Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays
2018
| August | 7-10 | Tue-Fri | Course registration for most postgraduate programmes |
| 8 | Wed |
Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates |
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| 9 | Thu | Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 3 students and Year 2 students admitted with Advanced Standing; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.) |
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| 14 | Tue | Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.) |
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| 24 | Fri | Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (New students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.) |
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| September | 3 | Mon | Inauguration Ceremony for Undergraduates [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 2-6) suspended in the morning until 1:30 p.m.] |
| 25 | Tue | Public holiday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| October | 1 | Mon | Public holiday – National Day |
| 17 | Wed | Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival | |
| 20 | Sat | Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended] | |
| November | 12-13 | Mon-Tue |
Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates |
| 15 | Thu | 85th Congregation for the Conferment of Bachelor’s Degrees and Master’s Degrees [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) and postgraduate classes suspended] | |
| 15-16 | Thu-Fri | Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 3 students, Year 2 students admitted with Advanced Standing and Year 1 students admitted to senior-year places; from 8:30 p.m. on 15 November to 8:30 p.m. on 16 November) |
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| 19-20 | Mon-Tue | Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students and Year 1 students admitted with Advanced Standing; from 8:30 p.m. on 19 November to 8:30 p.m. on 20 November) |
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| 22-23 | Thu-Fri | Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 1 students; from 8:30 p.m. on 22 November to 8:30 p.m. on 23 November) |
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| 29 | Thu | 86th Congregation for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Doctoral Degrees | |
| December | 25 | Tue | Public holiday – Christmas Day |
| 26 | Wed | Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day |
2019
| January | 1 | Tue | Public holiday – The first day of January |
| February | 4-9 | Mon-Sat | Lunar New Year Vacation |
| 5-7 | Tue-Thu | Public holiday – Lunar New Year | |
| April | 5 | Fri | Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival |
| 19-20 & 22 | Fri-Sat & Mon | Public holiday – Easter | |
| May | 1 | Wed | Public holiday – Labour Day |
| 13 | Mon | Public holiday – The day following the Birthday of the Buddha | |
| June | 7 | Fri | Public holiday – Tuen Ng Festival |
| July | 1 | Mon | Public holiday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Note: All public holidays will also be University holidays.
