We provide world-class facilities for our students, ranging from our accommodation to the Joint Sports Centre. To provide a venue for the intersection of ideas as well as a location for the hosting of community gatherings and performances, the University has a number of facilities that are available for hire to the public, namely Academic Community Hall, Tsang Chan Sik Yue Auditorium and Lam Woo International Conference Center. Our campus catering facilities provide our students and staff with a wide variety of cuisines at affordable prices. The Learning Commons provides a cosy and friendly environment that facilitates students’ individual, collaborative and interactive learning.
ACCOMMODATION
Village CARE To help students immerse themselves in university life, we offer on-campus student accommodation. The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity (JC³) integrates Village CARE (Creative Arena for Residential Education) and a Jockey Club Creative Hub in one complex with the objective of fulfilling and advancing core elements of the Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-28 of Hong Kong Baptist University. It aims to offer the best learning experience for students in a residential setting, delivering transdisciplinary academic excellence in a caring, creative, and global culture. The Village CARE will offer a total of 1,726 student residential places for research postgraduate students, local and non-local undergraduate students, as well as exchange students in academic year 2024-25. It will provide a unique opportunity for the University to develop residential education which aims to work in synchrony with the formal curriculum to deliver the best student experience for the achievement for whole person development. Undergraduate Halls The Undergraduate Halls provide a total of 1,770 residences for full-time students of the University at this point. The Hall Life Education Team provides hall life education through a wide range of well-structured learning programmes and activities with different focuses. Dr. Ng Tor Tai International House With a view to catering for the accommodation needs of non-local students, the University offers student residence at Dr. Ng Tor Tai International House ("NTTIH"). Commissioned in 1997, NTTIH provides about 280 hostel spaces for full-time non-local students of Hong Kong Baptist University. It is a unique community wherein students from different cultures and backgrounds are living together as fellow hall mates. Mutual respect and cultural diversity in the community are highly valued in NTTIH.
CONFERENCE AND PERFORMANCE VENUES To provide a venue for the intersection of ideas as well as a location for the hosting of community gatherings and performances, the University has a number of facilities that are available for hire to the public. Academic Community Hall The Academic Community Hall would serve as a cultural center for the University and its surrounding community, thus providing a direct link between town and gown. At present, the Lam Chi-fung Memorial Building consists of an auditorium, a lobby, a VIP room and some display areas. The Hall's seating capacity is 1,346. It is suitable for classical concerts, orchestras, musicals, variety shows, ceremonies, religious functions and seminars, it also served as the competition venue for the Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Festival for decades. Tsang Chan Sik Yue Auditorium Tsang Chan Sik Yue Auditorium is equipped with stage lighting and audio system, with the seating capacity of 400. It is suitable for conference, ceremony, seminar, and different type of performance. It also consist of a VIP lounge and supports barrier-free access. Lam Woo International Conference Centre Lam Woo International Conference Centre is equipped with standard AV equipment, a simultaneous interpretation system and spot lighting, exhibition display system and 2-D picture hanging system. It is suitable for conference, ceremony and seminar. It consists of two lecture theatres, three meeting rooms, one conference center as well as a reception area and an exhibition gallery
SPORT FACILITIES The Department of Sports and Health Sciences at HKBU is committed to providing outstanding facilities and recreational sporting experiences for athletes, students and the general public. Joint Sports Centre The Joint Sports Centre, which was opened in May 1995, is funded by the University Grants Committee. It is jointly owned and managed by the three universities: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The Centre provides various kinds of outdoor sports facilities for use by students, staff and immediate family members and alumni. The sports facilities are used for training, competition and recreational activities. It consists of an international standard 11-a-side natural grass soccer pitch, an 8-lane all-weather running track, Standard field events facilities for long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and throwing events, four tennis courts with a 240-seat spectator stand, a multi-purpose court with a 60-seat spectator stand with shelter and a four-bay golf practice area. It can accommodate two basketball courts, or two volleyball courts, or one handball court, or one five-a-side soccer court. It also consists of Carpark space for JSC users, multi-purpose room for lecture, sports day recording and meeting and a 1000-seat spectator stand with roof. Madam Kwok Chung Bo Fun Sports and Cultural Centre Wai Hang Sports Centre, Dr. Stephen Hui Sports Hall, Sports Hall in Madam Kwok Chung Bo Fun Sports Cultural Centre provide facilities for swimming pool, Basketball court, Volleyball court, Badminton court, Squash court, Tennis court, Fitness room, Activities room, Multi-purpose classroom, Table tennis tables for staff and students.
