The Faculty of Arts of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is one of the oldest faculty in the University of Hong Kong, and is considered to be one of Asia's best Arts and Humanities faculties.
The Faculty of Arts, along with the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Medicine, 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.
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 program, three 5-year double-degree programs: BA - BEd in Language Education - Chinese, BA - BEd in Language Education - English and BA in Literary Studies - LLB in conjunction with other faculties of the university. It also offers various research postgraduate programs, including MA, MFA, MPhil and PhD.
Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary in British Hong Kong and the Hong Kong SAR government
Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, former President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong
Alex Law Kai-Yui, Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer
Mabel Cheung, Hong Kong film director
Eileen Chang, modern Chinese writer
Rafael HUI Si-yan, former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong
Sir Yuet-keung Kan, Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer
Li Tse-fong, Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician
Frederick Ma Si-hang, 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, barrister, writer and columnist
James Wong, a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter
John Carroll, Associate Dean (Outreach) of the Faculty, author of A Concise History of Hong Kong
Adam Jaworski, Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty
Julia Kuehn, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty
Wai Ting Siok, Associate Dean (Postgraduate) of the Faculty
Song Gang, Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty
Timothy O'Leary, Head of the School of Humanities