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The Chinese University of Hong Kong [b] (CUHK) is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three colleges – Chung Chi College , New Asia College , and United College , [ 4 ] it is Hong Kong's second-oldest university, with the first being the University of Hong Kong .
As a collegiate university, the Chinese University of Hong Kong comprises nine colleges that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on institutional affairs: Chung Chi College, New Asia College, United College, [1] Shaw College, Morningside College, [2] S. H. Ho College, [3] CW Chu College, Wu Yee Sun College and Lee Woo Sing College.
Year granted university status University of Hong Kong 香港大學: UGC-funded 1887 - Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. 1911 - The University of Hong Kong (college merged in) 1911 Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學: UGC-funded 1963 - Merged from Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College: 1963
It was founded in 1963. [1]One of the Arts Faculty's first generation of graduates, Dr. Yu Ying-shih, a student of Qian Mu, and a former pro-vice Chancellor of the university is a well-known historian and a recipient of the John W. Kluge Prize for his lifetime achievement in the humanities.
In the late 1980s, the Hong Kong Government anticipated a strong demand for university graduates to fuel an economy increasingly based on services. Sir Sze-Yuen Chung and the territory’s governor, Sir Edward Youde, conceived the idea of establishing a third university, in addition to the pre-existing University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Chung Chi College was founded in 1951 by the representatives of Protestant Churches in Hong Kong to meet the need for a local institution of higher learning. The Board of Regents of St. John's University, Shanghai moved to Hong Kong after it was closed by the Communist government and assisted in the founding of Chung Chi College.
In 1963, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was founded, consisting of three existing Chinese-language post-secondary colleges, namely: New Asia College, United College, and Chung Chi College. In 1973, New Asia College moved from Farm Road in Kowloon to its newly built campus at CUHK, where it remains today.
The college locates on a mount in the university with an excellent view to Tide Cove and Ma On Shan.A circular road New Asia Circle (新亞坊) encircles the campus with New Asia Road (新亞路) leading to the central of the university, and United Road to United College, and Cheng Ming Link (誠明徑) to student residences.