Achievements Highlights 2020-2022

• We have achieved good progress in the planning and design of the New Academic Building project which will provide 7,600m² of additional space on Tai Po Campus. The project was submitted to the Panel on Education, Public Works Subcommittee, followed by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for consideration, and funding approval was obtained in July 2022. Construction has been kicked off in late August 2022, with target completion in 2025.


• A large-scale refurbishment project is underway to convert a former school building in North Point into a new study centre for the University, in addition to the Tseung Kwan O Study Centre which has been operational since 2012. The North Point project is expected to provide 1,700m² of additional space in 2023.

• The University has revamped or introduced dozens of administrative systems to enhance work efficiency covering a wide range of areas including student hostel management, purchasing, student exchange, student registration and tuition fees, student records management, staff recruitment, performance appraisal, part-time staff payroll and calculation of statutory leave provision, etc.


• The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology was introduced to enhance data efficiency and quality through automation of the business process.


• EdUHK was one of the first institutions to introduce Ellucian Mobile as the MyEdUHK mobile app which features major functions on personal timetables, account balance for students and campus navigation during its launch in July 2020. Efforts have been continually made to enrich the content of the app with the introduction of a wider range of functions.

• Eight “Future Classrooms” with high-end equipment were completed to allow students and staff to experience innovative learning and teaching with the latest technologies. Eight lecture theatres and eight classrooms in Blocks B and D were upgraded with special and flexible seating layouts and advanced audio-visual equipment to facilitate collaborative teaching and learning. New teaching and learning areas in the Learning Commons were created, including a STEM Innovation Hub, Creative Commons, group discussion rooms and sound boxes/booths. The Artificial Intelligence Education Laboratory in Block E, equipped with high-performance computers and interactive display panels was put into operation.


• The sports facilities improvement works in Block E and the Pak Shek Kok Sports Centre, covering an outdoor swimming pool, a physical fitness room and a 400m running track, were completed. The changing facilities at both locations were refurbished to provide user-friendly facilities for persons with special needs.


• The University has joined the Food Waste / Sewage Sludge Anaerobic Co-digestion Trial Scheme of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) since 2019 to convert food waste into energy through EPD’s facilities.


• All chillers in Block A were equipped with high-efficiency motors with variable frequency drives to improve energy-saving performance, and the aged lighting fixtures in common areas, student hostels and Block E were replaced with energy efficient LED fittings. We achieved the Class of Excellence for the IAQwi$e Certificate and the Class of Excellence for the Wastewi$e Certificate.

• With a view to alleviating the negative sentiments and maintaining healthy mental well-being amidst the pandemic, a series of educational videos were developed on topics such as exercising through martial arts, meditation and ancient poetry appreciation, and positive thinking crossover home exercising to advance positive education in Hong Kong, by leveraging traditional Chinese culture and values as well as the teaching expertise of the University; examples include “修身 • 心康@EdUHK”, “網上百子櫃 – 望聞問動 – MM7”, “教大@HOT 義工：3月童你放暑假” and “SEN台”.


• The Equal Opportunities Policy was updated to align with the amendments of the four Hong Kong anti-discrimination ordinances (i.e. Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Status Discrimination, and Race Discrimination) which extended the scope of coverage against discrimination.


• Committed to cultivating a caring culture and attending to the needs of staff, a total of 68 face-to-face and online training sessions and talks related to wellbeing / mental health, stress management, COVID-19 vaccination, and National Security Law were organised from January 2020 to June 2022. In addition, a total of 103 training sessions on other areas such as strategic planning, communication skills and coaching skills were organised. A total of 6,525 staff attended these 171 training sessions.


• The University’s Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Policy was updated in line with the amendments of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance.


• The “Retiree Corner” was launched to provide information on retiree benefits, and the campus clinical medical service was extended to cover retirees.


• The University was awarded the Star Logo under the “Mediate First” Pledge Star Logo Award Scheme by the Department of Justice, in recognition of its achievements in promoting and adopting mediation in its practice.


• Alongside the implementation of various anti-pandemic measures, Authorised Absence and Vaccination Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination were provided to eligible staff members. A mask-donation campaign was organised to give out 300 boxes of surgical masks to frontline staff and their family members including cleaning workers, security guards and shuttle bus drivers when masks were in short supply at the early stage of the pandemic.


• We took a proactive role in providing quarantine support for infected student-residents and close contacts during the fifth wave of the pandemic when there was a sudden surge in the number of confirmed cases. Not only frontline security and cleaning workers were provided with Level 3 surgical masks and Rapid Antigen Test kits for use every day, but also a multitude of rooms in the student halls were designated as on-campus isolation facilities and a special team was formed to implement different quarantine operations. Our gratitude goes to the University’s cleaners, security guards and hall attendants who provided uninterrupted service to protect the health and safety of staff and students. In recognition of their efforts, a one-off allowance was provided to a dedicated team of over 100 frontline workers who had performed sanitising and support tasks in the quarantine facilities.


• All functions of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Record System were released by late December 2021 with ongoing modifications made to align with the updates of the relevant requirements. The Unified Communication and Collaboration (UC&C) System was completed in February 2022 such that staff could access the system on their mobile devices during the fifth wave of the pandemic when the work-from-home arrangement was in force.


• In light of the exponential growth of COVID-19 patients and the spiralling death toll, the University called upon its staff, students and alumni to render their support as volunteers to help in the community holding / treatment centres for infected children / the elderly. Over 25 helpers with expertise and / or experience in childcare / elderly care / social work were recruited.

• Liaison with the Government on the reprovisioning of the Pak Shek Kok Sports Centre (PSKSC) is in progress. We seek not only to have existing facilities reprovisioned / upgraded in accordance with the prevailing legislative standards but also improved athletic and supporting facilities to be built at the reprovisioned PSKSC to provide a place for leisure, recreational and competitive sports events to promote the well-being of students, as well as making PSKSC a training field for sports education programmes.


• To enhance efficiency and productivity, digitisation of existing workflows and procedures is ongoing. The Human Resources Office will review the process of re-hiring research and project staff (in another project), with a view to improving the efficiency and reducing non-value-added steps for the voluminous recruitment. An online system for recruitment of part-time staff is being developed and planned for launch within 2022/23.


• Environmentally friendly features, such as sun shading fins and daylight sensors, were incorporated into the design of the New Academic Building to enhance greenness. More energy efficient equipment on the campus will be installed, such as solar panels on the covered walkway connecting Blocks D and E and solar-wind lights.