Follow the instructor’s instructions for each assessed task. Faculty of Law permits only teacher-authorized uses and requires the applicable declaration. Institutional tool access is not coursework permission.
CourseworkThe University of Hong Kong
Follow the assessment instructions
Status & scope
Public TALIC guidance; Faculty of Law requirements only where identified.
Follow the instructor’s instructions for each assessed task. Faculty of Law permits only teacher-authorized uses and requires the applicable declaration. Institutional tool access is not coursework permission.
Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
clm-hku-assessment-instructor-instructions
Transparency; public teaching guidance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 6696–6889; part 1/1.
In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
clm-hku-law-permitted-ai-declaration
Plagiarism and the Misuse of Generative and other AI tools in assessment; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2522–2804; part 1/1.
Public guidance covers assessment instructions, but the obtained sources do not establish general permission to use AI in examinations. Check the exact exam instructions.
ExamsThe University of Hong Kong
Check the exact exam rules
Status & scope
General assessment guidance; no captured university-wide exam permission.
Public guidance covers assessment instructions, but the obtained sources do not establish general permission to use AI in examinations. Check the exact exam instructions.
Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
clm-hku-assessment-instructor-instructions
Transparency; public teaching guidance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 6696–6889; part 1/1.
Document and acknowledge specific research use. Research students should declare and specify AI use at thesis submission. Faculty of Law requires the cover-sheet declaration for teacher-permitted assignment use.
DisclosureThe University of Hong Kong
Requirements depend on scope
Status & scope
Research documentation requirements; recommended thesis declaration; Faculty of Law assignment declaration.
Document and acknowledge specific research use. Research students should declare and specify AI use at thesis submission. Faculty of Law requires the cover-sheet declaration for teacher-permitted assignment use.
Original official evidence
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Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU
28. All statements and claims made in a research publication, including a research thesis for degree conferral, are attributed to the named author(s), all of whom are regarded as having endorsed the statements and claims made in the publication. It is critical that all authors take responsibility for the text, figures, tables, modelling, or art forms that are presented in any research output, including publication in journal articles, book chapters, books, conference presentations, exhibitions, or any other dissemination methods. The norms of different academic disciplines may involve different uses of GenAI tools in preparing research publications. However, in all disciplines, the direct us
HKU requires the specific use of GenAI in the research process to be duly documented and acknowledged, in addition to citing human authors of published work. Authors remain responsible for all statements and claims in research outputs.
clm-hku-research-output-documentation
Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 12598–13298; part 1/2.
e or reproduction of GenAI generated text runs the risk of plagiarism if due acknowledgement is not given to the human author of the original text. In addition to citing the human author of published work, the specific use of the GenAI system in the research process must be duly documented and acknowledged.
HKU requires the specific use of GenAI in the research process to be duly documented and acknowledged, in addition to citing human authors of published work. Authors remain responsible for all statements and claims in research outputs.
clm-hku-research-output-documentation
Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 13298–13606; part 2/2.
35. Students and assistants should seek approval from their supervisors on plans to use GenAI tools in the research process, and the usage should be well documented. Research students should also declare their use of GenAI tools and specify their usage at the time of thesis submission for examination.
Students and research assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use of GenAI and document the use. Research students should declare and specify such use at thesis submission for examination.
In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
clm-hku-law-permitted-ai-declaration
Plagiarism and the Misuse of Generative and other AI tools in assessment; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2522–2804; part 1/1.
Research data use is subject to verification, participant consent and confidentiality conditions. HKU GenAI App/API personal-data use requires consent and masking; avoid PII or confidential information in web-search-enabled prompts.
Privacy & sensitive dataThe University of Hong Kong
Consent and data safeguards
Status & scope
Research data safeguards and separately scoped HKU GenAI App/API conditions.
Research data use is subject to verification, participant consent and confidentiality conditions. HKU GenAI App/API personal-data use requires consent and masking; avoid PII or confidential information in web-search-enabled prompts.
Original official evidence
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Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU
20. Use of GenAI for experimentation, data collection, and data analysis is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified that the GenAI tool used is accurate, unbiased and fit- for-purpose for the specific research study; c. the researcher has verified the veracity of all the raw and processed data; d. confidentiality and privacy of data from research participants are respected and not shared or disclosed outside the scope of this study without prior consent; e. no proprietary data or data under the control of a data sharing agreement is disclosed to external parties, such as a cloud-based GenAI service provi
HKU allows GenAI for experimentation, data collection and analysis only with documentation, fit-for-purpose and data verification, participant confidentiality and prior consent for disclosure beyond the study, protection of proprietary or agreement-controlled data, and applicable ethics-approved participant information for ultra-realistic generated materials.
clm-hku-research-data-analysis-conditions
Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9182–9882; part 1/2.
der; and f. research participants are appropriately informed as per any approved ethics committee such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) if ultra-realistic GenAI-created materials are used as part of the research study. C. Use of GenAI tools to generate computer code of research
HKU allows GenAI for experimentation, data collection and analysis only with documentation, fit-for-purpose and data verification, participant confidentiality and prior consent for disclosure beyond the study, protection of proprietary or agreement-controlled data, and applicable ethics-approved participant information for ultra-realistic generated materials.
clm-hku-research-data-analysis-conditions
Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9882–10214; part 2/2.
If you use personal data, whether your own or that of others, in your interactions with HKU GenAI App and APIs in HKU ITS API Developer Portal, you are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from the data subject(s) for the use and processing of their data with AI, exercising data masking practices, and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection guidelines, frameworks, and governance policies.
HKU GenAI App and API users who use personal data are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from data subjects, masking data and complying with applicable data-protection governance. Users are strictly advised against sharing PII or confidential University information in web-search-enabled prompts.
clm-hku-genai-personal-data-consent
Data Protection; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 3300–3709; part 1/1.
HKU provides GenAI App and API access with student/staff quotas. GitHub Education eligibility, GPU research access and Microsoft licence prerequisites differ. These services do not grant assessment permission.
Approved toolsThe University of Hong Kong
Access and quotas apply
Status & scope
Tool access, eligibility, cost and data conditions; no general coursework permission.
HKU provides GenAI App and API access with student/staff quotas. GitHub Education eligibility, GPU research access and Microsoft licence prerequisites differ. These services do not grant assessment permission.
ChatGPT in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
GPT Image in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
DeepSeek in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
Gemini in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
GLM in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
Qwen in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
ITS provides the university-wide HKU GenAI web application and HKU ITS API Developer Portal for HKU staff and students to access generative AI resources for their teaching and learning, work, and research tasks.
HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
GitHub Copilot Pro is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
cl-the-university-of-hong-kong-github-copilot-65
Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 767–887; part 1/1.
HKU AI Computing Platform is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
Follow the formal research guidelines: verify data and code, retain human authorship, document use and seek supervisor approval as recommended. Research interpretation and peer review have specific restrictions.
Research & publicationThe University of Hong Kong
Formal research conditions
Status & scope
HKU researchers, including staff, students and visitors; clauses and physical pages in the evidence.
Follow the formal research guidelines: verify data and code, retain human authorship, document use and seek supervisor approval as recommended. Research interpretation and peer review have specific restrictions.
Original official evidence
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Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU
11. Use of GenAI for ideation and background research is only acceptable if • this specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; • the researcher has verified the accuracy, fairness, and originality (or lack of originality) of text, figures, table and data generated by a GenAI tool; • the researcher has verified that all relevant external primary sources are cited and represented fully and fairly; and • the use of GenAI does not inevitably disclose patentable inventions.
HKU permits GenAI for research ideation and background research only with documentation and acknowledgement, verification of accuracy, fairness and originality, fair representation and citation of primary sources, and protection against inevitable disclosure of patentable inventions.
clm-hku-research-ideation-conditions
Physical PDF page 2; section 11; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 5392–5893; part 1/1.
20. Use of GenAI for experimentation, data collection, and data analysis is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified that the GenAI tool used is accurate, unbiased and fit- for-purpose for the specific research study; c. the researcher has verified the veracity of all the raw and processed data; d. confidentiality and privacy of data from research participants are respected and not shared or disclosed outside the scope of this study without prior consent; e. no proprietary data or data under the control of a data sharing agreement is disclosed to external parties, such as a cloud-based GenAI service provi
HKU allows GenAI for experimentation, data collection and analysis only with documentation, fit-for-purpose and data verification, participant confidentiality and prior consent for disclosure beyond the study, protection of proprietary or agreement-controlled data, and applicable ethics-approved participant information for ultra-realistic generated materials.
clm-hku-research-data-analysis-conditions
Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9182–9882; part 1/2.
der; and f. research participants are appropriately informed as per any approved ethics committee such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) if ultra-realistic GenAI-created materials are used as part of the research study. C. Use of GenAI tools to generate computer code of research
HKU allows GenAI for experimentation, data collection and analysis only with documentation, fit-for-purpose and data verification, participant confidentiality and prior consent for disclosure beyond the study, protection of proprietary or agreement-controlled data, and applicable ethics-approved participant information for ultra-realistic generated materials.
clm-hku-research-data-analysis-conditions
Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9882–10214; part 2/2.
23. Use of GenAI to generate computer code for research is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified the correctness of the algorithm and software with respect to the intended use of the researcher; and c. the researcher conducts and reports adequate testing to ensure the software’s behaviours are well within user expectation.
HKU permits GenAI-generated research code only with documented and acknowledged use, verification of algorithms and software, and adequate testing that is conducted and reported.
clm-hku-research-code-verification
Physical PDF page 4; section 23; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 10615–11030; part 1/1.
24. Researchers who do not have adequate training to verify computer algorithms, source code, and perform software testing should not use GenAI to generate computer code for research. They should collaborate with other researchers who have those skills, such that the research team can take responsibility for the resulting software and analysis results.
Researchers lacking the training to verify algorithms, source code and software tests should not use GenAI to generate research code; they should collaborate with researchers who can take responsibility for the software and analysis.
clm-hku-research-code-skills
Physical PDF page 4; section 24; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 11031–11385; part 1/1.
27. In most academic disciplines, interpretation of data in a research study can be regarded as a core element of intellectual and original contribution of scientific research. The researcher is ultimately accountable for all the claims made in the study. Therefore, in general the use of GenAI in generating content, including text and figures that can be seen as interpretation of research finding is not allowed. If the use of the GenAI tool is unavoidable, it should be limited in scope and duly acknowledged and reported. E. Use of GenAI tools for research output / publication
In general, HKU does not allow GenAI-generated text or figures that constitute interpretation of research findings. Unavoidable use should be limited in scope, acknowledged and reported.
clm-hku-research-interpretation-restriction
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28. All statements and claims made in a research publication, including a research thesis for degree conferral, are attributed to the named author(s), all of whom are regarded as having endorsed the statements and claims made in the publication. It is critical that all authors take responsibility for the text, figures, tables, modelling, or art forms that are presented in any research output, including publication in journal articles, book chapters, books, conference presentations, exhibitions, or any other dissemination methods. The norms of different academic disciplines may involve different uses of GenAI tools in preparing research publications. However, in all disciplines, the direct us
HKU requires the specific use of GenAI in the research process to be duly documented and acknowledged, in addition to citing human authors of published work. Authors remain responsible for all statements and claims in research outputs.
clm-hku-research-output-documentation
Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 12598–13298; part 1/2.
e or reproduction of GenAI generated text runs the risk of plagiarism if due acknowledgement is not given to the human author of the original text. In addition to citing the human author of published work, the specific use of the GenAI system in the research process must be duly documented and acknowledged.
HKU requires the specific use of GenAI in the research process to be duly documented and acknowledged, in addition to citing human authors of published work. Authors remain responsible for all statements and claims in research outputs.
clm-hku-research-output-documentation
Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 13298–13606; part 2/2.
29. Use of GenAI tools to support language editing and to translate or improve the quality of text written by the author is generally acceptable. However, GenAI generated texts should be reviewed and edited before being incorporated into the thesis/published work. Importantly it is worth noting that direct or extensive use of GenAI tools in the thesis writing process without significant human input is not allowed and may undermine the publishability of the thesis. The author is responsible for verifying the accuracy of the edited or translated text and for eliminating any AI-generated biases. Acknowledgement of this GenAI use should be done in accordance with the editorial policy of specific
GenAI language editing and translation of author-written text are generally acceptable at HKU, subject to review, accuracy and bias checks and publisher acknowledgement rules. Direct or extensive GenAI use in thesis writing without significant human input is not allowed.
clm-hku-thesis-writing-human-input
Physical PDF page 5; section 29; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 13607–14307; part 1/2.
GenAI language editing and translation of author-written text are generally acceptable at HKU, subject to review, accuracy and bias checks and publisher acknowledgement rules. Direct or extensive GenAI use in thesis writing without significant human input is not allowed.
clm-hku-thesis-writing-human-input
Physical PDF page 5; section 29; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14307–14331; part 2/2.
30. Use of GenAI tools to support image enhancement of figures that contain primary data is only acceptable if such modifications do not alter the interpretation of the data. 31. No AI-generated images and other data should be mis-represented as experimental data. F. Use of GenAI tools for peer reviewing research papers or funding applications
GenAI enhancement of research figures containing primary data is acceptable only if it does not alter interpretation. AI-generated images or other data should not be misrepresented as experimental data.
clm-hku-research-images-integrity
Physical PDF page 5; section 30–31; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14332–14677; part 1/1.
32. The use of cloud-based commercial AI platforms has the potential to inadvertently disclose the content of papers or funding applications under review, thus violating the integrity and confidentiality of the established double-blind peer review process. Therefore, the use of GenAI in peer review of research output and funding applications is not acceptable.
35. Students and assistants should seek approval from their supervisors on plans to use GenAI tools in the research process, and the usage should be well documented. Research students should also declare their use of GenAI tools and specify their usage at the time of thesis submission for examination.
Students and research assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use of GenAI and document the use. Research students should declare and specify such use at thesis submission for examination.
Misrepresentation of AI work violates HKU teaching guidance. Faculty of Law may use educational or academic responses and disciplinary referral; sanctions are not automatic.
Academic integrityThe University of Hong Kong
Scope and circumstances matter
Status & scope
TALIC teaching guidance; separately identified Faculty of Law handling.
Misrepresentation of AI work violates HKU teaching guidance. Faculty of Law may use educational or academic responses and disciplinary referral; sanctions are not automatic.
ANY misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI work as one’s own independent creative work violates the HKU regulations as well as generally accepted principles of community, integrity and honor. Violations will be referred to the university disciplinary committee.
HKU TALIC guidance identifies misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI work as independent creative work as violations of HKU regulations, with referral to the university disciplinary committee. This statement does not establish an automatic sanction.
clm-hku-ai-misrepresentation-integrity
Academic Integrity; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 5376–5638; part 1/1.
In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
clm-hku-law-permitted-ai-declaration
Plagiarism and the Misuse of Generative and other AI tools in assessment; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2522–2804; part 1/1.
When a teacher is satisfied that submitted work contains plagiarism or involves the misuse of generative and other AI tools, and that an educative response (usually involving re-writing and re-submission with a penalty) is not appropriate, then an academic response will be adopted, pursuant to which the plagiarized work may be given a mark of zero or a reduced mark. In addition, the matter may be treated as a disciplinary offence (just like the case of cheating during an examination) and referred to the University’s Disciplinary Committee under Statute XXXI of the University’s Statutes and the Disciplinary Committee Regulations.
For HKU Faculty of Law assessed work, an educative response may involve rewriting and resubmission with a penalty. Where this is not appropriate, an academic response may reduce the mark or give zero. Misuse may also be referred as a disciplinary offence; this is not automatic expulsion.
clm-hku-law-ai-misuse-responses
Academic and disciplinary responses; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2805–3441; part 1/1.
Teachers must explain acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Research students and assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use.
Teaching guidanceThe University of Hong Kong
Explain assessment expectations
Status & scope
Teachers and course activities; separate research supervision recommendation.
Teachers must explain acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Research students and assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use.
Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
clm-hku-assessment-instructor-instructions
Transparency; public teaching guidance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 6696–6889; part 1/1.
35. Students and assistants should seek approval from their supervisors on plans to use GenAI tools in the research process, and the usage should be well documented. Research students should also declare their use of GenAI tools and specify their usage at the time of thesis submission for examination.
Students and research assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use of GenAI and document the use. Research students should declare and specify such use at thesis submission for examination.
If you use personal data, whether your own or that of others, in your interactions with HKU GenAI App and APIs in HKU ITS API Developer Portal, you are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from the data subject(s) for the use and processing of their data with AI, exercising data masking practices, and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection guidelines, frameworks, and governance policies.
HKU GenAI App and API users who use personal data are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from data subjects, masking data and complying with applicable data-protection governance. Users are strictly advised against sharing PII or confidential University information in web-search-enabled prompts.
clm-hku-genai-personal-data-consent
Data Protection; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 3300–3709; part 1/1.
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
Original evidence and scope
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
clm-hku-assessment-instructor-instructions
Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.
Transparency; public teaching guidance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 6696–6889; part 1/1.
For Law assignments, declare teacher-permitted AI use on the cover sheet.
Requirement in this scope
For Law assignments, declare teacher-permitted AI use on the cover sheet.
Scope
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
Original evidence and scope
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
clm-hku-law-permitted-ai-declaration
In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.
Plagiarism and the Misuse of Generative and other AI tools in assessment; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2522–2804; part 1/1.
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
HKU permits GenAI-generated research code only with documented and acknowledged use, verification of algorithms and software, and adequate testing that is conducted and reported.
Original evidence and scope
HKU permits GenAI-generated research code only with documented and acknowledged use, verification of algorithms and software, and adequate testing that is conducted and reported.
clm-hku-research-code-verification
23. Use of GenAI to generate computer code for research is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified the correctness of the algorithm and software with respect to the intended use of the researcher; and c. the researcher conducts and reports adequate testing to ensure the software’s behaviours are well within user expectation.
Physical PDF page 4; section 23; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 10615–11030; part 1/1.
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
HKU does not accept use of GenAI in peer review of research outputs or funding applications because of integrity and confidentiality concerns.
Original evidence and scope
HKU does not accept use of GenAI in peer review of research outputs or funding applications because of integrity and confidentiality concerns.
clm-hku-research-peer-review-restriction
32. The use of cloud-based commercial AI platforms has the potential to inadvertently disclose the content of papers or funding applications under review, thus violating the integrity and confidentiality of the established double-blind peer review process. Therefore, the use of GenAI in peer review of research output and funding applications is not acceptable.
Physical PDF page 5; section 32; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14678–15040; part 1/1.
Do not misrepresent generated images as experimental data.
Requirement in this scope
Do not misrepresent generated images as experimental data.
Scope
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
GenAI enhancement of research figures containing primary data is acceptable only if it does not alter interpretation. AI-generated images or other data should not be misrepresented as experimental data.
Original evidence and scope
GenAI enhancement of research figures containing primary data is acceptable only if it does not alter interpretation. AI-generated images or other data should not be misrepresented as experimental data.
clm-hku-research-images-integrity
30. Use of GenAI tools to support image enhancement of figures that contain primary data is only acceptable if such modifications do not alter the interpretation of the data. 31. No AI-generated images and other data should be mis-represented as experimental data. F. Use of GenAI tools for peer reviewing research papers or funding applications
Physical PDF page 5; section 30–31; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14332–14677; part 1/1.
Do not assume a Law response is an automatic University-wide penalty.
Site advice
Do not assume a Law response is an automatic University-wide penalty.
Scope
Read each cited rule for its course, academic unit, activity and exceptions. Site advice does not create a university obligation.
For HKU Faculty of Law assessed work, an educative response may involve rewriting and resubmission with a penalty. Where this is not appropriate, an academic response may reduce the mark or give zero. Misuse may also be referred as a disciplinary offence; this is not automatic expulsion.
Original evidence and scope
For HKU Faculty of Law assessed work, an educative response may involve rewriting and resubmission with a penalty. Where this is not appropriate, an academic response may reduce the mark or give zero. Misuse may also be referred as a disciplinary offence; this is not automatic expulsion.
clm-hku-law-ai-misuse-responses
When a teacher is satisfied that submitted work contains plagiarism or involves the misuse of generative and other AI tools, and that an educative response (usually involving re-writing and re-submission with a penalty) is not appropriate, then an academic response will be adopted, pursuant to which the plagiarized work may be given a mark of zero or a reduced mark. In addition, the matter may be treated as a disciplinary offence (just like the case of cheating during an examination) and referred to the University’s Disciplinary Committee under Statute XXXI of the University’s Statutes and the Disciplinary Committee Regulations.
Academic and disciplinary responses; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2805–3441; part 1/1.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
Apply through GitHub Education using a GitHub account with 2FA and billing address (no payment method required); eligibility is verified. ITS describes application and activation, but live approval availability was not tested.
GitHub Copilot Pro · Access conditions
GitHub Copilot Pro through GitHub Education; block public-code matching suggestions and disable model training in the settings required by HKU.
Apply through GitHub Education using a GitHub account with 2FA and billing address (no payment method required); eligibility is verified. ITS describes application and activation, but live approval availability was not tested.
No additional charge through verified GitHub Education benefits.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
GPT Image in HKU GenAI AppOfficial recommendationRecorded as allowed in the source scope
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
GPT Image in HKU GenAI App · Access conditions
Image-generation model access through HKU GenAI.
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Quota-based: students receive 500,000 AI Credits monthly, shared across the app and API; additional credits may be purchased. Staff limits differ.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
DeepSeek in HKU GenAI AppOfficial recommendationRecorded as allowed in the source scope
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
DeepSeek in HKU GenAI App · Access conditions
DeepSeek model access through HKU GenAI.
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Quota-based: students receive 500,000 AI Credits monthly, shared across the app and API; additional credits may be purchased. Staff limits differ.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
GLM in HKU GenAI AppOfficial recommendationRecorded as allowed in the source scope
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
GLM in HKU GenAI App · Access conditions
GLM model access through HKU GenAI.
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Quota-based: students receive 500,000 AI Credits monthly, shared across the app and API; additional credits may be purchased. Staff limits differ.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
HKU GenAI AppOfficial recommendationRecorded as allowed in the source scope
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
HKU GenAI App · Access conditions
University-wide web application for GenAI resources.
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Quota-based: students receive 500,000 AI Credits monthly, shared across the app and API; additional credits may be purchased. Staff limits differ.
ITS provides the university-wide HKU GenAI web application and HKU ITS API Developer Portal for HKU staff and students to access generative AI resources for their teaching and learning, work, and research tasks.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
Qwen in HKU GenAI AppOfficial recommendationRecorded as allowed in the source scope
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Qwen in HKU GenAI App · Access conditions
Qwen model access through HKU GenAI.
HKU staff and students sign in to HKU GenAI App or the relevant ITS API Developer Portal. Check course instructions separately.
Quota-based: students receive 500,000 AI Credits monthly, shared across the app and API; additional credits may be purchased. Staff limits differ.
Students have monthly 500k AI Credits which will be replenished on the first day of each month. AI Credits apply across both HKU GenAI App and the API Developer Portal.
These tools have audience, mode or purpose limits; access is not established for all students.
Tools for specific users and service modes
Microsoft 365 CopilotInstitutional access / licenceConditions apply
Microsoft 365 Office Apps with an A3/A5 licence is a prerequisite. This source does not establish automatic Copilot entitlement for every student.
Microsoft 365 Copilot · Access conditions
Microsoft 365 Copilot; licence and procurement conditions must be checked.
Microsoft 365 Office Apps with an A3/A5 licence is a prerequisite. This source does not establish automatic Copilot entitlement for every student.
Staff and students who require advanced GPU resources for conducting AI/ML related research
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Academic Integrity 3 reviewed claims
HKU TALIC guidance identifies misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI work as independent creative work as violations of HKU regulations, with referral to the university disciplinary committee. This statement does not establish an automatic sanction.
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ANY misuse of AI or misrepresentation of AI work as one’s own independent creative work violates the HKU regulations as well as generally accepted principles of community, integrity and honor. Violations will be referred to the university disciplinary committee.
Evidence locator:Academic Integrity; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 5376–5638; part 1/1.
HKU Faculty of Law requires students to declare AI use on its assignment cover sheet where a teacher permits it for an assignment; failure to declare is treated as academic misconduct akin to plagiarism.
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Scope: Faculty of Law assessed written work; not a university-wide declaration form.
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In addition, the Faculty’s assignment cover sheet requires students to declare their use of AI tools, where this is permitted by a teacher for the purposes of an assignment. Failure to do so constitutes academic misconduct akin to plagiarism, and will be treated in the same manner.
Evidence locator:Plagiarism and the Misuse of Generative and other AI tools in assessment; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2522–2804; part 1/1.
For HKU Faculty of Law assessed work, an educative response may involve rewriting and resubmission with a penalty. Where this is not appropriate, an academic response may reduce the mark or give zero. Misuse may also be referred as a disciplinary offence; this is not automatic expulsion.
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Scope: Faculty of Law; conditional educational, academic and disciplinary handling.
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When a teacher is satisfied that submitted work contains plagiarism or involves the misuse of generative and other AI tools, and that an educative response (usually involving re-writing and re-submission with a penalty) is not appropriate, then an academic response will be adopted, pursuant to which the plagiarized work may be given a mark of zero or a reduced mark. In addition, the matter may be treated as a disciplinary offence (just like the case of cheating during an examination) and referred to the University’s Disciplinary Committee under Statute XXXI of the University’s Statutes and the Disciplinary Committee Regulations.
Evidence locator:Academic and disciplinary responses; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2805–3441; part 1/1.
Teaching 1 reviewed claim
HKU TALIC guidance requires teachers to clearly communicate acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Instructors decide how to integrate AI; institutional tool access does not determine permission for a particular assessment.
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Scope: Teachers and students; course and assessment instructions. Public guidance, not the inaccessible internal policy text.
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Teachers must be very clear in their guidance to students as to what is acceptable use of AI within the activities of their course and specifically on their assignments intended for assessment.
Evidence locator:Transparency; public teaching guidance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 6696–6889; part 1/1.
Privacy 3 reviewed claims
HKU states that input data used with generative AI should comply with data protection laws and university policies, and that users should avoid sharing sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information with GenAI platforms.
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Ensure input data used with GenAI complies with data protection laws and University policies. Avoid sharing sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information with GenAI platforms.
Evidence locator:General Principles of Responsible Use - Data Privacy and Confidentiality; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 3922–4103; part 1/1.
HKU allows GenAI for experimentation, data collection and analysis only with documentation, fit-for-purpose and data verification, participant confidentiality and prior consent for disclosure beyond the study, protection of proprietary or agreement-controlled data, and applicable ethics-approved participant information for ultra-realistic generated materials.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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20. Use of GenAI for experimentation, data collection, and data analysis is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified that the GenAI tool used is accurate, unbiased and fit- for-purpose for the specific research study; c. the researcher has verified the veracity of all the raw and processed data; d. confidentiality and privacy of data from research participants are respected and not shared or disclosed outside the scope of this study without prior consent; e. no proprietary data or data under the control of a data sharing agreement is disclosed to external parties, such as a cloud-based GenAI service provi
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9182–9882; part 1/2.
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der; and f. research participants are appropriately informed as per any approved ethics committee such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) if ultra-realistic GenAI-created materials are used as part of the research study. C. Use of GenAI tools to generate computer code of research
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 4; section 20; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 9882–10214; part 2/2.
HKU GenAI App and API users who use personal data are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from data subjects, masking data and complying with applicable data-protection governance. Users are strictly advised against sharing PII or confidential University information in web-search-enabled prompts.
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Scope: HKU GenAI App and ITS API Developer Portal users; not a blanket sensitive-research-data permission.
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If you use personal data, whether your own or that of others, in your interactions with HKU GenAI App and APIs in HKU ITS API Developer Portal, you are responsible for obtaining explicit consent from the data subject(s) for the use and processing of their data with AI, exercising data masking practices, and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection guidelines, frameworks, and governance policies.
Evidence locator:Data Protection; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 3300–3709; part 1/1.
Research 12 reviewed claims
HKU states that researchers should clearly disclose generative AI tool usage in research outputs, publications, and presentations, including the type of GenAI used, data sources, and potential limitations.
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Clearly disclose GenAI tool usage in research outputs, publications, or presentations, for example the type of GenAI used, data sources, and potential limitations. Maintain detailed documentation of GenAI prompts, outputs, and decision-making processes involving GenAI.
Evidence locator:General Principles of Responsible Use - Transparency and Disclosure; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 3616–3885; part 1/1.
HKU holds researchers responsible for the outputs generated by generative AI and their implications; GenAI should be used as a support tool, not a substitute for critical analysis and human expertise.
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Researchers are responsible for the outputs generated by GenAI and their implications.
Evidence locator:General Principles - Accountability; Best Practices - Limit Over-Reliance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 4484–4570; part 1/1.
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Limit Over-Reliance: Use GenAI as a support tool, not a substitute for critical analysis and human expertise.
Evidence locator:General Principles - Accountability; Best Practices - Limit Over-Reliance; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 5155–5264; part 1/1.
HKU states that researchers should ensure generative AI use does not infringe existing intellectual property rights or compromise research output ownership.
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Ensure that the use of GenAI does not infringe on existing rights or compromise research outputs ownership.
Evidence locator:General Principles of Responsible Use - Respect Intellectual Property and Ownership; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 4358–4465; part 1/1.
HKU permits GenAI for research ideation and background research only with documentation and acknowledgement, verification of accuracy, fairness and originality, fair representation and citation of primary sources, and protection against inevitable disclosure of patentable inventions.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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11. Use of GenAI for ideation and background research is only acceptable if • this specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; • the researcher has verified the accuracy, fairness, and originality (or lack of originality) of text, figures, table and data generated by a GenAI tool; • the researcher has verified that all relevant external primary sources are cited and represented fully and fairly; and • the use of GenAI does not inevitably disclose patentable inventions.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 2; section 11; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 5392–5893; part 1/1.
HKU permits GenAI-generated research code only with documented and acknowledged use, verification of algorithms and software, and adequate testing that is conducted and reported.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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23. Use of GenAI to generate computer code for research is only acceptable if a. the specific usage of the GenAI system is duly documented and acknowledged; b. the researcher has verified the correctness of the algorithm and software with respect to the intended use of the researcher; and c. the researcher conducts and reports adequate testing to ensure the software’s behaviours are well within user expectation.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 4; section 23; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 10615–11030; part 1/1.
Researchers lacking the training to verify algorithms, source code and software tests should not use GenAI to generate research code; they should collaborate with researchers who can take responsibility for the software and analysis.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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24. Researchers who do not have adequate training to verify computer algorithms, source code, and perform software testing should not use GenAI to generate computer code for research. They should collaborate with other researchers who have those skills, such that the research team can take responsibility for the resulting software and analysis results.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 4; section 24; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 11031–11385; part 1/1.
In general, HKU does not allow GenAI-generated text or figures that constitute interpretation of research findings. Unavoidable use should be limited in scope, acknowledged and reported.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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27. In most academic disciplines, interpretation of data in a research study can be regarded as a core element of intellectual and original contribution of scientific research. The researcher is ultimately accountable for all the claims made in the study. Therefore, in general the use of GenAI in generating content, including text and figures that can be seen as interpretation of research finding is not allowed. If the use of the GenAI tool is unavoidable, it should be limited in scope and duly acknowledged and reported. E. Use of GenAI tools for research output / publication
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 27; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 12015–12597; part 1/1.
HKU requires the specific use of GenAI in the research process to be duly documented and acknowledged, in addition to citing human authors of published work. Authors remain responsible for all statements and claims in research outputs.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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28. All statements and claims made in a research publication, including a research thesis for degree conferral, are attributed to the named author(s), all of whom are regarded as having endorsed the statements and claims made in the publication. It is critical that all authors take responsibility for the text, figures, tables, modelling, or art forms that are presented in any research output, including publication in journal articles, book chapters, books, conference presentations, exhibitions, or any other dissemination methods. The norms of different academic disciplines may involve different uses of GenAI tools in preparing research publications. However, in all disciplines, the direct us
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 12598–13298; part 1/2.
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e or reproduction of GenAI generated text runs the risk of plagiarism if due acknowledgement is not given to the human author of the original text. In addition to citing the human author of published work, the specific use of the GenAI system in the research process must be duly documented and acknowledged.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 28; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 13298–13606; part 2/2.
GenAI language editing and translation of author-written text are generally acceptable at HKU, subject to review, accuracy and bias checks and publisher acknowledgement rules. Direct or extensive GenAI use in thesis writing without significant human input is not allowed.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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29. Use of GenAI tools to support language editing and to translate or improve the quality of text written by the author is generally acceptable. However, GenAI generated texts should be reviewed and edited before being incorporated into the thesis/published work. Importantly it is worth noting that direct or extensive use of GenAI tools in the thesis writing process without significant human input is not allowed and may undermine the publishability of the thesis. The author is responsible for verifying the accuracy of the edited or translated text and for eliminating any AI-generated biases. Acknowledgement of this GenAI use should be done in accordance with the editorial policy of specific
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 29; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 13607–14307; part 1/2.
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journals or publishers.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 29; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14307–14331; part 2/2.
GenAI enhancement of research figures containing primary data is acceptable only if it does not alter interpretation. AI-generated images or other data should not be misrepresented as experimental data.
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Scope: Researchers conducting research at HKU, under HKU auspices or with HKU resources; including staff, students and visitors.
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30. Use of GenAI tools to support image enhancement of figures that contain primary data is only acceptable if such modifications do not alter the interpretation of the data. 31. No AI-generated images and other data should be mis-represented as experimental data. F. Use of GenAI tools for peer reviewing research papers or funding applications
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 30–31; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14332–14677; part 1/1.
HKU does not accept use of GenAI in peer review of research outputs or funding applications because of integrity and confidentiality concerns.
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32. The use of cloud-based commercial AI platforms has the potential to inadvertently disclose the content of papers or funding applications under review, thus violating the integrity and confidentiality of the established double-blind peer review process. Therefore, the use of GenAI in peer review of research output and funding applications is not acceptable.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 5; section 32; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 14678–15040; part 1/1.
Students and research assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use of GenAI and document the use. Research students should declare and specify such use at thesis submission for examination.
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35. Students and assistants should seek approval from their supervisors on plans to use GenAI tools in the research process, and the usage should be well documented. Research students should also declare their use of GenAI tools and specify their usage at the time of thesis submission for examination.
Evidence locator:Physical PDF page 6; section 35; dated 8 September 2025, Senate approval 23 September 2025.; raw_pdf_bytes; quote characters 15891–16193; part 1/1.
AI tool use 10 reviewed claims
ChatGPT in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
GPT Image in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
DeepSeek in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
Gemini in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
GitHub Copilot Pro is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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GitHub Copilot Pro is available to all HKU staff and students at no additional charge through GitHub Education benefits.
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 767–887; part 1/1.
GLM in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
HKU AI Computing Platform is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Staff and students who require advanced GPU resources for conducting AI/ML related research
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 455–546; part 1/1.
HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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ITS provides the university-wide HKU GenAI web application and HKU ITS API Developer Portal for HKU staff and students to access generative AI resources for their teaching and learning, work, and research tasks.
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 31–242; part 1/1.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Prerequisites for using Microsoft Copilot require Microsoft 365 Office Apps (that requires A3/A5 license) to be installed.
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 1623–1745; part 1/1.
Qwen in HKU GenAI App is listed by HKU for the specified institutional or eligibility-based service. Access conditions apply and do not establish coursework or examination permission.
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Microsoft Foundry ChatGPT and GPT Image DeepSeek Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Gemini and Nano Banana GLM Qwen
Evidence locator:Current service listing and access conditions; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 324–437; part 1/1.
Source Status 2 reviewed claims
HKU's Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research were formally approved by the Senate on September 23, 2025 and are now in effect.
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I am pleased to announce that the Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at The University of Hong Kong have been formally approved by the Senate and are now in effect.
Evidence locator:Announcement letter; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 1972–2164; part 1/1.
HKU's GenAI research guidelines are positioned as an institutional policy under the Research Integrity framework, approved by Senate in September 2025.
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HKU is committed to fostering responsible GenAI practices and promoting best practices in the adoption of GenAI among researchers, students, supervisors and other staff in the research community. The Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at The University of Hong Kong was approved by the Senate on September 23, 2025.
Evidence locator:Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU section; normalized_extracted_text; quote characters 2458–2801; part 1/1.
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Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU
researchintegrity.law.hku.hk
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The University of Hong Kong
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Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research at HKU · 2026-10-14T20:31:43.148170Z
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Review layers: claim review applies to the claims only. Analysis is a separate machine-generated summary awaiting review. Coverage scores do not establish complete policy knowledge.
Published scoped record correction; current JSON and MCP use the same reviewed record, while the previous baseline is retained in history. Institution-wide audit remains PARTIAL.
The full internal teaching-and-learning policy requires HKU Portal access and was not obtained. Public TALIC guidance and scoped Faculty of Law rules are separately identified.
The institution-wide audit remains PARTIAL: current MALCS programme rules, general disciplinary appeal details and reconstruction of the historical ITS batch hash remain unresolved.
ITS pages were independently retrieved through a rendered-page reader after direct collector robots retrieval failed. Their snapshots bind normalized extracted text, not original HTTP response bytes. Tool access and credits are not assessment permission.
Follow the instructor’s instructions for each assessed task. Faculty of Law permits only teacher-authorized uses and requires the applicable declaration. Institutional tool access is not coursework permission.
Document and acknowledge specific research use. Research students should declare and specify AI use at thesis submission. Faculty of Law requires the cover-sheet declaration for teacher-permitted assignment use.
Research data use is subject to verification, participant consent and confidentiality conditions. HKU GenAI App/API personal-data use requires consent and masking; avoid PII or confidential information in web-search-enabled prompts.
HKU provides GenAI App and API access with student/staff quotas. GitHub Education eligibility, GPU research access and Microsoft licence prerequisites differ. These services do not grant assessment permission.
Public guidance covers assessment instructions, but the obtained sources do not establish general permission to use AI in examinations. Check the exact exam instructions.
View evidence →What rules apply to research and publication?
Follow the formal research guidelines: verify data and code, retain human authorship, document use and seek supervisor approval as recommended. Research interpretation and peer review have specific restrictions.
Misrepresentation of AI work violates HKU teaching guidance. Faculty of Law may use educational or academic responses and disciplinary referral; sanctions are not automatic.
Teachers must explain acceptable AI use for course activities and assessed assignments. Research students and assistants should seek supervisor approval for planned research use.
View evidence →What security and procurement requirements apply?
Personal-data and licence conditions are documented; the obtained sources do not establish a universal procurement or sensitive-data approval.
