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The University of Hong Kong is
(852) 2859 2111, (852) 2859 2433 .
The University of Hong Kong – HKU, founded in 1911, is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It was granted a shield and a motto by the College of Arms in 1913, and throughout its history The University of Hong Kong – HKU visual identity has been firmly based on their display, often coupled the University's name. No other university in Hong Kong possesses a coat of arms. This is a distinction that resonates outside Hong Kong, particularly in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the United States. It is also a reminder of The University of Hong Kong – HKU antiquity, and a most dignified and effective corporate identity.
The aim of this website is to encourage consistency in the use of The University of Hong Kong – HKU name and visual identity. Consistent and scrupulous use of this visual identity helps to preserve the University's image as an institution that cherishes excellence, and helps to project its core common values. The University of Hong Kong – HKU Visual Identity combines the University's shield and motto and the University's name in English ("The University of Hong Kong") and Chinese. As it serves as the University's official identity, it should be used discreetly and respectfully.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU is the only university in Hong Kong to possess a coat of arms. This is a distinction that resonates outside Hong Kong, particularly in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the United States. It is also a splendid reminder of the University's antiquity, and a most dignified and effective corporate identity.
The grant of the coat of arms to The University of Hong Kong – HKU occurred in two stages. On 14 May 1913, shortly after its foundation, the University was granted a shield and a motto by the College of Arms. In 1981, the year of the seventieth anniversary of its foundation, The University of Hong Kong – HKU applied for the other components of a full coat of arms, a crest and supporters. These were granted in 1984 (the grant also included a banner and a badge).
Coats of arms in Europe have long since ceased to be solely a mark of noble status, though many ancient families continue to display them with pride. They are now granted not only to worthy individuals, but also to reputable institutions. In modern Europe a coat of arms is displayed by a successful company, a city council, or a The University of Hong Kong – HKU in much the same way as a logo: as a corporate identity. Nevertheless coats of arms remain much loved and coveted. They still confer status, and have the charm of being designed according to the arcane rules of a science whose elements crystallized in the fourteenth century. Many of the terms used in heraldry are archaic French words, recalling a long-gone period when French was the language of the English aristocracy. Intricate rules govern the juxtaposition of colours. The animals, birds and other features used in heraldry have gradually acquired symbolic meanings.
In designing a coat of arms, heralds can draw upon a rich vocabulary of allusion and symbolism, sanctified by eight hundred years of tradition. A coat of arms often says a great deal about the individual or institution that owns it. The shield and motto of The University of Hong Kong – HKU were granted in 1913, two years after The University of Hong Kong – HKU foundation. If 'read' correctly, they can tell us a lot about what its founders wanted to say about the new university. This is important, as the original records did not survive the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during the Second World War, and the founders' intentions must be inferred from the evidence of the shield and motto themselves.
Many coats of arms feature a motto below the shield, often in Latin or French instead of English. The motto is often a form of 'mission statement', summarising an institution's values or aspirations. Sapientia et Virtus, the Latin motto of The University of Hong Kong – HKU, is best translated 'Wisdom and Virtue'. Both Latin words have a long history of usage in philosophical literature. They were popularised by the Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero in the first century BC as suitable Latin renderings of the Greek words sophia (wisdom) and arete (virtue), and are key terms in later Latin philosophical discourse. For the educated European reader, the two Latin terms recall more than two millennia of classical scholarship and confer upon the motto the prestige of antiquity. More importantly, they precisely echo the meaning of the Chinese phrases mingde and gewu. Sapientia is equivalent to gewu, and virtus to mingde. The motto therefore has similar associations for an educated European as the quotations from The Great Learning have for an educated Chinese.
The current presentation of The University of Hong Kong – HKU Shield of Arms is based upon a coloured working drawing supplied by the College of Arms in 1958. Over the years, there has been some deviation from the original drawing and the standard of presentation has deteriorated to the detriment of this part of our corporate image. In connection with the recent trade marking registration of The University of Hong Kong – HKU visual images, the opportunity was taken to obtain a further copy of the working drawings of the Shield of Arms from the College of Arms.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU main campus covers 160,000 square metres of land on Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in the Mid-levels of Hong Kong Island. The University of Hong Kong – HKU buildings are some of the few remaining examples of British Colonial architecture in Hong Kong. The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is situated 4.5 km southwest of the main campus, in the Southern District near Sandy Bay and Pok Fu Lam. The medical campus includes Queen Mary Hospital, the William M.W. Mong Building and research facilities. The Faculty of Dentistry is situated in the Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Sai Ying Pun. The University of Hong Kong – HKU also operates the Kadoorie Agricultural Research Center, which occupies 95,000 square metres of land in the New Territories, and the Swire Institute of Marine Science at the southern tip of the d'Aguilar Peninsula on Hong Kong Island.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU Libraries was established in 1912. The Main Library comprises an all-rounded collection of materials in the arts, humanities, architecture, social sciences, and science and technology, giving vital support to teaching and research in The University of Hong Kong – HKU.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU Main Library occupies the Library Building which is composed of the Old and New Wings. The Old Wing was opened in 1961 and renovated in 1992/93. The New Wing was opened in 1991. The latest innovative establishment is the Knowledge Navigation Centre (KNC) in the central atrium of G/F. The KNC provides one-stop shop convenience for information search and knowledge production. With its state-of-the-art infrastructure, students can efficiently search the myriad of e-resources and prepare their reports and presentations. Workstations are also provided on each floor for the convenience of users.
The oldest structure in The University of Hong Kong – HKU was sponsored by Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody and designed by Architect Messrs Leigh & Orange. Constructed between 1910 and 1912, it originally comprised two courtyards in the post-renaissance style built with red brick and granite. The main elevation is articulated by four turrets with a central clock tower (a gift from Sir Paul Chater in 1930). Two courtyards were added in the south in 1952 and one floor in the end block in 1958. It was originally used as classrooms and laboratories for the Faculty of Medicine and Engineering and is now the home of various departments within the Faculty of Arts. The central Great Hall (Loke Yew Hall) is named after Mr. Loke Yew, a benefactor of The University of Hong Kong – HKU in its early years. It became a declared monument in 1984.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU is a world-class comprehensive research university, with research activities spanning all major disciplines across our faculties and departments and research centres/institutes. A number of profile indicators highlight how The University of Hong Kong – HKU excels in research, including the number of HKU scholars in the top 1% according to ISI's Essential Science Indicators.
The University of Hong Kong – HKU actively supports 'blue-sky' and curiosity-driven research and it aims to nurture the next generation of scholars and researchers. Collaboration, both within The University of Hong Kong – HKU and with leading institutions in the Chinese Mainland and around the world, is a key focus of the University. We have identified Strategic Research Areas and constituent themes to provide a framework for value-added interdisciplinary research. The The University of Hong Kong – HKU, as it is familiarly known to students, staff and alumni) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. On March 16, 1910, Sir Frederick Lugard, the then Governor of Hong Kong, laid the foundation stone for the University, signifying the birth of Hong Kong's first tertiary institution.
The University of Hong Kong Address
The address of The University of Hong Kong is Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong Email Address
The email address of The University of Hong Kong is
admissions@hku.hk.
The University of Hong Kong Website
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www.hku.hk.
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