The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is one of the seven universities in Hong Kong, it is also one of the oldest. CUHK was founded in 1963 when New Asia College (1949), Chung Chi College (1951) and United College (1956) were amalgamated. Shaw College joined in 1986 to become one of the four member colleges of today's CUHK.

The university motto, in Chinese, is (博文約禮), meaning "broaden one's intellectual horizon and keep within the bounds of propriety". The words come from the Analects of Confucius. The motto suggests both the intellectual and moral aspects are the emphases of its education.

The campus is located at the bay of Tolo Harbour just north of the town of Shatin. It occupies a total area of 1.3 km² with more than 130 state-of-the-art buildings and is the biggest in Hong Kong.

CUHK hosts one of the only two medical schools in Hong Kong, the other being at the University of Hong Kong.

It can be reached by the Kowloon Canton Railway at the University Station.

In 2002, a controversial discussion about the amalgamation of CUHK with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was started by the government, but was later dismissed.

Organization

The University's Chancellor is Dr Donald Tsang, KBE, ,GBM, JP, the Chief Executive(Acting) of Hong Kong. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Lawrence J. Lau, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellors are Prof. Kenneth Young, Prof. Liu Pak-wai and Prof. Cheng Chun-yiu, Jack.

Demographics

Number of undergraduate students (full-time and part-time): 9,330

Number of postgraduate students: 6,178

Total number of enrolment (post-graduate and undergraduate): 15,508

(figures as of 31 March, 2003)

The University has about 4,900 staff members in which over 1,800 are teaching and research staff.

(figures as of 30 June, 2002)

Faculties

At present, there are seven faculties: The Faculties of Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Science and Social Science. Fifty-three full-time undergraduate programmes and two part-time degree programmes leading to bachelor's degrees are offered by the sixty-one departments within the seven faculties.

Graduate School

There are a total of fifty-four graduate divisions in CUHK. The University offers ten postgraduate diploma programmes, one hundred and twenty-three master programmes and sixty-one doctoral programmes in the academic year 2002/03.

Student Accommodation

Postgraduate Hall Complex has around 1,040 places for graduate students in 6 units:

• Postgraduate Halls No.1 to No.6

Chung Chi College provides 1,434 hostel places in its ten hostels:

• Ming Hua Tang
• Wen Lin Tang
• Ying Lin Tang
• Hua Lien Tang
• Theology Building
• Madam S. H. Ho Hall
• Wen Chih Tang
• Lee Shu Pui Hall
• Pentecostal Mission Hall Complex High Block
• Pentecostal Mission Hall Complex Low Block

New Asia College can accommodate 1,070 students in its four hostels:

• Chih Hsing Hall
• Xuesi Hall
• Grace Tien Hall
• Daisy Li Hall

United College provides students with more than 770 places in its four hostels:

• Adam Schall Residence
• Bethlehem Hall
• Hang Seng Hall
• Chan Chun Ha Hostel

Shaw College provides 1,160 places in its three hostels:

• Kuo Mou Hall
• Student Hostel II High Block
• Student Hostel II Low Block

(figures as of 1 March 2003)

Notable CUHK Alumni

• Lap-Chee Tsui
• Shing-Tung Yau

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• List of universities in Hong Kong
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

External link

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong