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RESEARCH Research Projects (On-going and New) ResearchGrants Projects Biology andMedicine Engineering Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Physical Sciences All Disciplines BroadDisciplinary Areas Research Contract Projects All No. of Projects Funding (in HK$M) No. of Projects No. of Projects Funding (in HK$M) Funding (in HK$M) Patents Granted (since 1998 and up to June 2012) *Multiple types refer to patent grantedwhich covers more than 1 of those types specified above. Type Cumulative Number Human Necessities 86 Performing Operations, Transporting 14 Chemistry, Metallurgy 58 Fixed Constructions 4 Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting 4 Physics 46 Electricity 55 Multiple* 43 All Types 310 LIBRARIES RESOURCES 2012 / 2013 Total Number of Registered Libraries Users 126,489 Main and Specialist Libraries Number of Bound Volumes General Library 1,400,699 Fung Ping Shan Library 1,033,236 Medical Library 226,349 Law Library 134,711 Education Library 65,627 Dental Library 62,657 Music Library 37,135 All Libraries 2,960,414 Main Libraries' E-resources Number E-journals (Subscriptions) 55,484 E-journals (Titles) 42,176 Databases 691 E-books 3,502,923 Computer Files 54,005 Student Learning Support Resources / Services 2011 - 12 2012 - 13 2011 - 12 2012 - 13 1,658.1 1,777.0 68.5% 49.6% 271.4 286.3 11.2% 8.0% 14.1 N/A 0.6% N/A N/A 22.4 N/A 0.6% 444.1 1,096.4 18.3% 30.6% 5.3 5.5 0.2% 0.2% 28.3 392.4 1.2% 11.0% 2,421.3 3,580.0 100% 100% 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 2,874 3,091 4,025.0 4,634.6 323 312 585.2 617.5 3,197 3,403 4,610.2 5,252.2 665 703 486.7 523.4 78 77 40.5 41.8 743 780 527.2 565.2 1,188 1,201 1,039.6 1,165.1 191 171 310.5 310.0 1,379 1,372 1,350.0 1,475.1 434 420 616.5 620.2 38 39 31.4 36.7 472 459 647.9 656.9 5,161 5,415 6,167.8 6,943.3 630 599 967.5 1,006.0 5,791 6,014 7,135.3 7,949.3 Type Number Total Library Seats 3,141 Group Discussion Rooms 47 Single Study Rooms for Postgraduate Students Main Library 13 Medical Library 11 Single Study Carrels for Postgraduate Students Main Library 29 Law Library 38 Medical Library 8 24 Hours Single Study Carrels for All 44 Computer Workstations 426 Fixed / Wireless Network Access Points 474 Postgraduate LibraryWorkshop 112Workshops Information and Referral Service 118,911 Reference Transactions Research Funding HK$ (inMillion) % Block Grant fromUniversity Grants Committee Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee Research Grants Council Direct Allocation # Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme (ECS) # Other External Sources (Including Government, Private, Industry) University of Hong Kong Foundation Allocation Income fromResearch-Related Endowment Funds Total Research Funding Fund Source # Research Grants Council Direct Allocation has been replaced by the Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme as of 2012-13. THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG ｜ 45 THE REVIEW 2013 ｜ The University Profile