Institutions and Systems

University of Hong Kong

University

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General Reference

Education Atlas. "University of Hong Kong." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-hong-kong.

APA Style

Education Atlas. (n.d.). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-hong-kong

BibTeX

@misc{educationatlas-university-of-hong-kong,
  author = {Education Atlas},
  title = {University of Hong Kong},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-hong-kong},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong, founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911.

Facts

Founded Year

1911 1

Country

Hong Kong 1

City

Hong Kong 1

Ownership Type

Public 1

Sources

1. University of Hong Kong (Wikipedia)

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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.

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