1 Hong Kong University (HKU)

2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

3 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

4 Hong Kong Polytechnic University

CUHK city university

6 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)

7 Lingnan University of Hong Kong (Lingnan University)

8 The Open University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

9 Hong Kong Shue Yan University (formerly Hong Kong Shue Yan College) (Yanda University) Extended Information Hong Kong Shue Yan University (hereinafter referred to as Shue Yan University; English: Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU), formerly known as Hong Kong Shue Yan College, was founded by Hu Honglie and Zhong Qirong on 197 1; In 2006, 12 and 19 were approved by the Chief Executive in Council of Hong Kong, officially recognizing their university status and becoming the first private university in Hong Kong.

According to the legal basis of Hong Kong, institutions providing higher education in Hong Kong can be roughly divided into the following categories:

Statutory universities:

Statutory university refers to a statutory university that has been approved by the Chief Executive in Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and regulated by independent laws after the third reading of relevant laws by the Legislative Council. Up to now, there are nine statutory universities in Hong Kong, namely (University of Hong Kong), (Chinese University of Hong Kong), (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), (Hong Kong Baptist University), (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), (City University of Hong Kong), (Lingnan University), (Open University of Hong Kong) and the latest (Hong Kong Shue Yan University).

Statutory colleges:

Statutory colleges refer to statutory colleges that have been approved by the Chief Executive in Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and regulated by independent laws after the third reading of relevant laws by the Legislative Council. So far, there are two statutory colleges in Hong Kong, namely, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Registered tertiary institutions:

Registered post-secondary colleges refer to post-secondary colleges registered under the Post-secondary Colleges Ordinance (Chapter 0320). Higher education institutions registered under the Ordinance may confer degrees with the prior approval of the Chief Executive in Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. So far, there are two registered tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, namely Caritas Hsu College and Zhuhai College.

Organization of Vocational Training Council:

Vocational Training Council institutions refer to the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and the School of Business Information of the Vocational Training Council established under the Vocational Training Council Ordinance (Chapter 13 1). 1 130).

Colleges and universities:

Ordinary institutions refer to ordinary institutions that can offer tertiary education under the Education Ordinance (Chapter 0279 of the Laws of Hong Kong) with the approval of the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and are approved to offer tertiary courses after being assessed by the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation.

So in a word, there are nine universities in Hong Kong.