Exclusive | HKIS pledges to spend HK$2.5 billion on campus as legal fight with LCMS rolls on

A top international school in Hong Kong has pledged to invest around HK$2.5 billion (US$320.5 million) to renovate one of its campuses despite an ongoing legal row with a US church group that helped found the institution, saying the project will also benefit the wider community.

The investment by Hong Kong International School (HKIS) includes a HK$1 billion “once-in-a-generation” sports complex, which will open on Tuesday.

Situated next to its secondary school section’s Tai Tam campus and named the Dragon Centre for Activities and Athletics, the complex has a floor area of 22,700 square metres spanning across nine floors.

Other parts of the project include converting an old school stadium into a performing arts centre, building new science laboratories and upgrading classrooms.

Harold Kim, chairman of the school’s board of managers, estimated that the whole project would cost around HK$2.4 billion to HK$2.5 billion and be completed in 2030. Before this, HK$1.4 billion was spent on upgrading its Repulse Bay campus, which houses its primary section.