Bulletin Number Four 1983

Campus Development The campus of the University, its physical plant and surroundings, does indeed warrant superlatives. Nestled in the hills of the New Territories overlooking Tide Cove to the east and Tolo Harbour to the north, the site rises from 4.4 to 140 metres above sea level and commands an inspiring panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. Before the 110-hectare tract contiguous to the 23-hectare campus of Chung Chi College was granted to the University, the site was no more than a barren hill used by the Government to obtain fill for the gigantic Plover Cove Dam Project. The rocky promontory was carved into four plateaus to provide sites for the University and the constituent colleges. The university headquarters and the central activities buildings are located mainly at the mid-level, with Chung Chi College at the lower level and New Asia College and United College at the upper level. Now the barren lot of rocks and soil has been transformed into a magnificient campus dotted with groups of buildings. 24