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Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays

2022

August	10	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.)
	12	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.)
	17	Wed	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	30	Tue	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (New students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
September	5	Mon	Inauguration Ceremony for Undergraduates [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 2-6) suspended in the morning until 1:30 p.m.]
	12	Mon	Public holiday – The second day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
October	1	Sat	Public holiday – National Day
	4	Tue	Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
	15	Sat	Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
November	14-15	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 14 November to 8:30 p.m. on 15 November)
	17-18	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 17 November to 8:30 p.m. on 18 November)
	21-22	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 21 November to 8:30 p.m. on 22 November)
	24-25	Thu-Fri	Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 1 students; from 8:30 p.m. on 24 November to 8:30 p.m. 25 November)
	24	Thu	91st Congregation [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) and postgraduate classes suspended]
December	26	Mon	Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day
	27	Tue	Public holiday – The second weekday after Christmas Day

2023

January	2	Mon	Public holiday – The day following the first day of January
	21-27	Sat-Fri	Lunar New Year Vacation
	23-25	Mon-Wed	Public holiday – Lunar New Year
April	5	Wed	Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival
	7-8 & 10	Fri-Sat & Mon	Public holiday – Easter
May	1	Mon	Public holiday – Labour Day
	26	Fri	Public holiday – The Birthday of the Buddha
June	22	Thu	Public holiday – Tuen Ng Festival
July	1	Sat	Public holiday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Note: All public holidays will also be University holidays.

Last updated on 16 August 2022

Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays

2023

August	10	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.)
	11	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.)
	16	Wed	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	29	Tue	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.]
	30	Sat	Public holiday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
October	2	Mon	Public holiday – The day following National Day
	21	Sat	Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
	23	Mon	Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
November	9	Thu	92nd Congregation [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) and postgraduate classes suspended]
	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. on 13 November to 8:30 p.m. on 14 November)
	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. on 16 November to 8:30 p.m. on 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. on 20 November to 8:30 p.m. on 21 November)
	23-24	Thu-Fri	Course registration for 2nd term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 1 students; from 8:30 p.m. on 23 November to 8:30 p.m. on 24 November)
December	25	Mon	Public holiday – Christmas Day
	26	Tue	Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day

2024

January	1	Mon	Public holiday – The first day of January
February	9-15	Fri-Thu	Lunar New Year Vacation
	10 12-13	Sat & Mon-Tue	Public holiday – Lunar New Year
March	29	Fri	Public holiday – Good Friday
	30	Sat	Public holiday – The day following Good Friday
April	1	Mon	Public holiday – Easter Monday
	4	Thu	Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival
May	1	Wed	Public holiday – Labour Day
	15	Wed	Public holiday – The Birthday of the Buddha
June	10	Mon	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.

Last updated on 27 July 2023

Course Registration Dates, Inauguration Ceremony, Congregation and Holidays

2024

August	12	Mon	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.)
	14	Wed	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.)
	16	Fri	Course registration for 1st term courses for full-time undergraduates (Year 2 students; 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
	28	Wed	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.]
	18	Wed	Public holiday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
October	1	Tue	Public holiday – National Day
	11	Fri	Public holiday – Chung Yeung Festival
	19	Sat	Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
November	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)
	14	Thu	94th Congregation [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) and daytime classes of postgraduate programmes suspended]
	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)
	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)
December	25	Wed	Public holiday – Christmas Day
	26	Thu	Public holiday – The first weekday after Christmas Day

2025

January	1	Wed	Public holiday – The first day of January
February	28- 3	Tue- Mon	Lunar New Year Vacation
January	29-31	Wed-Fri	Public holiday – Lunar New Year
April	4	Fri	Public holiday – Ching Ming Festival
	18	Fri	Public holiday – Good Friday
	19	Sat	Public holiday – The day following Good Friday
	21	Mon	Public holiday – Easter Monday
May	1	Thu	Public holiday – Labour Day
	5	Mon	Public holiday – The Birthday of the Buddha
	31	Sat	Public holiday – Tuen Ng Festival
July	1	Tue	Public holiday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Note: All public holidays will also be University holidays.

Last updated on 12 June 2024

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

University Almanac 2020-21

List of dates with class suspension arrangement

2020

October	10	Sat	Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) suspended]
November	19	Thu	88th Congregation for the Conferment of Bachelor’s Degrees [full-time undergraduate classes (except MBChB Programme Years 4-6) and postgraduate classes suspended]

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