Hong Kong University Station

Hong Kong University Station is the official name for a proposed station on the Hong Kong MTR West Island Line, an extension to the existing Island Line.

Naming disputes

There have been disputes among locals and district councilors over the station's name. Some have suggested to restore the previous official name Belcher (寶翠, [pǒutsʰɵ̄y], bou2 ceoi3) after The Belcher's, a housing development in the area, as well as Belcher Street and Belcher Bay. Some believed that the MTR Corporation's decision to change the name to University was not well consulted within the community, while others worried that it might cause confusion with another existing University Station on the East Rail Line.

Some have also suggested Shek Tong Tsui as the name as the station would serve the Shek Tong Tsui area. Finally, MTR named the station Hong Kong University.^[1]

Construction

The MTR Corporation let out a tender for the construction of the Sai Ying Pun and University Stations and 2.2 km of tunnel. It was awarded to Gammon Construction, (half owned by Balfour Beatty) for 4.7 billion HK dollars. ^[2] Construction commenced in 2010 and is expected to be complete by 2014.

Station layout

The station will be located under Pok Fu Lam Road.^[3] In addition, the MTR has planned to build elevators to link University Station to Hong Kong University.

Remarks: It will be the station layout when West Island Line is build.
There is no further information about South Island Line (West).

Proposed entrances/exits^[4]

• A: Haking Wong Building of The University of Hong Kong
• B1: Whitty Street, Queen's Road West
• B2: Hill Road, South lane
• C1: Pok Fu Lam Road, The Belcher's
• C2: Belcher's Street, The Westwood

Neighbouring stations

References

• 港西地鐵共3站11出口 (Eleven exits in three stations on Island West MTR). (13 September 2005) Oriental Daily.
• Minutes of The Fourth Meeting of Central & Western District Council (Chinese only)