The CDMO Newsletter is a biannual electronic publication of the Campus Development and Management Office. It is intended to inform students and staff members about the latest news and highlights of the University in areas encompassing campus development, FM services, health and safety and sustainability. We welcome and appreciate the support of the HSUHK community to jointly make our campus a better place for all.
Following to the Government’s latest arrangements for COVID-19, the University has revised the pandemic precautions by relaxation of most of the measures previously required, e.g. body temperature scanning, vaccination records updating and mask-wearing are no longer required.
For health and safety concerns of campus community, regular disinfection/cleaning in campus have been arranged, and will be maintained for some time in future.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please email to healthandsafety@hsu.edu.hk or contact COVID-19 Hotline at 3963-5700 (during office hours).
As the University has resumed face-to-face teaching on campus in the academic year 2022/23, CDMO has carried out necessary disinfection measures to reduce the risk of epidemic outbreak and cross-infection inside the campus. Such measures will get the University prepared for and build resilience to any unforeseen pandemic in the future. To disinfect the space and the high-touch surfaces, CDMO has increased the cleaning frequency and hired service providers to manually spray disinfectant coating to the risky surfaces, and the last treatment was completed in December 2022.
In addition, CDMO purchased one set of AI autonomous robot in October 2022 to further improve the environmental hygiene by purifying air and eliminating bacteria. The disinfection and cleaning robot allows the University to clean and disinfect the campus much more frequently and cost-effectively ensuring the disinfectant coatings on high-touch surfaces are frequently refilled to provide a safe environment for the users.
The CDMO Newsletter is a biannual electronic publication of the Campus Development and Management Office. It is intended to inform students and staff members about the latest news and highlights of the University in areas encompassing campus development and services, health and safety, and sustainability. We welcome the support of the HSUHK community to jointly make our campus a better place for all.
Following the Government’s requirement of Vaccine Pass (VP) for campus entry entered into the Phase/Stage 3, the updated arrangements of campus entry w.e.f. 31 May 2022 and staff, students, residents, staff of service providers and other specified personnel, etc. can use the University ID card only for entry, whereas, guests and visitors are required to scan “LeaveHomeSafe” venue code for the VP and compete the Visitor Health Declaration (or paper form) before entering campus, for details please refer to the HSUHK – Connect issued on 15 August, 2022.
Recently, the Government further relaxes social distancing measures, the catering outlets allow maximum 8 persons per table and 120 persons in a banquet. The restriction of the number of persons allowed in performance venues and event premises etc. relaxed to 85 per cent of their capacity. Generally, any person dinning in Rendezvous and HSUHK Café as well as take-away dining places must use “LeaveHomeSafe” and fulfil the Vaccine Pass requirements.
As the University has resumed classroom teaching and learning on campus in the new academic year, CDMO has carried out all necessary disinfection measures to reduce the risk of epidemic outbreak and cross-infection inside the campus. Such measures not only will get the University prepared for another possible wave of COVID-19 but will also build resilience to prepare for any unforeseen pandemic in the future.
To disinfect the space and the high-touch surfaces, CDMO has increased the cleaning frequency and hired service providers to manually spray disinfectant coating to the risky surfaces. However, such manual disinfection incurred high service cost. In order to reduce cost, CDMO has hired a sanitizing robot in March 2021, it will be more cost-effective to adopt a robotic solution to carry out autonomous disinfectant spraying as well as cleaning at the same time. A disinfection and cleaning robot allows the University to clean and disinfect the campus much more frequently and cost-effectively ensuring the disinfectant coatings on high-touch surfaces are frequently refilled to provide a safe environment for the users.
Recently, CDMO on behalf of the University received some generous donations of anti-pandemic supplies (including hand sanitisers, surgical masks and rapid antigen test kits) from the individuals and organisations as listed below, in support of the University’s anti-pandemic work.
CDMO on behalf of the University has assisted to distribute anti-epidemic service bags to residents of Staff Quarters and Residential Colleges and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Home Affairs Bureau in June 2022.
The CDMO Newsletter is a biannual electronic publication of the Campus Development and Management Office. It is intended to inform students and staff members about the latest news and highlights of the University in areas encompassing campus development and services, health and safety, and sustainability. We welcome the support of the HSUHK community to jointly make our campus a better place for all.
The University has implemented additional anti-COVID-19 precautionary measures on campus including enhanced visitor access control and minimized group activities. Infection control measures at public areas will continue to be implemented, including the adoption of AI sanitizing robot and enhanced cleaning of common facilities.
Major measures with effect from Semester 2, 17 Jan 2022 include:
• Prevailing University online Health Declaration Requirements extended to campus residents, contractors and visitors.
• Residents of Residential Colleges (RCs) required to provide a full vaccination proof or a negative test result prior to move-in.
Disinfection coating has been applied in Nov 2021 and Feb 2022 in all public areas on campus to safeguard the health of the campus community.
Dining tables at the Rendezvous have extended tabletops with transparent dividers installed to enhance distancing.
The Government announced the “vaccine pass” arrangement in catering premises and scheduled premises regulated under Cap. 599F starting from 24 February. In compliance with Government requirements for universities by administrative measures implementation of “vaccine pass” for campus entry to HSUHK is to take place on 14 March 2022. For details, please refer to the University announcement on “Implementation of Vaccine Pass for Campus Entry w.e.f. 14 March 2022“
Vaccine Pass Implementation to Campus Entry (w.e.f.14 Mar 2022)
The University management has procured and allocated a pre-assigned number of Rapid Test Kit (RAT) to respective Offices/Units for contingency testing need of COVID-19 at work on campus.
This RAT allocation is one-off at this stage, and the University may adjust the arrangement in due course subject to the RAT inventory and development of COVID-19.
