University of Hong Kong further tightens booking rules for tourists to cover every day of week

Expanded requirement will take effect next month at campus popular with mainland Chinese visitors, with university also offering guided tours

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A red brick wall emblazoned with the university’s name and crest is one of the most popular spots for tourists visiting the Pok Fu Lam campus. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 4:27pm, 5 Jul 2024Updated: 7:32pm, 5 Jul 2024

Hong Kong’s oldest university will further tighten crowd control measures by requiring tourists to register in advance for visits on any day of the week from next month.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) said on Friday it would also operate six guided tours from the end of July, offering an opportunity for curious visitors to take a closer look at the century-old institution.

“The initiative is part of the tourist flow management scheme that aims to preserve the HKU campus as an environment conducive to teaching and learning … while allowing visiting tourists to explore the campus and history of the university at the same time,” HKU said.

Currently, tourists must book visits between Monday and Saturday. The latest move added Sunday to the requirements.

The initiatives were in response to an increasing number of tourists descending on the university in recent years to take pictures or explore its grounds.

The university’s Pok Fu Lam campus has been especially popular with mainland Chinese tourists in recent months after being featured heavily as a trendy sightseeing spot on the Chinese Instagram-like Xiaohongshu platform.