Newsletter No. 500

The University Part 1 the Postgraduate Education Centre at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the regional hospital of Shatin, located about eight kilometres from the main campus. Residential Accommodation The University provides several types of accommodation for staff members, academic visitors, and students. Staff Housing Staff quarters are allocated by the University to appointees who are eligible for staff housing. There are about 250 senior staff flats on campus in multi-storey apartment buildings, and several blocks of quarters for junior staff. Guest Houses The University Guest House provides hospitality and catering for guests on short periods of stay in the University, together with the Chan Kwan Tung Inter- University Hall, which provide 43 rooms. Student Hostels The University and its constituent Colleges operate a number of hostels for students who wish to live on campus. Chung Chi College has nine hostels: Hua Lien Tang, Lee Shu Pui Hall, Madam S.H. Ho Hall, Ming Hua Tang, Pentecostal Mission Hall Complex, Theology Building, Wen Chih Tang, Wen Lin Tang, and Ying Lin Tang, which together provide some 1,410 places. At New Asia College, Chih Hsing Hall, Daisy Li Hall, Grace Tien Hall, and Xuesi Hall can accommodate nearly 1,070 students. At United College, Adam Schall Residence, Bethlehem Hall, Chan Chun Ha Hostel, and Hang Seng Hall have a combined capacity of nearly 1,050. Kuo Mou Hall and Student Hostel II of Shaw College provide around 1,160 places. The postgraduate halls and international houses provide about 1,200 places for graduate and exchange students. With the exception of the postgraduate halls which have hundreds of single rooms, most student hostels provide shared accommodation in the form of twin- bed rooms. There are also a small number of special rooms for married students without children. Telephone and computer network connections are provided for individual rooms. The Faculty of Medicine operates the Madam S.H. Ho Hostel for medical students at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin, the teaching hospital of the Faculty, providing accommodation for 248 senior clinical students. n n n