University of Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong
香港大學
	Coat of arms
	Latin: Universitas Hongkongensis
Motto	Sapientia et Virtus (Latin); 明德格物 (Classical Chinese)
Motto in English	Wisdom and Virtue
Type	Public
Established	1 October 1887 (as Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese); 30 March 1911 (as University of Hong Kong)
Chancellor	John Lee Ka-chiu
Vice-president	Gong Peng; Ian Holliday; Max Shen
Vice-Chancellor	Xiang Zhang
Provost	Y.C. Richard Wong
Pro-chancellor	David Li
Academic staff	8266
Administrative staff	4295
Students	29,791
Undergraduates	17,106 (57.4%)
Postgraduates	9,813 (32.9%)
Location	Pokfulam, Hong Kong; 22°17′03″N 114°08′16″E / 22.28417°N 114.13778°E
Campus	Urban; 17.7 hectares (0.177 km2) (Main campus); 70.1 hectares (0.701 km2) (Total)
Newspaper	Undergrad HKUSU (Chinese)
Colours	Dark green
Affiliations	ASAIHL, Universitas 21, ACU, JUPAS, AACSB, EQUIS, APRU, UGC, Heads of Universities Committee, Joint Quality Review Committee, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy, BHUA, GHMUA
Mascot	Lion
Website	hku.hk
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	香港大学
Traditional Chinese	香港大學
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēunggóng Daaihhohk
Jyutping	Hoeng1gong2 Daai6hok6
IPA	[hœːŋ˥.kɔːŋ˧˥ taːi˨.hɔːk̚˨]

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong.^[7] Today, HKU has ten academic faculties and English is the main medium of instruction and assessment.

The University of Hong Kong was also the first team in the world to successfully isolate the coronavirus SARS-CoV, the causative agent of SARS.^[8]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "President's Office". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "QuickStats – Staff Profiles". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "QuickStats – Student Profiles 2018 / 2019 (In Headcounts)". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ "QuickStats – Space". The University of Hong Kong. 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "The "HKU 100" Logo". The University of Hong Kong Centenary. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "McDonnell International Scholars Academy". Global.
^ Cite error: The named reference HKUHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "WHO-SARS Update 12 (SARS virus close to conclusive identification, new tests for rapid diagnosis ready soon)". Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Scientists at Hong Kong University had previously announced, on 21 March, the isolation of a new virus that was strongly suspected to be the causative agent of SARS. (5th paragraph)

[VP-2] "President's Office". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[staffprofile-3] "QuickStats – Staff Profiles". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[studentprofile-4] "QuickStats – Student Profiles 2018 / 2019 (In Headcounts)". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[HKUA-5] "QuickStats – Space". The University of Hong Kong. 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[6] "The "HKU 100" Logo". The University of Hong Kong Centenary. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[7] "McDonnell International Scholars Academy". Global.

[HKUHistory-8] Cite error: The named reference HKUHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] "WHO-SARS Update 12 (SARS virus close to conclusive identification, new tests for rapid diagnosis ready soon)". Archived from the original on 11 April 2003. Scientists at Hong Kong University had previously announced, on 21 March, the isolation of a new virus that was strongly suspected to be the causative agent of SARS. (5th paragraph)

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