The minimum IELTS requirement for most majors in HKU is a total score of 6 (a small score of 5.5); Some majors are more demanding, such as linguistics, applied linguistics, English creative writing, English studies and so on. The IELTS requirement is a total score of 7 (a small score of 5.5). English education and foreign English education in the College of Education require IELTS to have a total score of 7 (a small score of 5.5).

In addition, the language requirements of HKU Law School are relatively high, and IELTS generally requires a total score of 7 points; The global public policy and journalism requirements of the Institute of Social Sciences are IELTS with a total score of 7, and the minimum IELTS requirements for social work and non-profit management are 6.5 (with a small score of 5.5).