The University is committed to nurturing a positive, supportive, and respectful learning environment to underpin a productive and generative learning culture. Students undertake to follow the Code of Academic Conduct to enable members of the campus community to attain their academic and personal aspirations.
Plagiarism has become an increasingly serious problem in the University. It is aggravated by the easy access to a wide range of materials available on the internet. The situation is particularly severe in course assessment involving submission of report/poster/presentation, where students have been caught copying materials in bulk. Plagiarism is regarded as a very serious offence in the academic world. It constitutes academic theft – the offender has ‘stolen’ the work of others and presented the stolen work as if it were his or her own. It goes to the integrity and honesty of a person. It stifles creativity and originality, and defeats the purpose of education.
In this University, plagiarism is a disciplinary offence and may be considered by the University’s Disciplinary Committee for possible disciplinary action. Any student who commits the offence is liable to disciplinary action. You may refer to the relevant information available at https://tl.hku.hk/plagiarism/ to avoid committing such an offence.
The University encourages the thoughtful and appropriate use of AI tools to support learning. However, any misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI generated work as your own independent work constitutes academic misconduct under HKU regulations and may lead to disciplinary action.
Students are expected to:
- Follow course‑specific rules: Always comply with your teacher’s instructions on whether, when, and how AI may be used for a particular course, assignment, or assessment.
- Be transparent when required: Where AI use is allowed and disclosure is required, clearly indicate which tools you used and for what purpose.
- Maintain genuine personal contribution: AI must not replace your own thinking, analysis, or problem‑solving. Work submitted for assessment should reflect your own understanding.
- Use AI responsibly: You are fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity and originality of any work you submit, regardless of whether AI tools were used.
For details, students should refer to the University “Academic Integrity and University-wide Core Principles for Using AI in Teaching and Assessment” available at the HKU Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre webpage: https://talic.hku.hk/innovation/ai-ethics/core-principles/#academic-integrity.