Hong Kong has become a Special Administrative Region of China on July 1st, 1997. It is a large city famous for its high rise buildings. It is less well known that it also has a large number of Country Parks and untouched nature which can be easily reached by excellent public transportation system. Chong Yuet Ming physics building Main building The University of (HKU) is the oldest university in Hong Kong. It opened in March 1912 and it originally had three faculties, and in 1922 it started admitting female students. Today HKU has ten faculties. Faculty of Science has 150 professoriate staff, 2715 undergraduate students, and 519 research postgraduate students. www.hku.hk www.scifac.hku.hk www.physics.hku.hk The research in the department of Physics includes following areas: Astrophysics and Astronomy; Theoretical and Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (with strong research track record in 2D materials); Materials Sciences; Quantum information and computing; Theoretical Atomic Physics and Degenerate Quantum Gases, Experimental Nuclear Physics, and High Energy Particle Physics. It also includes Centre of Theoretical and Computational Physics and it is involved with Laboratory for Space Research.

Conference site Conference site Proposed site is the Wang Gung Wu lecture theatre at Graduate House, HKU (http://www.gradhse.hku.hk/CC/F.htm) . Accommodation suggestions – walking distance • Island Pacific Hotel, 152 West, ~1000 HKD per night • Courtyard by Marriott, 167 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, Hong Kong ~1300 HKD per night • Eco Tree Hotel, 56-160 Des Voeux Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, Hong Kong ~700 HKD per night • Hotel Jen, 508 Queen's Road West, , Hong Kong, Hong Kong ~1000 HKD per night Other Accommodation suggestions – anywhere along MTR ( blue line) is very convenient • Airport to – Airport Express train from airport to Hong Kong station (last stop) - ~30 min, 100 HK$ – Taxi from airport – (~30-50 min, ~300 HK$) • Hong Kong station to HKU – MTR: go to concourse from Airport express, follow the signs for Blue Island line towards Kennedy Town, take the train and exit at HKU station, exit A2 is HKU campus, ~20 mins – Taxi - ~20 mins, ~30-50 HK$ Taxi fares and times depend on the traffic, MTR trains are fast and reliable.