With the phenomenal growth in the student population, it soon became clear that the Institute should have its own campus. The supply of borrowed external venues for tutorial meetings, seminars, laboratory experiments and examinations could not match the unforeseen pace of expansion. Students also lacked venues and space for self-study, group work and social activities, and above all, a visible academic home to which they could feel they belonged. The government was convinced that extra capital investment was justified by the faith the public had shown in open learning. In 1992, therefore, $150 million was allocated for the construction of a purpose-built campus on a site in Ho Man Tin. The campus was completed in 1996, in time for the Institute’s upgrade to university status the following year.

Situated in a convenient location in Ho Man Tin, the 12-storey campus building was constructed at an estimated cost of $300 million. Under the leadership of Council Member and Chairman of Building Subcommittee, Mr Carlos Cheung, the campus was completed at a total cost of $250 million, with additional space for future expansion.

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