Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 10-11 Enrolment (New Undergraduate Students)

August

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11/8-2/9 New Student Orientation and University Life Orientation Workshops

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16-18 Course Pre-registration (New Undergraduate Students)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23-26 Mainland Student Orientation
28 29 30 31 29/8-4/9 Course Early Registration (New Taught Postgraduate Students)
31 New Exchange Student Orientation

1 Academic Year Begins

1 First Semester Begins
1 New Faculty and Staff Orientation
1 Registration Day (New Research Postgraduate Students)
1-2 New Exchange Student Orientation
5 First Semester Classes Begin
September

1 2 3 5 Trimester I Classes Begin

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 First Day to Add/Drop Courses (1st Semester)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 5 First Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester I)
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 61st Convocation and Honorary University Fellowship
25 26 27 28 29 30 Conferment Ceremony
9 First Semester Tuition Payment Due Date (Returning Students)
9 Trimester I Tuition Payment Due Date (Returning Students)
14 Continuing Education School Board Meeting
19 Last Day to Add/Drop Courses (1st Semester)
16 The Day Following the Mid-Autumn Festival 19 Last Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester I)
26 Senate Meeting
27 Council Meeting

3 Arts Faculty Board Meeting

6 Social Sciences Faculty Board Meeting
1 7 Communication School Board Meeting
October

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions (2017-2018 Entry)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16-22 Christian Emphasis Week
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 Business School Board Meeting
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 18 Tuition Payment Due Date (New Students)
30 31 Balance Payment for First Semester
25 Science Faculty Board Meeting
1 National Day 28 Chinese Medicine School Board Meeting
10 The Day Following the Chung Yeung Festival

1 Court Meeting
11,12,14 57th Commencement
November

1 2 3 4 5 15 Trimester II Tuition Payment Due Date

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 Continuing Education School Board Meeting
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21/11-3/12 Trimester I Examinations
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 Communication School Board Meeting
27 28 29 30 28 Arts Faculty Board Meeting
30 Academy of Visual Arts Board Meeting

1 Social Sciences Faculty Board Meeting

3 Last Day of Classes (1st Semester)
5 Trimester II Classes Begin
December

1 2 3 5 First Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester II)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 Senate Meeting
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 Business School Board Meeting
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6 Science Faculty Board Meeting
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8-20 First Semester Examinations
12 Second Semester Tuition Payment Due Date
13 Council Meeting
26 -27 Christmas Holidays 17 Last Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester II)

NOTE: Classes suspended; designated holidays for academic staff

 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6, 9-10 New Exchange Student Orientation

January

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 First Semester Ends

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 11 Second Semester Begins
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11 Second Semester Classes Begin
29 30 31 11 First Day to Add/Drop Courses (2nd Semester)
17-25 First Semester Make-up Examinations
2 New Year Holiday 18 Continuing Education School Board Meeting
28-31 Lunar New Year Holidays 24 Last Day to Add/Drop Courses (2nd Semester)

6 Arts Faculty Board Meeting

9 Social Sciences Faculty Board Meeting
February

1 2 3 4 10 Communication School Board Meeting

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 Business School Board Meeting
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 Senate Meeting
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 Science Faculty Board Meeting
26 27 28 22 Academy of Visual Arts Board Meeting
26/2-4/3 Christian Emphasis Week
28 Trimester III Tuition Payment Due Date

6-18 Trimester II Examinations

1 2 3 4 7 Founders' Day Service
March

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 Council Meeting
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 Trimester III Classes Begin
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 First Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester III)
26 27 28 29 30 31 22 Continuing Education School Board Meeting
27 Arts Faculty Board Meeting

1 Last Day to Add/Drop Courses (Trimester III)

1 7 Chinese Medicine School Board Meeting
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Senate Meeting
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 Social Sciences Faculty Board Meeting
April

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 Last Day of Classes (2nd Semester)

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 Baccalaureate Service
30 25 Business School Board Meeting
26 Academy of Visual Arts Board Meeting
4 Ching Ming Festival 28 Communication School Board Meeting
14-17 Easter Holidays

1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4-16 Second Semester Examinations
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 Science Faculty Board Meeting
May

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 Court Meeting
28 29 30 31 29 Senate Meeting
31 Summer Term Tuition Payment Due Date
1 Labour Day
3 The Birthday of the Buddha
30 Tuen Ng Festival

1 2 3 12-20 Second Semester Make-up Examinations

June

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 Council Meeting
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 Second Semester Ends
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17-30 Trimester III Examinations
25 26 27 28 29 30 28 Senate Meeting

1 1 Financial Year Begins

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4-31 Summer Programme (Tentative)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
July

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31

1 Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day

NOTE: Classes suspended; designated holidays for academic staff