Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2004

about by the switch to a four-year undergraduate curriculum. But the problem can be ameliorated if the three buildings on Western campus are to be replaced in phases or if certain minor staff quarters on Chung Chi campus are redeveloped. He believes that the design of the new Li Dak Sum Building is in line with the University's expectations. The building will house classrooms and large lecture halls. Facilities with high usage will be placed on lower floors to reduce excessive demands on lift service. The building will have several entrances at different levels, which will correspond to the natural topology — one leading to University Library Road, one to the Fung King Hey Building, one by footbridge over Central Avenue to United Road, and one to the basement of the Tin Ka Ping Building via an underground footpath. If all goes well, construction should begin in the summer of 2005 and finish in late 2007 or early 2008. Conceptual piazza outside the train station exit Another important project that has started is the reorganization of the roundabout near the KCRC University Station into a pedestrian piazza. The car park facing the station will be moved to the left in the direction of the tennis court. The original roundabout will be shifted right, closer to the University bus terminus. The exit of the train station will become a public square connected to the bus terminus by a glass corridor. This will ensure pedestrian safety and enhance the aesthetics of the University's entrance. Campus Master Planning for a New Decade 1 5