Accommodation at the University of Hong Kong

This page describes residential halls, colleges and residences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

It has been a tradition of the hall to hold High Table Dinner every week since its introduction in 1916.

St. John's Hall housed male students until the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

A post-War inspection on August 31, 1945, found the hall totally ruined with only four of its walls remaining.

The new Morrison Hall is re-established in 2005 with the aid from the old-Morrison alumni, located next to the Flora Ho Sport Centre.

Like St. John's Hall, it was established by a religious body, the London Missionary Society, in 1913 and located on Hatton Road.

Robert Morrison, after whom the hostel was named, came to China in the early nineteenth century.

After his death, his collection of books was transferred from China and stored in the old City Hall.

In 1997, a plan to build a new hostel bearing the name Morrison Hall was initiated by old Morrisonians.

Founded in 1929 by the Society of Jesus Ricci Hall Residence was officially opened on 16 December 1929.

In early 1960 it was decided that the space of Ricci Hall Residence was inadequate and it should be renovated and rebuilt.

Having five separate blocks connected together in order to foster communication among residents, Ricci Hall is unique in the architectural structure.

Unity, Harmony, Choice and Responsibility, Positive Founded with the help of Richard Charles Lee in 1992.

The founding warden is Dr. Robert Chung, who was the former director of the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong.

Named in recognition of the donation from Mr Suen Chi Sun's family through the Simatelex Charitable Foundation.

Founded in 2012 as Residential Colleges Block C. Named after former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui.

[2] The four residential colleges in the Village, distributed in two 17-floor towers, provide a total of 1,238 hostel places for students.