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Lee Woo Sing College

Coordinates: 22°25′21″N 114°12′15″E / 22.4224°N 114.2043°E / 22.4224; 114.2043
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22°25′21″N 114°12′15″E / 22.4224°N 114.2043°E / 22.4224; 114.2043

Lee Woo Sing College
和聲書院
Motto知仁忠和
Motto in English
Wisdom, Humanity, Integrity, Harmony
TypePublic
Established2007
MasterJoseph Lau Wan Yee
Location
AffiliationsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Websitews.cuhk.edu.hk
Lee Woo Sing College
Traditional Chinese和聲書院
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòh sīng syū yuhn
JyutpingWo4 sing1 syu1 jyun6

Lee Woo Sing College is one of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong. The college was founded by CUHK's university council in 2007 and admitted its first class of students in 2011.[1] The naming of the college is made possible by a HK$150 million donation and is named after entrepreneur Lee Woo Sing. [2]

View from Dorothy and Ti-Hua KOO Building (Sunrise)

Site

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It is located to the northwest of the existing United College.

View from Dorothy and Ti-Hua KOO Building (South Block)

Facilities

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There are two buildings, North Block and Dorothy and Ti-Hua KOO Building (South Block). Facilities include a well equipped gym/fitness room, table tennis room, BBQ area, piano room, band room, cookery demonstration room, seminar rooms and multi-purpose theatres. The Catering Centre includes a food hall (WS Pavilion), a Shanghainese Restaurant (The Harmony) and a coffee shop (Café Tolo).

System

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The arrangement will be similar to that of the four existing colleges in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, i.e. students can be either residents or non-residents. It is estimated that it will accommodate 600 of each.

References

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  1. ^ "Milestones". The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "CUHK to Establish Lee Woo Sing College".
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