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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 as the first Government Trade School, it is the first institution to provide technical education in Hong Kong. In 1994, the …
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 as the first Government Trade School, it is the first institution to provide technical education in Hong Kong. In 1994, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed a bill which granted the former Hong Kong Polytechnic official university status.
  • Motto: 開物成務 勵學利民
  • Motto in English: To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind
  • Type: Public
  • Established: 1937, as Government Trade School · 1947, as Hong Kong Technical College · 24 March 1972, as Hong Kong Polytechnic · 25 November 1994, granted university status
  • Chairman: Lam Tai-fai
  • Chancellor: John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
  • President: Teng Jin-guang
Data from: en.wikipedia.org