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Term Dates in 2020-21 (Tentative)

Full-time Undergraduate Programmes (except MB ChB Programme)

First term

7 September 2020 (Mon) – 5 December 2020 (Sat)

Course examinations: 9 December 2020 (Wed) – 23 December 2020 (Wed)

Second term

11 January 2021 (Mon) – 24 April 2021 (Sat)

Reading week: 29 March 2021 (Mon) – 7 April 2021 (Wed)

Course examinations: 28 April 2021 (Wed) – 15 May 2021 (Sat)

Summer session

17 May 2021 (Mon) – 3 July 2021 (Sat)

Postgraduate Programmes (for most 2-term programmes)

First term	7 September 2020 (Mon) – 5 December 2020 (Sat)
Second term	11 January 2021 (Mon) – 24 April 2021 (Sat)
Summer term	17 May 2021 (Mon) – 3 July 2021 (Sat)

Term Dates in 2019-20 (Tentative)

Full-time Undergraduate Programmes (except MB ChB Programme)

First term

2 September 2019 (Mon) – 30 November 2019 (Sat)

Course examinations: 4 December 2019 (Wed) – 20 December 2019 (Fri)

Second term

6 January 2020 (Mon) – 18 April 2020 (Sat)

Reading week: 30 March 2020 (Mon) – 3 April 2020 (Fri)

Course examinations: 22 April 2020 (Wed) – 9 May 2020 (Sat)

Summer session

11 May 2020 (Mon) – 27 June 2020 (Sat)

Postgraduate Programmes (for most 2-term programmes)

First term	2 September 2019 (Mon) – 30 November 2019 (Sat)
Second term	6 January 2020 (Mon) – 18 April 2020 (Sat)
Summer term	11 May 2020 (Mon) – 27 June 2020 (Sat)

Term Dates in 2018-19 (Tentative)

Full-time Undergraduate Programmes (except MB ChB Programme)

First term

3 September 2018 (Mon) – 1 December 2018 (Sat)

Course examinations: 5 December 2018 (Wed) – 21 December 2018 (Fri)

Second term

7 January 2019 (Mon) – 18 April 2019 (Thu)

Reading week: 1 April 2019 (Mon) – 6 April 2019 (Sat)

Course examinations: 25 April 2019 (Thu) – 11 May 2019 (Sat)

Summer session

14 May 2019 (Tue) – 29 June 2019 (Sat)

Postgraduate Programmes (for most 2-term programmes)

First term	3 September 2018 (Mon) – 1 December 2018 (Sat)
Second term	7 January 2019 (Mon) – 18 April 2019 (Thu)
Summer term	14 May 2019 (Tue) – 29 June 2019 (Sat)

Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays

2019

August	6-9	Tue-Fri	Course registration for most postgraduate programmes
	8	Thu	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 4 or above and final year students, Year 3 or above students admitted with Advanced Standing and Year 2 or above students admitted to senior-year places; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	9	Fri	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.)
	13	Tue	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	23	Fri	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (New students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
September	2	Mon	Inauguration Ceremony for Undergraduates* [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 2-6) suspended in the morning until 1:30 p.m.] *Inauguration Ceremony cancelled. Full-time undergraduate classes remain suspended until 1:30 p.m. for Faculties' activities
	14	Sat	Public holiday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
October	1	Tue	Public holiday – National Day
	7	Mon	Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
November	7	Thu	87th 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]
	11-12	Mon-Tue	Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 4 or above and final year students, Year 3 or above students admitted with Advanced Standing and Year 2 or above students admitted to senior-year places; from 8:30 p.m. on 11 November to 8:30 p.m. on 12 November)
	14-15	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 14 November to 8:30 p.m. on 15 November) (Postponed)
	18-19	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 18 November to 8:30 p.m. on 19 November) (Postponed)
	21	Thu	88th Congregation for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Doctoral Degrees
	21-22	Thu-Fri	Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 1 students; from 8:30 p.m. on 21 November to 8:30 p.m. on 22 November) (Postponed)
December	25	Wed	Public holiday – Christmas Day
	26	Thu	Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day

2020

January	1	Wed	Public holiday – The first day of January
	24-30	Fri-Thu	Lunar New Year Vacation
	25 & 27-28	Sat & Mon-Tue	Public holiday – Lunar New Year
April	4	Sat	Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival
	10-11 & 13	Fri-Sat & Mon	Public holiday – Easter
	30	Thu	Public holiday – The Birthday of the Buddha
May	1	Fri	Public holiday – Labour Day
June	25	Thu	Public holiday – Tuen Ng Festival
July	1	Wed	Public holiday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Note: All public holidays will also be University holidays.