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Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays

2017

August	8-11	Tue-Fri	Course registration for most postgraduate programmes
	9	Wed	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.)
	10	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.)
	15	Tue	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	25	Fri	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (New students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
September	4	Mon	Inauguration Ceremony for Undergraduates [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 2-6) suspended in the morning until 1:30 p.m.]
October	2	Mon	Public holiday – The day following National Day
	5	Thu	Public holiday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
	21	Sat	Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
	28	Sat	Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
November	13-14	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. 13 November to 8:30 p.m. 14 November)
	16	Thu	83rd 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]
	16-17	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. 16 November to 8:30 p.m. 17 November)
	20-21	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. 20 November to 8:30 p.m. 21 November)
	23-24	Thu-Fri	Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 1 students; from 8:30 p.m. 23 November to 8:30 p.m. 24 November)
	30	Thu	84th Congregation for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Doctoral Degrees
December	25	Mon	Public holiday – Christmas Day
	26	Tue	Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day

2018

January	1	Mon	Public holiday – The first day of January
February	15-21	Thu-Wed	Lunar New Year Vacation
	16-17&19	Fri-Sat & Mon	Public holiday – Lunar New Year
March	30-31	Fri-Sat	Public holiday – Easter
April	2	Mon	Public holiday – Easter
	5	Thu	Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival
May	1	Tue	Public holiday – Labour Day
	22	Tue	Public holiday – The Birthday of the Buddha
June	18	Mon	Public holiday – Tuen Ng Festival
July	2	Mon	Public holiday – The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Note: All public holidays will also be University holidays.

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 (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	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.)
	14	Tue	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	24	Fri	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (New students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
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 (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 12 November to 8:30 p.m. on 13 November)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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.

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.

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

University Almanac 2017-18

List of dates with class suspension arrangement

2017

September	4	Mon	Inauguration Ceremony for Undergraduates [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 2-6) suspended in the morning until 1:30 p.m.]
October	21	Sat	Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
November	16	Thu	83rd 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]

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