- 1. In what year was the City University of Hong Kong Press founded?
A) 2001 B) 1990 C) 1996 D) 1999
- 2. Which of these is a focus area for the City University of Hong Kong Press?
A) European history B) China studies C) Aerospace engineering D) Marine biology
- 3. Which field of study is prioritized by the City University of Hong Kong Press?
A) Sports medicine B) Quantum physics C) Music theory D) Asian studies
- 4. What type of books does the City University of Hong Kong Press primarily publish?
A) Cooking manuals B) Travel guides C) Children's fairy tales D) Academic works
- 5. Who among the following is a member of the Cantopop group MIRROR and an alumnus?
A) Paul Tse B) Bona Mugabe C) Rimsky Yuen D) Anson Lo
- 6. Which alumna is the daughter of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe?
A) Fiona Sit B) Eunice Yung Hoi-Yan C) Bona Mugabe D) Christine Loh
- 7. Who is the critically acclaimed painter listed as a notable alumnus?
A) Ivy Ma B) Matthew Wong C) Jozev Kiu D) Keith Lam
- 8. Which notable alumnus is a wuxia fiction writer and lyricist?
A) Lau Kong-Wah B) Paul Tse C) Matthew Wong D) Jozev Kiu
- 9. Which member of the Cantopop group MIRROR is a CityU alumnus?
A) Ian Chan B) David Chung Wai-keung C) Christopher Cheung D) Kam Nai-Wai
- 10. Who served as the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong?
A) Kam Nai-Wai B) Rimsky Yuen C) Paul Tse D) Lau Kong-Wah
- 11. Which alumnus founded openground?
A) Stanley Yau B) Christopher Cheung C) Matthew Wong D) Keith Lam
- 12. Which of these is a field of focus for the City University of Hong Kong Press?
A) Chemistry B) Public policy C) Astronomy D) Botany
- 13. Which alumnus is an actress and singer?
A) Eunice Yung Hoi-Yan B) Ivy Ma C) Fiona Sit D) Bona Mugabe
- 14. Who is the CEO of Christfund Securities listed as an alumnus?
A) Rimsky Yuen B) Paul Tse C) Christopher Cheung D) Lau Kong-Wah
- 15. Which member of the Cantopop group MIRROR is listed as a notable alumnus?
A) Kam Nai-Wai B) Christopher Cheung C) Matthew Wong D) Alton Wong
- 16. What is the professional background of Eunice Yung Hoi-Yan?
A) Doctor B) Hong Kong Barrister C) Scientist D) Architect
- 17. Which former undersecretary is a CityU alumnus?
A) Christine Loh B) Fiona Sit C) Keith Lam D) Ian Chan
- 18. Who was the Secretary for Home Affairs and a former legislative councillor?
A) Lau Kong-Wah B) Kam Nai-Wai C) Paul Tse D) Rimsky Yuen
- 19. Which notable alumnus is a visual artist?
A) Matthew Wong B) Keith Lam C) Ivy Ma D) Jozev Kiu
- 20. Who was the former undersecretary for the Innovation and Technology Bureau?
A) David Chung Wai-keung B) Rimsky Yuen C) Christopher Cheung D) Lau Kong-Wah
- 21. What rank did CityUHK achieve in the QS 'Top 50 Under 50' 2021?
A) 5th B) 4th C) 10th D) 50th
- 22. How many CityUHK scholars were included in the Stanford 'World's Top 2% Scientists' list in 2025?
A) About 100 B) About 500 C) About 1,000 D) About 256
- 23. How many professors from CityUHK were ranked within the global top 1,000 in the 2025 Stanford list?
A) Zero B) Two C) Ten D) Five
- 24. What was CityUHK's ranking in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022?
A) 200th B) 50th C) 89th D) 100th
- 25. Where are the student residences located?
A) Kowloon Bay B) Ma On Shan C) Central District D) Cornwall Street
- 26. Which firm designed halls 1 to 9 of the student residences?
A) RMJM B) Foster + Partners C) Zaha Hadid Architects D) P&T Group
- 27. Which firm designed halls 10 and 11?
A) AECOM B) P&T Group C) RMJM D) Arup
- 28. Which hall is also known as the Jockey Club Humanity Hall?
A) Hall 7 B) Hall 1 C) Hall 2 D) Hall 10
- 29. When was the student residence at Whitehead, Ma On Shan officially completed?
A) March 2022 B) August 2024 C) April 2017 D) January 2025
- 30. How many students can the student residence at Ma On Shan accommodate?
A) 2,200 B) 1,000 C) 5,000 D) 3,500
- 31. How many halls are included in the student hostel project at Ma On Shan?
A) 11 B) 6 C) 9 D) 3
- 32. Approximately how many student clubs are there at CityU?
A) Exactly 40 B) Exactly 100 C) Fewer than 20 D) More than 80
- 33. Which department mentors the sports teams at CityU?
A) Student Union B) Sports and Recreation Office C) Student Development Services D) Department of Athletics
- 34. How many sports teams are there in total at the university?
A) 18 B) 400 C) 9 D) 16
- 35. How many athletes participate in sports events at the university?
A) Over 1,000 B) Under 100 C) Exactly 18 D) Over 400
- 36. In what year did the university win its record-breaking ninth Grand Slam in annual sports competitions?
A) 2021-2022 B) 2000-2001 C) 2016-2017 D) 2024-2025
- 37. How many colleges and schools are the academic units at CityUHK grouped under?
A) 9 B) 10 C) 12 D) 11
- 38. Which department is NOT part of the College of Business?
A) Department of Accountancy B) Department of Linguistics and Translation C) Department of Information Systems D) Department of Marketing
- 39. In which college is the Department of Neuroscience located?
A) College of Biomedicine B) College of Engineering C) College of Business D) College of Science
- 40. What was the worldwide ranking of CityUHK in the QS World University Rankings 2027?
A) 95 B) 47 C) 52 D) 73
- 41. What was the worldwide ranking of CityUHK in the USNEWS Global Rankings 2026?
A) 47 B) 95 C) 52 D) 73
- 42. According to Times Higher Education, what status did CityUHK hold in 2024 and 2025?
A) The most international university in the world B) The fastest growing university in the world C) The best research university in the world D) The top-ranked university in Asia
- 43. In which college is the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering located?
A) College of Engineering B) College of Computing C) College of Science D) College of Business
- 44. Which department is located within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences?
A) Department of Chinese and History B) Department of Marketing C) Department of Physics D) Department of Data Science
- 45. What was the CityUHK ranking in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026?
A) 47 B) 73 C) 95 D) 52
- 46. The Department of Biostatistics is located in which college?
A) College of Computing B) College of Biomedicine C) College of Engineering D) College of Science
- 47. What was CityUHK's QSWUR ranking in 2021?
A) 73rd B) 48th C) 52nd D) 49th
- 48. The Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre is part of which college?
A) College of Business B) Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies C) College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences D) School of Creative Media
- 49. In which district is the City University of Hong Kong administratively located?
A) Kowloon City District B) Yau Tsim Mong District C) Central and Western District D) Sham Shui Po District
- 50. What is the official address of City University of Hong Kong?
A) Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon B) 101 Nam Shan Road, Kowloon C) 88 Shek Kip Mei Street, Kowloon D) 22 Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong
- 51. Which shopping centre is the main campus connected to?
A) Harbour City B) Elements C) APM D) Festival Walk
- 52. Which firm designed the Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building?
A) Foster + Partners B) Zaha Hadid Architects C) Ronald Lu & Partners D) Aedas
- 53. What colour zone is NOT part of the Yeung Kin Man Academic Building division?
A) Purple B) Orange C) Yellow D) Green
- 54. Which floor of the Lau Ming Wai Academic Building is NOT mentioned as having a terrace garden?
A) 5th B) 8th C) 7th D) 6th
- 55. Which park is adjacent to the City University main campus?
A) Shek Kip Mei Park B) Kowloon Park C) Victoria Park D) Hong Kong Park
- 56. Which estate is adjacent to the City University main campus?
A) Mei Foo Sun Chuen B) Nam Shan Estate C) Lok Fu Estate D) Shek Kip Mei Estate
- 57. Which firm designed the Lau Ming Wai Academic Building?
A) Swire Properties B) MTR Corporation C) Aedas D) Ronald Lu & Partners
- 58. In what year was the institution founded as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong?
A) 1990 B) 1994 C) 1972 D) 1984
- 59. When was the institution formally established as the City University of Hong Kong?
A) 1984 B) 1993 C) 1994 D) 1990
- 60. Where were the temporary premises of the school originally located?
A) Argyle Centre Tower II B) Chu Koo Chai C) Songshan Lake D) Mong Kok station
- 61. How many suggestions were made by the public for the school's name?
A) Nearly 300 B) Nearly 100 C) Over 1000 D) Exactly 500
- 62. What was the former name of the land site where the permanent campus was built?
A) Chu Koo Chai B) Argyle Centre C) Songshan Lake D) Kowloon Tong Village
- 63. Who officially opened the first phase of the campus in 1990?
A) Alan Fitch B) Chung Sze-yuen C) Percy Thomas D) Governor Wilson
- 64. How many lecture theatres did the first phase of the campus feature?
A) 11 B) 30 C) 14 D) 4
- 65. In what year did the second phase of the permanent campus open?
A) 1993 B) 1994 C) 1984 D) 1990
- 66. How many undergraduate programmes were offered at the Dongguan campus for the first cohort?
A) 6 B) 2 C) 10 D) 4
- 67. In what year was the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre completed?
A) 2016 B) 2021 C) 2025 D) 2011
- 68. Who was the architect who designed the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre in cooperation with Leigh and Orange Ltd.?
A) The University Council B) Daniel Libeskind C) Hu Fa Kuang D) Run Run Shaw
- 69. What year did the roof of the Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre collapse?
A) 2016 B) 2011 C) 2021 D) 2017
- 70. When did construction work for the Jockey Club One Health Tower commence?
A) January 2011 B) November 2021 C) May 2016 D) November 2017
- 71. When is the construction of the Jockey Club One Health Tower expected to be completed?
A) 2021 B) 2025 C) 2016 D) 2027
- 72. What is the supreme governing body of City University of Hong Kong?
A) The students' union B) The council C) The senate D) The chancellor
- 73. What is the total number of members in the CityU Council?
A) 23 B) 7 C) 8 D) 15
- 74. Which body serves as the supreme academic body of the university?
A) The council B) The senate C) The CityU International Centre D) The School of Creative Media
- 75. Which of the following departments is housed in the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre?
A) History B) Physics C) Law D) English
- 76. When was the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing programme at CityU shut down?
A) May 2016 B) April 2016 C) April 2015 D) May 2015
- 77. Which Canadian novelist wrote about the closure of the Creative Writing programme in The Guardian?
A) Madeleine Thien B) Sunny Lee Wai-kwong C) Hu Fa Kuang D) Chan Tai Ho
- 78. To what did critics attribute the closure of the Creative Writing programme?
A) Censorship B) Low enrollment C) Budget cuts D) Staff shortages
- 79. Approximately how many students were scheduled to attend the banquet at the venue on the night of the collapse?
A) 900–1000 B) 700–800 C) 500–600 D) 1000–1200
- 80. According to the Buildings Department, how many factors contributed to the roof collapse?
A) Three B) Five C) Two D) Four
- 81. What type of professional did CityU fail to consult before tendering out the green roof project?
A) Environmental scientist B) Legal advisor C) Architectural engineer D) Independent surveyor
- 82. Which CityU official oversaw the Campus Development and Facilities Office at the time of the collapse?
A) Madeleine Thien B) Hu Fa Kuang C) Sunny Lee Wai-kwong D) Chan Tai Ho
- 83. What was CityU accused of in 2017 regarding QS rankings?
A) Paying for a higher rank B) Refusing to submit data C) Hacking the QS database D) Providing misleading information
- 84. What did the external audit commissioned by CityU in 2018 conclude?
A) It found no declarations that failed to meet QS requirements B) It found significant data discrepancies C) It discovered systemic data manipulation D) It proved that CityU had misled QS
- 85. How many party members reportedly attended the meeting mentioned in the 2018 article?
A) 5 B) 11 C) 39 D) 50
- 86. What stance did Huang Wenjun urge judges to take regarding politics?
A) A critical and questioning stance B) A neutral and academic stance C) A clear-cut stance D) A stance of non-interference
- 87. How did Professor Lin Feng respond to the lecture held by the National Judges College?
A) He organized the event himself B) He said it caught the faculty by surprise C) He refused to speak to the media D) He fully endorsed the lecture
- 88. What is the official stance of CityU regarding political activities on campus?
A) It encourages political debate in all departments B) It maintains political neutrality C) It prohibits all student clubs D) It supports pro-Beijing political activities
- 89. Why did Professor Tan warn students not to include political messages in presentations?
A) To prevent class discussions from going over time B) Because the school lost its funding C) To avoid receiving zero marks D) Because the university ordered him to
- 90. Which group criticized the restrictions on student presentations in 2019?
A) The Hong Kong Police B) The National Judges College C) Frontline Technology Workers D) The CityU Senate
- 91. What were staff and students required to present to enter campus after its reopening in November 2019?
A) An official invitation B) A letter of approval C) Identity cards D) A university security pass
- 92. What structural change was made to the campus entrances by December 2019?
A) Security guards were doubled B) Turnstiles were installed C) The gates were permanently removed D) Biometric scanners were added
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