Hung Hing Ying Building

Hung Hing Ying Building

Hung Hing Ying Building sits squarely in front of the Main Building. The central dome, entrance portico and balanced architectural proportions are strongly neoclassical, while its red brick walls complement the Edwardian Baroque aesthetics of the earlier Main Building. The building was opened in 1919, having been constructed with the support of Professor C.A. Middleton Smith, Sir Catchick Paul Chater and Professor G. P. Jordan, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University at the time. It was known as the Union Building.

After World War II, the Building was adapted for administrative purposes. In 1974, it was converted for use as a Senior Common Room for the University's academic and senior administrative staff, and later it housed the Department of Music until the Department moved to Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus.

In 1986 the Building was renamed in honour of Mr Hung Hing Ying, in recognition of his support of the University. In 1995 the Hung Hing Ying Building was declared a monument by the Hong Kong Government.