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This website is about university slang in the University of Hong Kong. 

BACKGROUND

HKU slang is the oral tradition passing on by the HKU graduates to current students. HKU students usually use this kind of informal register in HKU and their daily life. This is an intangible cultural heritage which encompasses different values, for instance, commemorative value, social value and symbolic value.

AIM

• To enable the public to know more about HKU slang, which is part of HKU culture
• To promote and preserve HKU slang

IMPORTANCE OF THE SLANG

Slang is a material part of HKU culture and slang is the collective memory of HKU students which is inherited year by year. Not only does slangs serve as a symbol and icon of the distinctive HKU culture, but also deepen HKU students' attachment and enhance sense of identity towards HKU.

The university slang is closely related to the daily life of HKU students. Appealing and interesting, this kind of oral tradition is worthwhile to be preserved and promoted to the public.