HONG KONG, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Open University of Hong Kong will be retitled "Hong Kong Metropolitan University" from Sept. 1 if a bill retitling the institute is passed by local legislature, according to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Friday.
The bill, The Open University of Hong Kong (Amendment) Bill 2021, seeks to amend The Open University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1145) to change the Chinese and English titles of the university.
The bill was gazetted on Friday and will be introduced into the Legislative Council on June 23. If the bill is passed, the new title of the university will take effect on Sept. 1.
In December last year, the university's council approved the new title, which conveys the idea that the university's teaching and research are modern and forward-looking, and address the contemporary needs of Hong Kong and neighboring regions.
Established in 1989, The Open University of Hong Kong has developed into a full-fledged university providing high quality and flexible university education at various levels to secondary school graduates and working adults. Enditem