At the same time, in July 2022, the Chinese University of Hong Kong United College held the naming and foundation laying ceremony of Cai Dormitory. It is reported that Cai's Education and Charity Trust Fund and Cai Guanshen's Education Foundation donated HK$ 50 million to support the Chinese University of Hong Kong United College to build a new dormitory to accommodate more boarding students. United College named the new dormitory after Cai Guanshen's father, Mr. Cai, and named the activity space and multifunctional concert hall in the dormitory as Cai Guanshen Cultural Center and Cai Guanshen Concert Hall respectively.
On the same day, Cai Guanshen, member of the Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs' Union, said that he hoped to do his part to strengthen the feelings of the younger generation in Hong Kong and cultivate talents who love Hong Kong and China.
It is reported that Cai's dormitory is located in the parking lot next to the Zeng building of United College, covering an area of 2,805 square meters. The building is four stories high and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025. The new dormitory has a double room of 125, which provides accommodation for 250 students, as well as a dormitory for housekeepers and tutors. Public facilities include a multi-functional concert hall that can accommodate 300 people, public space, tea room, gym, reading and revision room and warden's office; There are also various supporting facilities such as laundry room, storage room, reception desk, staff lounge and network configuration room.
Cai dormitory renderings
When the newly-built Cai Dormitory is completed, the number of dormitory places will increase to 1 538, and nearly half of college students can live in the dormitory.