HKU ranked 18th in the world 香港大學世界排名十八

Message from The Vice-Chancellor

Dear Colleagues, Students, Alumni and Friends of the University,

It is my great pleasure to report that in today's Times Higher
Education Supplement (THES), HKU has been ranked 18th amongst
the world's top universities for 2007. This ranking puts us at the top
of all the universities in China and Hong Kong, and makes us the 2nd
highest ranked university in Asia, just after Tokyo University.

Although many of us at the University regard rankings and league
tables with a degree of ambivalence, as they often highlight only
certain aspects of the achievements of universities, I think we can all
agree that our position in the well-respected THES league table at
least indicates that HKU is among the very best in the world.

I hope all members of the HKU Family are proud of the University's
achievement and happy to share its success.

Nevertheless, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
for the hard work, contribution and dedication, for without which it
would not have been possible for HKU to attain this exceptional
recognition. And, as a publicly funded university, we must also thank
the Government and the general public for believing in our cause and
supporting our endeavours.

I look forward to working with you as we strive to bring the University
to even greater heights of excellence.

Lap-Chee Tsui
Vice-Chancellor

HKU Press Release http://www.hku.hk/press/

各位同事、同學、校友及各界友好：

我很高興向各位報告一個喜訊，今天「泰晤士報高等教育特刊」公佈2007年世界大
學排行榜，香港大學躍居第十八位，實在令人鼓舞。這項排名顯示香港大學在本港
及全國大學中名列首位，在亞洲大學中居亞，緊隨東京大學之後。

雖然港大許多成員對大學排名及此類排行榜都頗為審慎，原因是排行榜著眼點各
異，分別根據大學不同方面的成就進行甄別；縱然如此，我相信大家都同意，港大
在備受重視的「泰晤士報高等教育特刊」中走在前排，至少顯示港大跟世界最優秀
學府並列。

我希望港大這個大家庭所有成員都能以大學的成就為榮，分享這份喜悅。

然而我更希望藉此機會感謝大家辛勤努力，全心全意作出貢獻，正是如此，港大才
能贏得殊榮，得到讚頌。還有，港大作為一所受政府資助的公立大學，我們更要感
謝政府及市民大眾對我們的信賴，支持我們努力向前。

百尺竿頭，我期待大家繼續攜手，力臻卓越，讓香港大學攀上更高峰。

徐立之
香港大學校長