Hong Kong Baptist University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Major facilities== [[File:The Shaw Campus 2016.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.9|The Shaw Campus in July 2016]] [[File:Communication and Visual Arts Building 2016.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.9|Communication and Visual Arts Building in October 2016]] [[File:Joint Sports Centre.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|right|Joint Sports Centre in August 2008]] The campus is located within [[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/maps/dc2015g.pdf| title=Kowloon City District Map| publisher=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]| access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> ===Academic Community Hall=== The Academic Community Hall (AC Hall) is an auditorium located in the university. It was opened in May 1978 with a seating capacity of 1,346. Originally, the first president and co-founder of the university, Dr. Lam Chi-fung, conceived the idea of building a hall for university functions. In 1970, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, Dr. and Mrs. Lam donated half a million dollars towards the construction of the auditorium. A local architect, Eric Cumine, took charge of the project. However, Dr. Lam died the following year before the project got underway. The Board of Governors decided to honour Dr. Lam by expanding the planned auditorium into a much larger scale project – the development of the Lam Chi-fung Memorial Building. As a part of the project, the Academic Community Hall would serve as a cultural centre for the university and its surrounding community, thus providing a direct link between town and gown. ===Communication and Visual Art Building=== The Communication and Visual Art Building is located in 5 Hereford Road, [[Kowloon Tong]]. The building was built for the School of Communication and Academy of Visual Arts. ===Library=== HKBU Library is an essential component of the University, providing academic resources, support for learning, and research assistance to the HKBU community. It was established concurrently with the founding of Hong Kong Baptist College in 1956. As the institution grew and became a full-fledged university in 1994, the library expanded its collections and services. The College’s first library was called the Bessie Fleming Library, after the wife of donor William Fleming. In 1975 the Lui Ming Choi Library was added and became the circulating library, while the Bessie Fleming Library became a reference library. In December 1984 the Fong Shu Chuen Library was opened. In 1995, the Au Shue Hung Memorial Library (AML) replaced the Fong Shu Chuen Library as the main library serving the University. This library now houses most of the collection and study areas. Apart from the AML, there are three branch libraries: the European Documentation Centre (established in 1996), the Dr. Stephen Riady Chinese Medicine Library (opened in 2001), and the Shek Mun Campus Library (opened in 2006). <ref>{{Cite web |title=About the University Library - About Us |url=https://library.hkbu.edu.hk/about-us/about-the-university-library/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=HKBU Library |language=en-US}}</ref> With the advent of the digital era, HKBU Library has placed more emphasis on electronic resources to facilitate learning and research. The physical collection has been gradually reduced in size, while investments in digital information resources including through digitization have been increased. In recent years, the library has committed to accelerating research and knowledge transfer by fostering an open access culture and enhancing the visibility of HKBU research output. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Library Strategic Priorities 2022-25 - About Us |url=https://library.hkbu.edu.hk/about-us/library-strategic-priorities-2022-25/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=HKBU Library |language=en-US}}</ref> ===Lo Siu Tong College=== The Lo Siu Tong College building is under construction. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page