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This paper reports onthefindings ofa qualitative study which investigated a group of English as a second language (ESL) university students’ perceptions of theirglobal identities in intercultural English as a lingua franca(ELF) communication at an international university in HongKong. Drawing on data collected via in-depth interviews andelicited journals, the paper found that these students shared anumber of similarities in how they perceived and character-ized their global identities in ELF contexts on campus. Theanalysis revealed that the expression of their global identitiesinvolved not only identification with the wider global com-munity, but also acceptance of linguistic variation in theglobal use of English, display of communicative competenceto ensure mutual understanding in lingua franca communi-cation, and positive orientations toward hybrid linguisticpractices in ELF settings. The findings reported in this paperwill contribute to our understanding of the linguistic andcultural dimensions in the expression of global identitiesamong ESL university students in ELF communication