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Coordinates: 22°16′04″N 114°07′44″E 22.2677364, 114.1288841

University of Hong Kong

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, HK
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • (852) 2859 2111
    • (852) 2858 2549 (fax)
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

The University of Hong Kong traces its origin to the former Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, founded by the London Missionary Society in 1887. Based on the founding date of 1887, the University is arguable the oldest modern university in China beating Nanjing University (founded 1888) by a year. The University itself was founded when Sir Frederick Lugard (later Lord Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard), Governor of Hong Kong, proposed to establish a university in Hong Kong. At that time, Lugard felt an urgent need to establish a university in China to compete with other Western powers, most notably Prussia, which had just opened Tongji University in Shanghai. Lugard laid the foundation stone of the Main Building on March 16, 1910 and hoped that the university would educate more Chinese people in British "imperial values", as opposed to those of other Western powers. The founding of the university was possible because of funding and support from the government and the business sector in southern China, which were both equally eager to learn "secrets of the West's success", referring to technological advances made since the Industrial Revolution. ^[1]

• Overview, Photographs, & Video Links

Prospective Students

• Admissions Tips

New & Current Students

• Campus Events
• Transportation
• Safety Tips
• Support Centers
  • Counseling
• Grading System
• Good Classes & Teachers
• Groups & Organizations
• College & Career Tips

Alumni

• Benefits of Joining Alumni Association
• Mailing List Directory
• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Chan, Tak Yuen (January 1993 - Present)
  • X, Bao (September 1956 - June 1960)
• Alumni Directory
• Alumni Events

Visitors

• Hotels Nearby
• Restaurant Recommendations
• Places of Worship
• Sports Facility Access

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