The Jockey Club Student Village IV of the University of Hong Kong officially opened in Wong Chuk Hang today (3 April). The project enables a blended living-learning experience for students to balance academic learning with cultural and social interaction. It is also designed to help attract global talent to Hong Kong, adding diversity to the student community and promoting the city’s development as an international education hub. It comes after the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust donated more than HK$154 million for this project in 2020.

Officiating guests at the village’s opening ceremony included Club Steward Lester Huang; Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong; and Dr. Peter Wong, Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong.

Club Steward Lester Huang said: “This is the fourth residential complex to be part funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for the University of Hong Kong. It will add valuable diversity to our student community and further Hong Kong’s development into an international education hub.”

Located on Police School Road in Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, the Jockey Club Student Village IV comprises four student residences, distributed in two 17-floor student residential towers providing more than 1,200 bed places for local and non-local undergraduate and postgraduate research students. It incorporates a smart housing system including design features such as electronic door locks, room booking and laundry-status monitoring. It also provides shared facilities such as a dining hall, study rooms, relaxation areas and other amenities.

The village is one of the pilot projects in Hong Kong to adopt a modular integrated construction method designed to enhance cost-efficiency and productivity while reducing construction waste, carbon footprint and disruption to neighbouring areas. The project has been awarded the BEAM Plus Platinum green building certification, reflecting the Club’s contribution towards a greener future for all.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting efforts to address Hong Kong’s long-standing shortfall of student dormitory accommodation. The Club’s Charities Trust previously funded construction of Jockey Club Student Villages I, II and III, as well as the Mui Fong Street Student Residence providing more than 5,000 bed places. In 2020 it also allocated more than HK$31 million to construct the Mui Fong Street Student Residence, which opened in 2023. Located on Mui Fong Street in Sai Ying Pun, it consists of a 24-storey student dormitory providing 250 bed places for postgraduate research students.

The Club’s support for the Jockey Club Student Village IV and Mui Fong Street Student Residence, like all its charity and community donations, is made possible by its unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax contributions, charity support and employment opportunities.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class racing club that acts continuously for the betterment of society. The Club has a unique integrated business model comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution. Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2023/24, the Club returned a total of HK$40.1 billion to the community. This included HK$29.9 billion to the HKSAR Government in duty, profits tax and Lotteries Fund contributions and HK$10.2 billion in approved charity donations. The Club is Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer and one of the city’s major employers. Its Charities Trust is one of the world’s leading charity donors.