus, while HKU plans to build a research laboratory building and an information technology building on the university road on the main campus. The Education Bureau plans to upgrade the three projects to Grade A proposals for consideration by the Public Works Subcommittee and apply to the Finance Committee for funding within this year.

According to a document submitted by the Education Bureau to the Legislative Council, CUHK plans to build a second experimental building next to the first integrated research and experimental building. The new building will provide a net operating floor area of ​​approximately 12,000 square meters, and facilities include the State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology and High-Precision Instrument Laboratory for Climate-Agricultural Research, for research in the life sciences and biomedical fields. There are also offices, lecture halls, storage rooms and canteens.

The latest estimated cost of the project is 1.42 billion yuan. If the finance committee approves the funding for the project, CUHK plans to start the project this year and complete it in the first quarter of 2024.

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As for the University of Hong Kong, a five-story higher education staff dormitory on University Road on campus will be demolished and a nine-story research and experimental building rebuilt. The new building will provide a net operating floor area of ​​approximately 7,000 square meters. Facilities include multiple advanced analytical laboratories, classrooms, offices, and study spaces. The new building will be used for molecular and polymer technology, mainly for the colleges of science and engineering.

In addition, the University of Hong Kong is also constructing an eight-storey information technology building on University Road, adjacent to the research laboratory building, which will provide a net operating floor area of ​​approximately 5,300 square meters. The new building can reorganize the IT facilities currently scattered in different locations on campus. A new data center will be set up with 150 computer cabinets and related facilities. It will also provide teaching facilities to train students to make good use of IT to enhance the learning experience. ability. The cost of the two projects is about 600 million yuan and 560 million yuan respectively. If the Finance Committee approved the funding, the University of Hong Kong plans to start two building projects within this year for completion in 2023.

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A total of 4.58 billion yuan of university funding awaits review

CUHK and the University of Hong Kong both stated that the project has no impact on tuition fees and will not increase the government's regular financial burden. The Education Bureau plans to upgrade the three projects to Grade A proposals for consideration by the Public Works Subcommittee and apply for funding from the Finance Committee within this year.

Affected by the anti-amendment incident, the government in November last year has drawn up applications for medical teaching facilities from HKU, CUHK and PolyU, involving a total of more than 2 billion yuan. The outside world is concerned about when to return to the Legislative Council for discussion. Together with the three projects of HKU and CUHK, a total of 4.58 billion yuan in university funding is awaiting application to the Finance Committee.

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Source: hk1

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