UGC Funded Institutions
| Name of institution (Chinese name in parentheses) | Type | Year established | Year granted university status | Legal regulations for the institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Hong Kong (香港大學) |
Public | 1911 | university status granted along with establishment | University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1053) |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學) |
Public | Formed by merger of 3 existing institutions of higher education (Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College) in 1963 | university status granted along with establishment | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1109) |
| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (香港科技大學) |
Public | 1991 | university status granted along with establishment | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance (Cap. 1141) |
| City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學) |
Public | 1984 | 1994 | City University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1132) |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學) |
Public | 1937; as The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1972 | 1994 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance (Cap. 1075) |
| Hong Kong Baptist University (香港浸會大學) |
Public | 1956 | 1994 | Hong Kong Baptist University Ordinance (Cap. 1126) |
| Lingnan University (嶺南大學) |
Public | 1888 in Guangzhou, 1967 in Hong Kong | 1999 | Lingnan University Ordinance (Cap. 1165) |
| The Hong Kong Institute of Education (香港教育學院) |
Public | Formed by merger of 5 existing institutions of teacher training in 1994 | Not applicable | The Hong Kong Institute of Education Ordinance (Cap. 444) |
Note: The Hong Kong Institute of Education is the only government-funded degree-granting non-university institution. It was granted Self-Accreditation status in teacher training programmes in 2004 and is known to seek university status.
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