Code : 2019077
Event Name : The Heritage Guided Tour to the Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Heritage Courtyard and Interpretation Centre
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Yik Chow
Manager, Heritage and Community Outreach
The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex
The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
Event Date : 2019-04-13
Event Time : 10:30am – 12:00nn
Registration Closing Date : 2019-04-12
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : 168 Victoria Road, Mount Davis, Hong Kong; Meeting point: Block A, The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Heritage Campus
Division : HKIS
Organizer : The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
Fee : HK$150 for member; HK$180 for non-member
Priority : First-come-first-served; Quota: 40
Language : Cantonese
Details :

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong is home to faculty, graduate students and undergraduates working and studying in Hong Kong since it opened its doors in 2018. The campus houses The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive MBA Program Asia Executive Education non-degree courses for professionals, as well as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation. It also hosts the University’s first undergraduate study abroad program in Hong Kong, academic workshops, conferences and public lectures.

The site was originally part of Jubilee Battery at Mount Davis, which formed part of Hong Kong’s western coastal defence system. After the World War II, it was occupied by makeshift housing for refugees before being converted into a British Army Royal Engineers’ mess and quarters. It became the Victoria Road Detention Centre under the Special Branch of the Hong Kong Police Force starting in 1961 and was simultaneously used for police training purposes; later it was also used by the Force’s witness protection programme. After the sovereignty handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, the site became unoccupied. It had no permanent tenant for over a decade, and was occasionally used as a movie set.

The Campus’ design pays homage to the site’s history and former occupants by creating the Heritage Interpretation Centre, and by preserving and highlighting significant architectural elements throughout the site. The design combines modern functionality with preservation, featuring adaptive reuse of the existing heritage buildings on the site.

  • Assembly point: G/F Main Entrance
  • Assembly time: 10:25am
  • Tour duration: 10:30am – 12:00nn
  • Please see direction and transportation info in the attachment and here: https://www.uchicago.hk/about-us/contact-the-center/
  • Please arrive at least 5 minutes before tour with the confirmation email for registration.
  • The tour will cover the battery and public trail with stairs, comfortable shoes are suggested.
  • The tour will take approximately one hour.
  • Event will be cancelled if red/black rainstorm warning or typhoon signal no. 8 or above is still in force at 8am on-day.
  • No parking is available in the campus.
  • The University of Chicago reserves the right to rearrange or cancel the event with advanced notice.
Remarks :
  1. Online registration is NOT accepted for this CPD event.
  2. Please fill in the attached Declaration Form together with Standard Reservation Form for this CPD event.
  3. First-come-first-served with duly completed Standard Reservation FormDeclaration Form and payment.
Payment : HKD
Face-to-Face/Zoom : Please refer to the remarks