Lesser known to the public are the two foot paths to the HKU main hall, one along the right side of the admin building leading to the entrance at the intersection of Bonham Road and Pokfulam Road and the other along the left side of the admin building leading to a different entrance at the Bonham Road just across the street from St Stephen’s Church School’s main gate. These two foot paths are long gone. The foot entrance from the intersection of Bonham Road and Pokfulam Road seems to be more well known as this entrance was included in many photos of the HKU main hall. This foot entrance and the foot path were removed in the early seventies when the PokFulam Road/ Bonham Road overpass was built.
The other foot entrance from Bonham Road was not well known at all. This foot entrance began in a recessed space along the Bonham Road campus wall. This foot entrance and foot path were demolished in the late fifties when a new car entrance to the HKU Main Hall was built further down Bonham Road (right across Hing Hon Road) and the addition of a new wing to the administration building. Of interest is that the recessed space stayed after this foot entrance was removed and was used as a parking space! Eventually, as part of the Bonham Road widening to accommodate the construction of the overpass in the early seventies, this recessed “parking” space also disappeared.