Newsletter No. 51

CUHK NEWSLETTER NEW SIGNS ON CAMPUS There are signs and directories all over the campus to help newcomers and visitors identify various buildings on the University's 134-hectare site. These signs fall into two types: the road signs, and the campus maps. They were re-designed and enlarged last summer and users have since found them improved and more helpful Road Signs For the sake of clarity road signs have been made bigger to accommodate larger lettering, and many have been re-positioned to major crossings for the convenience of both drivers and pedestrians. The most outstanding characteristics of the new signs, however, are that they are now colour-coded, and carry the numbers of the buildings they represent. So what is this colour-code business about, and are buildings not just named (see CUHK Newsletter, Vol. 3‧9 No. 34, September 1992), but numbered as well? The fact is, according to the Buildings Office, the campus is divided into six zones, each with its own colour and alphabet code. Thus the University headquarters is red and marked with the letter H, Chung Chi is green and marked C, New Asia is yellow and marked N, United is blue and marked U, Shaw is purple and marked S, the Eastern campus is represented in brown and by the letter E, and the Residences are shaded orange and marked R/V. The numbering of buildings within each zone follows the date of construction in the main, but adjacent buildings may also be numbered in sequence regardless of difference in construction dates. For example, the Benjamin Franklin Centre is at the University headquarters and the first building to be erected there, and its honoured position is acknowledged by a red sign bearing the number H1. Where a road sign gives direction regarding access to several buildings, the order is that the building indicated topmost is the one nearest the position of the sign, while the one at the bottom is the farthest from it. Taking the sign at the crossing of University Road and Central Avenue as an example, the Postgraduate Hall Complex, which is the nearest, is at the top, while the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, which is at the greatest distance from the sign, appears on the lowest position. On the same sign the other buildings indicated are, in order of distance, the Health Centre, the Yali Guest House, the Chan Kwan-tung Inter-University Hall, the Chiangs Building, and the Science Centre. Space has also been allowed on this sign for the names of other buildings to be constructed in its vicinity in the near future. Campus Maps The 11 campus maps, which are mostly found close by the major campus bus stops, have also been given a face-lift to conform with the new road signs and to serve path-finders better. Three times its size before, the campus map now measures 1.8 square meters and there is ample space for detailed legends giving both names and numbers of various buildings. Buildings are colour-coded as noted above and the position of the observer is marked with a gold spot. The maps show not only all existing buildings but also those under planning, and thus provide those who are interested with a reasonably accurate view of what the campus will look like within a few years' time. o NO.51FEBRUARY1994 4