The Hong Kong Institute of Education (Abbreviated: HKIEd, traditional Chinese: 香港教育學院) is one of the eight subsidised tertiary institutes under the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong and is the only one dedicated to teacher education. The history of Hong Kong Institute of Education can be traced back to 1853. St. Paul’s College introduced the first formalised program of in-service teacher training. This was described in its Annual Report for 1994/95. On 25 April 1994, under the recommendation made by the Education Commission Report No 5, it was formally established by the merger of: Established in 1994 upon the foundation of 70 years of teacher training by the former Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) is the only University Grants Committee funded institution dedicated professional teacher education in Hong Kong. HKIEd provides doctorate, master and undergraduate degrees, postgraduate diploma, certificates and a range of in-service programs to around 7,000 pre-service students and serving teachers. In October 1997, the institute moved to its new campus in Tai Po near the Tai Po Industrial Estate.