Year of Establishment	1984	(founded as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong)
	1994	(assumed full university status)
Colleges/Schools	8	College of Business
		College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
		College of Science and Engineering
		College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences
		School of Creative Media
		School of Energy and Environment
		School of Law
		Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Academic Departments	27
Research Centres	1	University Research Institute
	1	Chinese National Engineering Research Centre
	2	State Key Laboratories
	3	University Research Centres
	17	College/School Research Centres
	7	Applied Strategic Development Centres
	7	Shenzhen Applied Research & Development Centres
Main Campus Area	15.6	Hectares
Rankings	49	QS World University Rankings 2017-2018
	7	QS University Rankings: Asia 2016
	4	QS Top 50 Under 50 2016-2017#

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# World's top 50 universities established within the last 50 years