We love this hall

We love the sound and I think it is beautiful to look at, very easy to hear each other on the stage. People we talked to, our friends who were in the audience said the sound was wonderful.

Emerson String Quartet

It's a wonderful hall. I enjoyed it very much.

The acoustic here seems to be absolutely wonderful. It's a great size for a piano recital, and the audience is tremendous: the listening, the silence, and the concentration, was really fantastic.

Paul Lewis, pianist

It was splendid. Beautiful sound.

It's good for chamber music or for orchestral. It was really nice. Lovely audience.

Sir Roger Norrington, conductor

The sound is very lovely, very warm

...but also very brilliant and reverberant, so you can play with that when you are performing and really listen to the sound that's going out of the piano and into the hall. I like it a lot.

Angela Hewitt, pianist

I am absolutely blown away by the venue

This is such a beautiful hall – it's a gem of space. It sounds, which is of course the most important, it sounds beautiful. It feels good, it's warm, it's intimate... It's a very musical space. It's really a pleasure to be in, so, I'm very happy.

Hélène Grimaud, pianist

This is culture, and this is time and cultivation

I am here for the first time in Hong Kong to be a guest at the 10th anniversary of HKU MUSE. It is a great honour. The audience—this is something you cannot just order on the phone. This is culture, and this is time and cultivation.

Gavriel Lipkind, cellist

The Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, a focal point of HKU's Centennial Campus, is a generous gift from Dr. Lee Shau Kee. Completed in September 2012, the Centre's Grand Hall is built on the site of an underground reservoir that once served various areas of Hong Kong Island. Today, with its remarkable architecture and exceptional acoustics, the Hall aspires to serve as a "reservoir of knowledge", providing a vibrant space for academic and cultural activities at HKU.

Designed by Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd., the Grand Hall is a modern, multi-functional box-in-box venue capable of hosting a wide range of events, from concerts and ceremonies to academic conferences and lectures. Finished in high-quality oak and equipped with a world-class acoustic system designed by Jaffe Holden in association with Shen Milsom & Wilke, the Hall offers excellent sightlines and projects a clear, detailed sound, well-blended with a touch of warmth. It promises its audience a unique and memorable acoustic experience.

Seating Plan Directions
The Grand Hall serves primarily as a teaching venue for centrally timetabled lectures, as well as for University functions. Availability for external bookings is very limited. For enquiries, please contact the HKU Examinations Office.