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HKU said the changes, including guided tours, would be implemented in phases, and added more details would be revealed later.
However, the new policy has received a lukewarm response from students and visitors.
Students questioned its effectiveness and visitors said they wanted to tour the campus without limitations.
The city’s century-old university has become a tourist hotspot in recent months as its campus has been featured on popular mainland Chinese Instagram-like social media platform Xiaohongshu as a walking tour destination.
Articles on Xiaohongshu said the university was a “niche destination” where visitors could “feel the atmosphere of a prestigious, globally recognised institution”.
Instagrammable spots on the campus included buildings with unique architectural features, such as the 112-year-old Main Building and the Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre, as well as a red brick wall at the university’s modern Centennial Campus displaying the university’s name and…
