Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University
of Hong Kong

香港中文大學
Motto	博文約禮 (Classical Chinese)
Motto in English	Through learning and temperance to virtue
Type	Public
Established	17 October 1963 (1963-10-17)
Chairman	Norman Leung
Chancellor	John Lee (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
Vice-Chancellor	Rocky Tuan
Provost	Alan K. L. Chan
Pro-Vice-Chancellors	Poon Wai-yin, Chan Wai-yee, Sham Mai-har, Anthony T.C. Chan, Nick Rawlins
Location	Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Language	English
Colours	Purple & gold
Affiliations	ASAIHL, ACU, IAU, WUN, ACUCA, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy
Mascot	Chinese phoenix
Website	cuhk.edu.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	香港中文大學
Simplified Chinese	香港中文大学
Cantonese Yale	Hēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hēunggóng Jūngmàhn Daaihhohk IPA [hœ̂ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ tsʊ́ŋmɐ̏n tàːihɔ̀ːk] Jyutping Hoeng1gong2 Zung1man4 Daai6hok6

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a state owned university in Shatin, Hong Kong, established in 1963.

It is one of the oldest universities in Hong Kong, the second oldest after the University of Hong Kong. The motto of the university is "博文約禮", which in Chinese means "to expand the intellectual horizon and keep within the bounds of decency." Teaching at the university is carried out in Chinese and English. According to the QS ranking of the best universities in the world, in 2016 the University ranks 44th in the world and 3rd in Hong Kong.