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Student Residence Halls

 

The Student Residence Halls were commissioned on 9 March 2002. They are composed of North and South Tower with four halls in one development connected with Cafeteria on G/F and communal rooms on 1/F. Each hall community consists of half of the floors of a tower which accommodates about 400 residents.

 

The Library

 

The Library is served by a full-integrated automation system. Through its on-line searching services, library users can have access to databases in the US, UK and elsewhere. CD-ROM workstations are also available to users for searching bibliographical and full test software titles. The Multimedia Learning Centre is equipped with a variety of audio-visual equipment and materials for self-learning purposes. End-user terminals and self-service photocopy machines are located on each floor of the Library.

The Library has experienced a rapid growth in recent years. It contains a comprehensive collection of Chinese and Western books, periodicals, non-print materials, and newspaper clippings. Currently, the Library holds more than 799,000 volumes, over 90,000 audiovisual and microform items, some 5,200 active serials subscriptions, and a growing collection of information resources in electronic format. Titles in Western languages are classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification and Chinese titles according to the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries. Students enrolled in the SI 2004 will have complete access to the library.

 

The Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC)


The Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) provides voice telephone and computer data network telecommunication services throughout the University, computing hardware and software processing services for all members of the University community, and computer applications development and operation services for the University administration. The University computing facilities located at two major campus sites include a COMPAQ Alpha Server systems, a couple of IBM RISC 6000 server, two SUN E450 servers, 35 Novell NetWare servers, and about 3,200 Macintoshes and PCs connected to the compuswide 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, ATM and Gigabit Ethernet Network. All Network Macintoshes and PCs can access Internet services, CD-ROM services and a large number of PC software packages for DOS, Windows, Chinese Windows, OS/S, UNIX and Mac environments.

The computer facilities of the School of Business will be available to SI 2006 students; e.g. email, internet services and PC software packages.

 

Wai Hang Sports Centre

Wai Hang Sports Centre, located at Kam Shing Road, is just across the road from Shaw Campus of Hong Kong Baptist University. The four-storey Sports Centre houses a wide range of sporting facilities, including a 25-meter long swimming pool, table-tennis room, fitness room, multi-purpose classroom, three squash courts, two tennis courts and a main hall for basketball, volleyball and badminton. Changing facilities with showers are provided. Students may book these facilities for their own use.

 

The Joint Sports Centre

 

The Joint Sports Centre at the new campus is jointly owned by Hong Kong Baptist University, City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All facilities are of international standard and the grounds are floodlit. They include a soccer pitch, an 8-lane all weather 400 meter synthetic running track, facilities for field events, four tennis courts, two-bay golf practice area and one large multi-purpose court for basketball, volleyball, handball or five-a-side soccer field.

 

Food Services

Food Services - The University provides a number of restaurants on campus. and there are several others in nearby commercial shopping centres. A good variety of Chinese and Western food is provided at a range of prices. Vending machines for snacks and beverages are also available throughout the campus.

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