Academic Calendar

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2016-17

S M T W T F S Events General Holidays
Term 1
2016
August
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10-11: Reporting Days for new admittees
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 18: Last day for tuition payment - current students
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19: Registration - new students
28 29 30 31 23-25: New Student Orientation
25: Acceptance of subsequent round offer
29: First day for adding/dropping courses, changing course sections,
changing full-time/part-time status, changing study programmes and
late registration
31: Last day for submission of credit transfer/course exemption applications

September
1 2 3 1: Academic Year 2016-17 begins (TERM 1 CLASSES BEGIN)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7: Last day for adding/dropping courses, changing course sections,
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 changing full-time/part-time status, changing study programmes and 16: The day following the
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 late registration Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
25 26 27 28 29 30 8-9: Registration for Service-Learning and Research Scheme
12-13: Registration for Integrated Learning Programme

October
1 1: National Day
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3: 1st Senate Meeting
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10: The day following the Chung
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17: 1st Council Meeting Yeung Festival
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31

November
1 2 3 4 5 5: Information Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14: 2nd Senate Meeting
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 24: Congregation (classes suspended)
27 28 29 30

December
1 2 3 2: TERM 1 CLASSES END
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9-21: TERM 1 EXAMINATIONS
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22: Reserved for exams postponed due to extenuating circumstances
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26-27: Christmas Holidays

General Holidays Important Dates for Students to Note Italic Major Events
Examinations Term Classes Begin/End

updated as of 18 October 2016

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S M T W T F S Events General Holidays

Term 2
2017
January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4: Last day for tuition payment for Term 2 2: New Year Holiday
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12: First day for adding/dropping courses, changing course sections,
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 changing full-time/part-time status, changing study programmes and
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 late registration 28-31: Chinese New Year Holidays
29 30 31 13: Last day for submission of credit transfer/course exemption applications
16: TERM 2 CLASSES BEGIN
21: Last day for adding/dropping courses, changing course sections,
changing full-time/part-time status, changing study programmes and
late registration
22-23: Registration for Service-Learning and Research Scheme
23: 3rd Senate Meeting
23-24: Registration for Integrated Learning Programme
27-31: Chinese New Year Holidays (students)

February
1 2 3 4 1-2: Chinese New Year Holidays (students)(cont'd)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20: 2nd Council Meeting
26 27 28 22: Sports Day (classes suspended)

March
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13: 4th Senate Meeting
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31

April
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4: Ching Ming Festival
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10: 3rd Council Meeting 14-17: Easter Holidays
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24: 5th Senate Meeting
30 26: TERM 2 CLASSES END

May
1 2 3 4 5 6 4-16: TERM 2 EXAMINATIONS 1: The Labour Day
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3: Buddha's Birthday
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17: Reserved for exams postponed due to extenuating circumstances
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 29: 6th Senate Meeting 30: Tuen Ng Festival
31: SUMMER TERM (TERM 3) CLASSES BEGIN

General Holidays Important Dates for Students to Note Italic Major Events
Examinations Term Classes Begin/End

updated as of 18 October 2016

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S M T W T F S Events General Holidays

Term 3 (Summer Term)
2017
June
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12: 4th Council Meeting
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30

July
1 1: HKSAR Establishment Day
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6: SUMMER TERM CLASSES END
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31

August
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 31: Academic Year 2016-17 ends

General Holidays Important Dates for Students to Note Italic Major Events
Examinations Term Classes Begin/End

updated as of 18 October 2016