Morningside College (Hong Kong)


Morningside College is one of the nine colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

History

Morningside College was established in 2006 with generous and imaginative donations from the and the Morningside Education Foundation. The Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Professor Sir James Mirrlees, was appointed the founding Master that same year. The fully residential College accommodates 300 students with communal dining three nights per week during term time. The College admitted its first cohort in 2010.

Motto

The motto of the College is Scholarship, Virtue, Service.

Campus location

Morningside is located between the central campus and Chung Chi College, next to the Sports Centre at the eastern end of the University, directly beside S. H. Ho College. The College is set against the contour of the hills commanding a full view of Tolo Harbour and is within walking distance of the University Mall, Library and University Station.