Tuen Mun District Council has supported Lingnan University's proposal to expand its campus but asked it to share its facilities with the local community.
The council this week passed a motion supporting the construction of a new campus for Lingnan on Tuen Kwai Road in Tuen Mun and near Fu Tai Estate, in preparation for the switch to four-year degrees, which will be introduced in 2012.
The new campus will take up about 97,000 sq ft.
The motion includes a request that the university should 'take into account the views of residents in the area to achieve the purpose of sharing with the community'.
Tuen Mun district councillor Eunis Fong Lai-man said residents wanted access to conference and revision rooms and the library.
'More than 20,000 people live in Fu Tai Estate but there's only one basketball court where major events are held,' she said.