The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), founded in 1994 as The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), is one of eight subsidised universities under the University Grant.

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station.

Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is the only public liberal arts university in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is a university in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong, established as the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong government.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1911, its origins trace back to the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese.