[3] In 1957, the government gave the college land on Waterloo Road to build a permanent campus, which was completed in 1966.

After this bill became law, the college instead began to receive funding from the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee.

[6][7] The emblem of Hong Kong Baptist University consists of three pictorial elements: the Bible, waves and knots.

The waves, on the other hand, symbolise both Hong Kong's geographic nature as an island while echoing Confucius' dictum that "the wise love water" and the University's continuing effort to improve its educational quality.

The knots, the final symbol, illustrate that within God's embrace, Christians are harmoniously linked and loved.

The logo, embodying a book and water motifs, was adopted after the institution was granted its university status in 1994.

The acronym "BU" coupled with the outlined book on the logo resembles the Chinese characters of welcome (迎) and progress (進), conceptualising the merging of eastern and western cultures.

Prior to Hong Kong's handover, the colony's governor was the de jure chancellor of the university.

In 1970, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, Dr. and Mrs. Lam donated half a million dollars towards the construction of the auditorium.

[17] With the advent of the digital era, HKBU Library has placed more emphasis on electronic resources to facilitate learning and research.

The rest of the academic activities are based in Madam Chan Wu Wan Kwai School of Continuing Education Tower on campus, and acquired a 48,000 sq.