Various cultures in the University of Hong Kong

There are many kinds of culutres existing in HKU, such as society culture , hall culture, high table dinner, orientation camp, democracy wall, workshops for career plan or research, independent publication, promotion and election of student union etc. Among them, halls are the closest to students’ life and  about 32% of the total student population is in halls(Data source: Hall Education Report ), so halls are usually paid more attention than others.

High Table Dinner

Super Pass Chop Pig

Morrison Hall

Demonocracy Wall

Colorful Posters

Orientation Camp

What are halls?

The origin of Halls in the University of Hong Kong  

At the opening of the University of Hong Kong, on 11th March 1912, Frederick Lugard stated his concept of a partnership between university instruction and residential life which would address the whole person: 

Photo is cited from Electronic Gallery of HKU

The graduates of this University will go forth into China with standards of life, with conceptions of duty, with characters and ideals formed during their training within these walls and the affiliated hostels. ..... This University, as I understand, has been founded to promote two distinct objects. On the one hand its secular teaching is intended to be eminently practical, in order to fit its graduates for spheres of utility, whether in engineering, medicine, commerce or administration. On the other hand this secular teaching is to be imparted under such safeguards and conditions of residence, of association, and of collateral influence as to ensure that the higher requirements of man's nature are neither neglected nor placed in the background.....

There are thirteen residential halls in HKU: Lady Ho Tung Hall (for women only), Starr Hall, Ricci Hall , Morrison Hall, Suen Chi Sun Hall, Lee Shau Kee Hall, Lee Hysan Hall, R. C. Lee Hall, Wei Lun Hall  Simon K. Y. Lee Hall, Swire Hall, St. John’s College, University Hall(for men only). Besides, there are three non residential halls: Lee Chi Hung Hall,  Hornell Hall(for men only) , Duchess of Kent Hall (for women only).  Usually hall members consist of local(majority), non-local, foreign students .Except Morrison Hall, UG and PG have half undergraduates and half postgraduates, most hall mates are undergraduate. The location of all the thirteen residential halls has been marked with the Sunshine Icons in the Google Maps as below: