Li Ping Medical Library was established in 1980 under the generous donation of Mr. Robert Ki-cheong Li, Mr. Allan Ho-cheong Li and their brothers. The Library was named after their father, the late Mr. Li Ping, J.P., in memory of their support. In mid-2002, the Library underwent a large-scale renovation to extend into the new space granted. The newly renovated library was open for public use on February 28, 2003 with more space, more diverse services and more modern facilities.

Located at 2/F, Clinical Sciences Building of the Prince of Wales Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, the Library is committed to support the teaching, learning and research needs of the Faculty by providing round-the-clock access to a rich collection of biomedical resources through state-of-the-art technology under the umbrella of the University Library System.

Since the teaching program of the Faculty spreads over the campus and the hospital, the resources of the Medical Library are also distributed over two locations. The Medical Library uniquely focuses on the clinical and medical sciences materials in order to meet the curriculum needs of the clinical years in the hospital. The pre-clinical, nursing and pharmacy collection are integrated with other subjects in the University Library.

Under the joint support of University Library System and the Faculty, the Hong Kong International MEDLARS Centre was established in mid-1996 at the library. It further advances the mission of the library by serving as a regional biomedical information resource centre to provide document delivery services to the CUHK community in general and the healthcare professionals around the world in particular.