The colonial history plays an important role in the development of Hong Kong and reflects the city culture. This project aims to contribute in enhancing young generation’s understanding of Hong Kong’s past by transferring knowledge related to architecture, heritage conservation, and tourism development to students through an innovative approach – VR tour. Students are able to “visit” the architecture in the classroom, without time and geographic constraints. It is also an effective platform to conduct research, e.g. evaluation of the effectiveness of VR tours in promoting urban heritage tourism in Hong Kong.