University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911. It is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The university was established and proposed by Governor Sir Frederick Lugard in an effort to compete with the other Great Powers opening universities in China. The university's governance consists of three bodies: the Court, the council, and the Senate. These three bodies all have their own separate roles.

Type

Public research university

Founded

1911

Students

21,652

Also known as

Hong Kong University, The University of Hong Kong