1) A University for the Best

HKU admits the best-qualified students and it is an honour to be a HKU student...

HKU admits the best-qualified students.  As in the previous many years, our 2006 new students obtained the highest average HKALE score among students admitted to universities in Hong Kong in the same year, making HKU the top university in Hong Kong. Our admissions standards for Mainland students are better than those of the top universities, and we have more applications than any other institution in Hong Kong. The best Early Admissions Students (those taken in a year early because of outstanding academic results) come to HKU.

Amongst the local universities in Hong Kong, HKU has the best English language admissions scores, the best score in 3 ALs, the best score in 2AL+1AS, the best combined score (UE, CLC, and 3 AL), the most students with average Grade A in English, the most with average Grade A in UE, CLC and 3AL, the most Early Admissions Scheme students placing HKU as their first choice, the largest number of students admitted with 8 to 10 As in HKCEE, the largest number of As achieved by EAS applicants...

At graduation, HKU students achieve the best English language scores amongst UGC funded institutions. HKU Libraries have the largest holdings, HKU spends more on library resources, HKU has the largest annual expenditure, HKU has more exchange students than any other institution in Hong Kong...

More evidence on the quality of HKU students is available here.