Year of Establishment	1984	(founded as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong)
	1994	(assumed full university status)
Colleges/Schools	7	College of Business
		College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
		College of Science and Engineering
		School of Creative Media
		School of Energy and Environment
		School of Law
		Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
Academic Departments	23*
Research Institute / Centres	1	University Research Institute
	2	State Key Laboratories
	3	University Research Centres
	13	College/School Research Centres
	4	Applied Strategic Development Centres
	7	Shenzhen Applied Research & Development Centres
Main Campus Area	15.6	Hectares
Rankings	110	QS World University Rankings 2011
	15	QS Asian University Rankings 2011

* Number also include Chinese Civilisation Centre and English Language Centre