The Faculty of Arts of

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(HKU) is one of the oldest faculty in the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

, and is considered to be one of Asia's best Arts and Humanities faculties.

History

The Faculty of Arts, along with the Faculty of Engineering and

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, are one of the first Faculties of the University of Hong Kong when it was established in 1912. Professor A.E. Wrottesley-Salt, elected in September 1913, was the first Dean of Arts.

Degrees offered

The Faculty comprises four Schools and three Centres: * School of Chinese * School of English * School of Humanities * School of Modern Languages and Cultures * Centre for Applied English Studies * Centre for the Humanities and Medicine * Centre of Buddhist Studies, The Faculty offers a 4-year

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

program, three 5-year double-degree programs: BA - BEd in Language Education - Chinese, BA - BEd in Language Education - English and BA in Literary Studies -

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in conjunction with other faculties of the university. It also offers various research postgraduate programs, including MA, MFA,

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and

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Notable alumni

* Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary in

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and the Hong Kong SAR government *

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, former President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong *

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director, screenwriter and producer * Mabel Cheung,

director * Eileen Chang, modern Chinese writer *

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, former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong * Sir Yuet-keung Kan, Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer *

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, Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician *

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, former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR government * Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan, former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR government * Dr Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee, Hong Kong politician,

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, writer and columnist * James Wong, a Cantopop

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and

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Notable professors

* John Carroll, Associate Dean (Global) of the Faculty, author of ''A Concise History of Hong Kong'' * Adam Jaworski, Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty * Yang Binbin, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty * Wai Ting Siok, Associate Dean (Postgraduate) of the Faculty * Song Gang, Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty * David Pomfret, Head of the School of Humanities * Julia Kuehn, Head of the School of English

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