TERTIARY facilities should be expanded to include more space for students for rest and recreation, in line with the increase in the number of university students in Hong Kong.
This was the observation of Dr Peter Lee Chung-yin, who was speaking on the occasion of the opening of Lee Chi Hung Hall, the first co-ed non-residential hall at the University of Hong Kong. The hall is named after Dr Lee's late father.
The Lee family has been a generous donor to the university. In the past decade it has contributed a total of $14.75 million to be used to improve HKU's facilities.
Dr Lee is the brother of Simon K. Y. Lee, chairman of the Sun Hing Group.
'Greater numbers are enjoying an education in Hong Kong, especially at university level, and the need for student space is growing. But the Government provides only 25 per cent of the funding for student residences,' Dr Lee said.
'The result is that the students have no place to take a rest between lectures or tutorials, and after classes.
'More halls of residence are needed, especially at a stage when students need extra-curricular activities in order to develop skills and a healthy social life.' The university recently named its main road after Dr Lee, calling it Lee Chung Yin Road. The other two non-residential halls are the Duchess of Kent Hall for women, and the Hornell Hall for men.
