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HKU Heritage – Rejuvenation of Main Building
Dear Alumni, Students, Staff and Supporters of HKU, On March 16, 1910, the foundation stone laying ceremony was held, and in 1912, the...
22 hours ago


HKU Karson Choi College Officially Sets Sail
In 2022, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) received a generous donation of HK$100 million from Mr Karson Choi Ka-Tsan in support of the...
Mar 31


HKU Names Theatre and Centre for Chinese Law In Honour of Loyal Alumnus Dr Philip K.H. Wong
Dec 2022 A dedication ceremony was held on December 15, 2022 at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to honour the late Dr Philip K.H. Wong....
Dec 19, 2022


HKU receives donations from Kuok Group and Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund to support the estab
HKU 111th Anniversary Celebration-cum-Tech Landmark Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on July 23, 2022. (From left) Council Chairman Ms...
Jul 27, 2022


Establishment of D. H. Chen College
June 2022 The University is immensely grateful to The D. H. Chen Foundation for its generous donation of HK$100 million to establish the...
Jun 23, 2022


HKU receives HK$100 million from the Philip K.H. Wong Foundation to support Faculty of Law and unive
June 2022 Dr Philip K.H. Wong, Hon LLD 1996 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is pleased to announce that, in recognition of the generous...
Jun 6, 2022


HKU launches Institute of Data Science with HK$150 million donation from The Musketeers Foundation
Dedication Ceremony of HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science was held on Jan 5 2022. Jan 2022 The Musketeers Education and...
Jan 7, 2022


A Symbol of What’s Possible
January 2021 Mr Tam Wing-fan, Edmund 譚榮芬 (BArch 1956; Riccian) was a member of the first cohort of students at HKU’s Department of...
Feb 9, 2021


Campus Development
It was in 1910 that the foundation stone of the Main Building was laid and from where grew the Main Campus. One hundred years later the...
Jan 19, 2021


Giving Back to Nurture Future Engineers
September 2019 Ir Tony SHUM, a 1977 graduate, recently donated HK$10M to The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to establish the Tony Shum...
Sep 26, 2019


HKU launches Institute of the Mind
December 2018 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will establish an Institute of the Mind to take on the grand challenge of studying the...
Dec 20, 2018


A historic donation for a new holistic cancer care paradigm for Hong Kong
July 2017 The University of Hong Kong received $1.244 billion from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJC) on June 28, 2017. The...
Jul 13, 2017


Naming Ceremony of the Tin Ka Ping Education Library
May 2017 The Education Library was named the Tin Ka Ping Education Library at a ceremony held on April 12, 2017 to honour the Tin Ka Ping...
May 5, 2017


The ART of Giving
Feb 2017 The HKU Class of 1971 initiated a fundraising project at the time of their 40th anniversary to donate a work of art to HKU in...
Feb 21, 2017

Strengthening HKU’s Dental Endeavours
Feb 2016 Generous support has been received from the community for the advancement of dentistry at the University. Hong Kong’s first...
Feb 29, 2016


Honouring the First Benefactor of HKU: Sir H N Mody
A Zoroastrian priest placing a flower garland on Sir H.N. Mody’s bust. Oct 2015 Every year on October 12, the local Zoroastrian community...
Oct 13, 2015


Inauguration of the HKU Jockey Club Student Village III
Feb 2015 An inauguration ceremony for the four residential colleges at the Jockey Club Student Village III (賽馬會第三學生村): Shun Hing College...
Feb 17, 2015


Dr Li Dak-Sum Research Centre
Feb 2015 The “Dr Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong – Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine”...
Feb 16, 2015

Thank God for a garden Be it ever so small
Mar 2014 “The Little Garden” was a gift to the University from the Wong family and was officially opened on March 19, 2014. The name of...
Mar 24, 2014


A sculpture in recognition of Dr Stanley Ho
Feb 2014 The sculpture, Fortiter in re, Suaviter in modo (外圓内方), was unveiled at the Centennial Garden in recognition of the remarkable...
Feb 27, 2014
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