Campus facility upgrades: Canteen (Tai Ning Hall) with diverse cuisines and new convenience store

  • Student Achievements/Campus Life

Issue No. 197 Aug 2026

New academic year brings refreshed facilities. The renovated Canteen (Tai Ning Hall) reopened in August, with a new convenience store, providing staff and students with an ideal space to dine, meet and relax. The campus has also added souvenir vending machines, allowing everyone to purchase distinctive Lingnan souvenirs at any time to enrich the campus life experience.

Euro Gourmet

Western Restaurant "Euro Gourmet" serves pasta, pizza, baked rice, Japanese rice dishes, and salads.

The renovated Canteen (Tai Ning Hall) now features a cafe and multiple fast-food counters, offering a diverse range of catering, including:
• Cafe “Euro Gourmet”: pasta, pizza, baked rice, Japanese rice dishes, and salads, etc
• “The Pick”: Chinese-style breakfast, home cooking with toppings of your choice
• “Hong Kong Gourmet”: Western-style breakfast, HK-style steak with
rice, satay beef noodles, drinks
• “Tea House”: special drinks and daily beverages
• “Noodle Spot”: Sichuan noodles and laksa
• “Supreme BBQ”: classic BBQ meats, Hainan chicken rice, and minced pork rice


Pacific Coffee and Lingnan House (Chinese Restaurant) on campus remain in full operation to cater to the diverse dining needs of Lingnan staff and students.

A new convenience store named "UMart", providing snacks, beverages, and daily necessities, has opened inside the Canteen (Tai Ning Hall). The store is operated by the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, and is the organisation’s first university-based convenience store in Hong Kong, providing convenience store service for staff and students while promoting community inclusion and a caring campus culture by providing job opportunities for individuals in recovery.

The convenience store

The convenience store is operated by the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.

souvenir vending machine

The university souvenir vending machines accept various electronic payment methods.

The campus has also installed two souvenir vending machines: one is located outside MBG09 on the ground floor of the Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, and the other is on the ground floor of the Lau Lee Yuen Haan Amenities Building (near the KMB Kiosk). The machines offer a variety of distinctive university souvenirs, support multiple electronic payment methods, and are easy to operate. Everyone is welcome to visit and purchase.