The establishment of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, the only private university in Hong Kong, is particularly difficult. The school, formerly known as Hong Kong Shue Yan College, was founded by Hu Honglie and Zhong Qirong in 197 1. In order to run a school, Ms. Zhong Qirong resigned as Dean of the College of Literature and Social Sciences of Baptist College. Her husband Hu Honglie invested all the money he earned as a barrister in running a school and bought a three-story bungalow in Happy Valley for HK$ 700,000. For the past 30 years, they have been operating with their own funds. In order to get the name "University", the two founders went through a lot of hardships. Finally, in June 5438+February 65438+September 2006, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and the Executive Council of Hong Kong passed a resolution to change its name, officially recognizing its university status and becoming the first private university in Hong Kong.