University of Hong Kong

20 Feb 2013

Hong Kong's racing community was puzzled a few years ago when strange things started happening to the local horses: their long, beautiful tails were turning brittle and falling out.

HKU professor points to bias against rule of law among liberal arts teachers

12 Feb 2013

Dr Benny Tai Yiu-ting, an associate professor of law and the convenor of a steering committee for the rule-of-law education project, said he realised that some liberal studies teachers had...

At HKU, students from Myanmar raise awareness of strife at home

12 Feb 2013

Htoi Awng and two other Kachin students in Hong Kong shared their experience at a fundraising concert for Kachin refugees last week, raising over HK$5,000 for the Relief Action Network charity.

Underground may be the way to go in solving Hong Kong's housing woes

4 Feb 2013

HKU managed to create space to solve its land shortage problem by moving three service reservoirs into rock caverns excavated in the adjacent hillside.

Video: Tony Leung mania grips university

1 Feb 2013

A massive crowd of students past and present, staff, journalists, cameramen and even paparazzi jostled to catch sight of actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai at the University of Hong Kong yesterday, fresh...

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Briefs, December 30, 2012

A woman arrested on Thursday on suspicion of killing her 32-year-old boyfriend with a hammer was charged by police with one count of murder and will appear in Eastern Court tomorrow.

University of Hong Kong scientists may have found key to longevity

If you hope to live a longer, healthier life, scientists at the University of Hong Kong may have unlocked clues to help you do just that.

HKU's difficult early years recounted in new history

Despite the University of Hong Kong's enviable ranking in international league tables, it has been a long and sometimes difficult journey for the city's oldest tertiary institution, which...

PROFILE

Return to academia a break from politics for HKU's Gabriel Leung

Leaping from academia to the government four years ago, Professor Gabriel Leung quickly found himself learning political survival skills as he faced tough job assignments and a series of scandals...

HEALTH

Probe finds HKU dental clinic's 'serious negligence' put 254 at risk

Staff at a university dental clinic who failed to properly sanitise tools were guilty of "serious negligence", an internal investigation has found.

POLITICS

Taiwan culture minister speaks at University of Hong Kong

Taiwan's culture minister may have been speaking in Hong Kong yesterday when she hailed the island's vibrant democracy, but her words were addressed equally to a mainland audience watching online...