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A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government , as opposed to private universities . Whether a ___MASK92___ is considered public varies from one country ( or region ) to another , largely depending on the specific education landscape . ___MASK76___ ( often abbreviated as HKU , informally known as Hong Kong University ) is a public research university located in Pokfulam , Hong Kong . Founded in 1911 , it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong . The ___MASK1___ ( Chinese :  ) is one of the constituent colleges of ___MASK18___ ( CUHK ), and one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963 . Founded in 1951 by representatives of Protestant churches in Hong Kong , it was formally incorporated under the ___MASK1___ Incorporation Ordinance in 1955 . ___MASK18___ ( CUHK ) is a public research university in Shatin , Hong Kong formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . It is the territory ' s second oldest university and was founded as a federation of three existing colleges  Chung Chi College , New Asia College and United College  the oldest of which was founded in 1949 . The Hong Kong ___MASK13___ University ( PolyU or HKPU ) is a public university located in Hung Hom , Hong Kong . The history of PolyU can be traced back to 1937 , and it assumed full university status in 1994 . It is one of the funded institutions of the territory ' s University Grants Committee ( UGC ). Samson Tam Wai - ho , JP ( ( traditional Chinese ( HK ) ) =  ) ( born 26 February 1964 in Hong Kong ) was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ( Functional constituency , Information Technology ) from 2008 to 2012 . He is the chairman and one of the founders of Group Sense ( International ) Limited , the manufacturer of `` Instant - Dict '' ( Chinese :  ) Chinese - English electronic dictionary . He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BSc degree . Afterwards he was awarded a PhD degree by Hong Kong ___MASK13___ University . He received `` The Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong '' in 1992 and was named one of the `` Ten Outstanding Young Persons '' in 1997 . He is also the president of Kitchee SC . Samson won the seat of functional constituency ( information technology ) in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong election in the year 2008 , defeating Charles Mok , by 35 votes . In the run - up to the 23 June 2010 Legco vote on the Hong Kong government ' s 2009 reform package , he offered his support if it included the Democratic Party ' s compromise proposal to have the five new district council functional constituency seats returned by popular election . In the year 2012 , Samson lost his seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to Charles Mok , by 765 votes . ___MASK83___ is a constituent college of ___MASK18___ located in Shatin , New Territories , Hong Kong .