The University of Hong Kong is the territory’s oldest institute of higher learning and
education and also an internationally recognized, research led comprehensive university. On March 16, 1910 Sir Frederick Lugard, then the governor of Hong Kong laid the foundation root for the university. The university was first corporate in Hong Kong as a sole governing body of scholars by the university ordinance on March 30, 1911. On March 11, 1912 the university officially offered Arts, engineering and
medicine would became its first faculties. In December 1916, the university held its first congregation with just 23 graduates. On completion of 1945, the university underwent structural developments as post war reconstructions efforts began in earnest
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