Campus Development

The Campus Development series is a comprehensive collection of materials that provides detailed documentation of the building and development plans of Hong Kong Baptist College's Ho Sin Hang Campus and Shaw Campus. The subseries and files are generally arranged in chronological order, offering researchers a clear understanding of the college's growth over time.

The materials mainly consist of proposals, tenders, plans and sketches, correspondence, memoranda, government reports, feasibility studies, and meeting minutes. The meeting minutes include the HKBC building committee, fund-raising committee, site & building committee, site formation sub-committee, Panorama committee, and technical advisory committee on college development.

The series also includes reports related to the construction of individual buildings, correspondence with government officials, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Shaw Campus, redevelopment projects of the Ho Sin Hang Campus, and some black & white photos of the campus. It is important to note that the folder containing personal information of the attendees in the ceremony is subject to confidentiality restrictions.

Folders cover some special facilities, such as the Shiu Pong Hall (紹邦樓), which served as the executive hall for College Board and Council meeting and the president's residence. And the cafeteria called "Panorama" on top of the semi-cylindrical building, C. S. Tse Memorial Hall (謝再生紀念館), was established in the 1970s.

A subseries in the collection contains mainly architectural drawings, including site plans and floor plans of individual projects. Some folded sketches are attached with the correspondence in the folder of the particular project, providing further insights into the college's building and development plans.

1957

The Government granted HKBC its permanent address at Waterloo Road in Kowloon Tong.

1966 1st May

HKBC's campus on Waterloo Road was completed. The inauguration ceremony was held on 21st October that year with Governor Sir David Trench officiating.

1972

Hsin Chong Annex (新昌閣) is a two-storey annex to the west wing of the central building complex.

1974

C. S. Tse Memorial Hall was a three-storey, semi-cylindrical building with faculty offices and a multi-purpose lounge. It was opened in 1976 August.

1975

The central building complex was named Oen Hall (溫仁才大樓) in recognition of the financial contribution of Mr. Oen Yin Choy in 1975.

1976

The Bessie Fleming Fine Art Centre is a two-storey addition of the east wing and on top of Oen Hall.

1977

The Christian Education Building is a five-storey centre including the 400-seat academic community church as well as classrooms, offices and a conference room.

1978

The Dr. Lam Chi Fung Building is a building complex with the Lui Ming Choi Library on the lower ground floor (1976) and the Academic Community Hall, a 1400-seat concert theatre on the upper level (1978).

1980

The Shiu Pong Hall (紹邦樓) is an executive building housing the residence of the President with facilities for College Board and Council meeting.

1980

The Gate Tower and The Au Shue Hung Terrace: A 1120 sq. m. podium rising in three tages above and along the college front entrance.