The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine prepares to expand the number of places to accommodate 10,000 people and establish the first cell therapy laboratory in Hong Kong

There is a shortage of local medical staff. The University of Hong Kong recently announced that it will increase the number of medical students in the new school year.

To cope with the new students, Leung Cheuk Wai, the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, said that the Faculty of Medicine is now preparing for an expansion project that will cover multiple buildings from Pokfulam Road to Victoria Road.

The newly completed teaching building, together with the remaining medical school buildings, is expected to accommodate approximately 10,000 teachers and students, and will set up the first cell therapy laboratory in Hong Kong.

In addition, it is planned to build a new footbridge to connect Queen Mary Hospital and several medical school buildings.

Leung Cheuk Wai pointed out that the plan will be submitted to the Town Planning Board for approval, and it is expected that the construction will start in the summer of 2023 and be completed in 2026 after receiving funding from the Legislative Council.

The plan will be submitted to the Town Planning Board for approval. Leung Cheuk Wai expects to start construction in the summer of 2023 and complete construction in 2026 after receiving funding from the Legislative Council.

(Provided by Hong Kong University School of Medicine)

Expansion to cover the area from Pokfulam Road to Victoria Road

Liang Zhuowei pointed out that in recent years, the number of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the college has increased from less than 2,500 20 years ago to nearly 5,000 now. It is believed that the total number of teachers and students will increase from about 8,000 to 10,000 by 2028. The number of new medical and nursing students will increase every year. To meet the number of students, the college is continuing to prepare for future expansion projects, which will cover multiple buildings from Pokfulam Road to Victoria Road.

He pointed out that some of the short-term expansion plans of the first phase have been completed or are in progress, including the newly-built medical school administration building, the Chinese Medicine and Nursing School Building at No. 3 Sassoon Road, which is expected to be completed in 2022, and that it will be completed by the end of 2024. 600-bed clinical student dormitory.

The first cell therapy laboratory in Hong Kong is connected to Queen Mary Hospital via a flyover

He said that a new footbridge will be built to connect Queen Mary Hospital and several medical school buildings.

In order to integrate into the community, the new teaching building will try to preserve the green slopes, and through the orientation design of the building, the impact on the surrounding existing buildings will be minimized as much as possible.

The dean of the Faculty of Medicine Leung Cheuk Wai mentioned that the Faculty of Medicine is now preparing for an expansion project that will cover multiple buildings from Pokfulam Road to Victoria Road.

(Photo by Zeng Kaixin)

The new teaching building will set up the first cell therapy laboratory in Hong Kong. He anticipates that cancer patients will benefit; the laboratory will be temporarily located at No. 5 Sassoon Road and will be permanently moved to the new building after the expansion plan is completed.

The plan will be submitted to the Town Planning Board for approval. Liang expects to start construction in the summer of 2023 and complete in 2026 after receiving funding from the Legislative Council. It is expected that the medical school can accommodate about 10,000 teachers and students by then.

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