Disclosure Log

The disclosure log provides summary descriptions of the nature of information requested and released under the Code on Access to Information ("the Code") by this department. The disclosure log will be updated on a quarterly basis.

If any member of the public wishes to obtain any information listed in the disclosure log, an information request should be made to our Access to Information Officer. Such requests will be handled in accordance with the Code.

2015

July to September 2015

There were no new entries in this quarter.

October to December 2015

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	List of statistical tables of the Common Data Collection Format of UGC

2016

January to March 2016

There were no new entries in this quarter.

April to June 2016

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Project completion reports of three research grants of the University of Hong Kong funded by the Research Grants Council (RGC) and research data management policies/ guidelines of the RGC
2	Confirmation from UGC on the availability of information in the Common Data Collection Format of UGC
3	Confirmation from UGC on the availability of statistical data in specific format requested by enquirer

July to September 2016

There were no new entries in this quarter.

October to December 2016

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Information on some major and minor capital works projects submitted by the University of Hong Kong

2017

January to March 2017

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	The detailed items included in the five series of tables in the Common Data Collection Format of UGC
2	Confirmation from UGC on the information collected via the Common Data Collection Format and the current practice regarding the information thus collected
3	Number of medical students in the Chinese University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong from 2012/13 to 2016/17 academic years

April to June 2017

There were no new entries in this quarter.

July to September 2017

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Advice from UGC on UGC's role in the application for university title by a non-UGC funded institution

October to December 2017

There were no new entries in this quarter.

2018

January to March 2018

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Whether UGC and RGC are using "Relative Citation Ratio"
2	Policy regarding data management plans
3	Number of journal articles or other research output of UGC-funded research students from 2014/15 to 2016/17 academic years

April to June 2018

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Documents regarding the 2016-19 and 2019-22 Triennium Planning Exercises
2	Statistics on non-local students and African research postgraduates from 2008 to 2018

July to September 2018

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC-funded bachelor's degree programme

October to December 2018

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Statistics on student intakes of University Grants Committee-funded programmes
2	Approved first-year-first-degree student intakes of the teacher education programmes on liberal studies
3	Number of journal articles or other research output of UGC-funded research students from 2014/15 to 2016/17 academic years
4	Number of local students enrolled in part-time research postgraduate programmes at UGC-funded universities from 2013/14 to 2017/18 academic years

2019

January to March 2019

There were no new entries in this quarter.

April to June 2019

There were no new entries in this quarter.

July to September 2019

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	A copy of the service agreements signed between the Government and the six UGC-funded universities concerned under Hostel Development Fund.
2	Policy regarding open access to publications resulting from research funded by the Research Grants Council

October to December 2019

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC-funded bachelor's degree programme

2020

January to March 2020

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Arrangement of Telephone Hotline in the Department
2	Website to access open tender

April to June 2020

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Statistics on first-year student intake and enrolment of University Grants Committee-funded sub-degree, undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years
2	Enquiry on The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

July to September 2020

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	A copy of service agreements signed between the Government and the six UGC-funded universities concerned under Hostel Development Fund
2	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC-funded bachelor’s degree programme

October – December 2020

There were no new entries in this quarter.

2021

January to March 2021

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Policy regarding open access to research outputs generated from research funded by the Research Grants Council

April to June 2021

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Information related to the methodology of determining the relative cost weighting for the University Grants Committee-funded Chinese Medicine programmes
2	Recruitment exercise of Workman II of University Grants Committee Secretariat

July to September 2021

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines on "Inter-institutional transfer of student taking a full-time UGC-funded bachelor’s degree programme"

October – December 2021

There were no new entries in this quarter.

2022

January to March 2022

There were no new entries in this quarter.

April to June 2022

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Information on UGC policies on the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
2	Employment situation of graduates of full-time UGC-funded programmes by university, level of study, employment situation and occupation from 2009/10 to 2019/20 academic years

July to September 2022

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Enquiry on actual admission of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education programmes of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Education University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong, including key learning area and study mode
2	First-year admissions, graduates and employment situation of UGC-funded full-time Bachelor of Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education by programme category from 2017/18 to 2021/22

October to December 2022

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Enquiry on (1) the latest full environmental report / environmental performance report / sustainability report of UGC and (2) the decarbonisation target of UGC after Government launched the Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050 in 2021, including but not limited to the targets of energy saving, waste reduction, etc. and the decarbonisation measures, including but not limited to actions of energy saving, waste reduction, etc.
2	Information on supplementary grants to the UGC-funded universities for price adjustment on the basis of civil service pay adjustment

Entry number

Information requested and released

Enquiry on (1) the latest full environmental report / environmental performance report / sustainability report of UGC and (2) the decarbonisation target of UGC after Government launched the Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050 in 2021, including but not limited to the targets of energy saving, waste reduction, etc. and the decarbonisation measures, including but not limited to actions of energy saving, waste reduction, etc.

Information on supplementary grants to the UGC-funded universities for price adjustment on the basis of civil service pay adjustment

2023

January 2023 to March 2023

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Academic staff intake of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2017/18 to 2021/22 academic years Academic staff outflow of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2017/18 to 2021/22 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2017/18 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by place of origin and university, 2017/18 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group, place of origin and university, 2019/20 to 2021/22 academic years
2	Academic staff intake of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2012/13 to 2016/17 academic years Academic staff outflow of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2012/13 to 2016/17 academic years Academic staff intake of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group, staff grade and university, 2012/13 to 2021/22 academic years Academic staff outflow UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group, staff grade and university, 2012/13 to 2021/22 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group and university, 2012/13 to 2016/17 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group, staff grade and university, 2012/13 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by place of origin, staff grade and university, 2017/18 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost centre group, staff grade, place of origin and university, 2019/20 to 2021/22 academic years
3	Information request about admissions to the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) at the PCLL providers (HKU, CUHK and CityU) for entry in each academic year from 2018/19 to 2022/23

April 2023 to June 2023

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	The statistics on First-year Admissions, Graduates and Employment Situation of UGC-funded Full-time Bachelor of Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education by Gender and Programme Category in 2016/17 to 2021/22
2	Enquiry on (1) funding allocations of competitive research funding schemes from 2020 to 2022/2023; (2) allocations of General Research Fund by subject discipline from 2020 to 2022/2023; (3) statistics of research outputs arising directly from projects / conferences funded under various funding schemes from 2020 to 2022/2023; and (4) Amount of recurrent grants for UGC-funded universities in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23

Entry number

Information requested and released

The statistics on First-year Admissions, Graduates and Employment Situation of UGC-funded Full-time Bachelor of Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education by Gender and Programme Category in 2016/17 to 2021/22

Enquiry on (1) funding allocations of competitive research funding schemes from 2020 to 2022/2023; (2) allocations of General Research Fund by subject discipline from 2020 to 2022/2023; (3) statistics of research outputs arising directly from projects / conferences funded under various funding schemes from 2020 to 2022/2023; and (4) Amount of recurrent grants for UGC-funded universities in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23

July 2023 to September 2023

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC-funded bachelor’s degree programme Statistics on the number of inter-institutional transfer cases of local students of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes for 2022/23 academic year
2	Enquiry on inter-institutional transfer and over-enrolment policy of UGC-funded programmes
3	Approved First-year-first-degree (FYFD) Intake Places of UGC-funded Manpower-Planned Undergraduate Programmes by University and Programme in 2022/23 Academic Year Approved Senior Year Intake Places of UGC-funded Undergraduate Programmes by University and Programme in 2022/23 Academic Year

October 2023 to December 2023

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Request for information on the policy or guideline of the work-from-home arrangement of government employees
2	Statistics and information on student numbers and student hostels of University Grants Committee-funded universities.

2024

January 2024 to March 2024

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Enquiry on (1) number of civil servants and contract staffs of University and Polytechnic Grants Committee as at 1 February 1987, 1 February 1988, 1 February 1989; and (2) number of civil servants and contract staffs of University Grants Committee as at 1 February 2023

April 2024 to June 2024

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC funded bachelor’s degree programme Statistics on the number of inter-institutional transfer cases of local students of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes in 2022/23 academic year Employment situation of graduates of full-time UGC-funded programmes by university, level of study, employment situation and occupation, 2012/13 to 2022/23 academic years
2	The number of fellowships awardees of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme by university and programme in the 2023/24 academic year
3	Information on research projects of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (formerly known as Hang Seng Management College) funded under the Competitive Research Funding Scheme for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector under the Research Grants Council

July 2024 to September 2024

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Guidelines related to the enrolment and admission monitoring to UGC-funded universities on both annual and triennial basis
2	Documents regarding the Planning Exercise for the 2016-19, 2019-22 and 2022-25 triennia
3	Information on student hostels of University Grants Committee-funded universities.
4	Number of inter-institutional transfer cases of local students of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes in 2023/24 academic year
5	First-year-first-degree intake places and senior year intake places of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes by university in 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic year
6	Staff number in academic departments of UGC-funded universities with salaries wholly funded by general funds by university, staff grade and sex in 2023/24 academic year

October 2024 to December 2024

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	First-year-first-degree Intake Places of UGC-funded Manpower-Planned Undergraduate Programmes by University and Programme in 2023/24 Academic Year Senior Year Intake Places of UGC-funded Undergraduate Programmes by University and Programme in 2023/24 Academic Year
2	Definition of statistical data items listed in the Guidance Notes of Common Data Collection Format
3	List of data items collected in Common Data Collection Format
4	Information on (1) the number of applicants offered appointment, (2) the number of applicants placed on the waiting list in the recruitment exercise of Research Administrator I advertised in Jul 2024
5	Enquiry on non-compliance with non-local enrolment rules since the 2019/20 academic year and the actions taken by the UGC. Request for access to correspondence with universities or meeting minutes kept by the Government, regarding the over-enrolment of non-local students since the 2019/20 academic year.

January 2025 to March 2025

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Situation of integration and dissemination of collected data
2	Guidelines on inter-institutional transfer by students taking a full-time UGC funded bachelor’s degree programme Number of inter-institutional transfer cases of local students of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes in 2022/23 academic year Employment situation of graduates of full-time UGC funded programmes, 2012/13 to 2022/23 academic years
3	Contents of Common Data Collection Format
4	Senior year intake places of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes and first-year-first-degree intake places of UGC-funded manpower-planned undergraduate programmes in 2024/25 academic year

April 2025 to June 2025

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	The number of application to first-year-first-degree programmes through routes other than JUPAS by university and highest qualification from 2019/20 to 2024/25 academic years
2	The senior year intakes places and senior year admissions of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes by university and programme from 2019/20 to 2024/25 academic years
3	Senior year admissions through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied from 2020/21 to 2023/24 academic years
4	First-year-first-degree admissions through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied from 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
5	Senior year admissions through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied in 2024/25 academic year
6	The number of application to first-year-first-degree programmes through routes other than JUPAS by university, whether local applicant and highest qualification from 2019/20 to 2024/25 academic years
7	Enquiry on the admission requirements of the Graduate Entry Track of HKU MBBS and CUHK MBChB

July 2025 to September 2025

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Non-local student enrolment of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes at the City University of Hong Kong by regions, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
2	Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost center group, staff grade and university, 2017/18 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by place of origin, staff grade and university, 2017/18 to 2018/19 academic years Academic staff number of UGC-funded universities by departmental cost center group, staff grade, place of origin, and university, 2019/20 to 2024/25 academic years Student enrolment of UGC-funded programmes by level of study, place of origin and university, 2010/11 to 2024/25 academic years
3	Student admission to first-year-first-degree (FYFD) and senior year programmes through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
4	Student admission to first-year-first-degree (FYFD) programmes through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
5	Student admission to senior year programmes through routes other than JUPAS by university, programme and institution previously studied, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
6	Student admission to first-year-first-degree (FYFD) programmes by university, programme and admission route, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years Student admission to senior year programmes by university and programme, 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years
7	Local student enrolment of UGC-funded programmes by university, 2020/21-2024/25 academic years
8	Student admission to UGC-funded programmes through JUPAS by university and programme, 2020/21-2024/25 academic years
9	The list of staff members in Administrative Officer (AO) and Executive Officer (EO) grades currently serving in University Grants Committee Secretariat
10	Information on student hostels of University Grants Committee-funded universities.
11	Number of awardees of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme by universities and programmes from 2022/23 to 2024/25 academic years

October 2025 to December 2025

Entry number	Information requested and released
1	Number of inter-institutional transfer cases of local students of UGC-funded undergraduate programmes by institution and programme from 2022/23 to 2024/25 academic year
2	Student Admissions (Headcount) of the UGC-funded Programme "Postgraduate Certificate in Laws" by University and Mode of Study, 2024/25 Academic Year
3	Approved Senior Year Intake Places of UGC-funded Undergraduate Programmes by University and Programme in 2026/27 Academic Year
4	Information on student hostels of University Grants Committee-funded universities

Note: The disclosure log does not cover requests from individual persons/companies for information about themselves and their complaint cases, or requests for information already published or available through an existing charged service.