The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, 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.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU or SYU) is a private liberal-arts university in North Point, Hong Kong, founded in 1971 as Hong Kong Shue Yan College.

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.

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 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.