However, the British don't have a history of exporting their foodstuffs, which makes it difficult for restaurants in Hong Kong to source authentic ingredients.

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. I am honoured to celebrate this historic occasion with you all.

The scale of HKUST's achievement is underlined by the fact that it has overtaken its much older neighbour Hong Kong University which topped the ranking in its first two years of publication.