• If you are currently residing OUTSIDE Hong Kong, you should read from the beginning.
• For those who are in Hong Kong, please go to “B. Studying at CUHK”.
As the pandemic continues to evolve, arrangements for incoming students may change frequently. Please visit this webpage and the HKSAR Government (the Government) dedicated website on COVID-19 regularly for the latest arrangements.
- The Government has categorised specified places into different groups and listed the respective boarding and quarantine requirements. You can check which group you belong to on this website and make the necessary travel plan according to the requirements.
- You may wish to allow for some flexibility in your travel plan due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic.
- You can visit this website for the list of COVID-19 vaccines recognised by the Government.
- Please check this website to understand the requirement of the documentary proof and the definition of “fully vaccinated”.
- You can check the details of designated hotels on this website if you are required to undergo compulsory quarantine in a designated hotel. Please visit this website for the list and fees of the hotels.
- Overseas students should observe the Hong Kong Government’s arrangements for Provisional Vaccine Pass and non-local recovery record for inbound travellers, as well as the List of COVID-19 Vaccines Recognised for Specified Purposes. In accordance with the Hong Kong Government’s “Vaccine Pass” scheme (Phase 3) commenced on 31 May 2022, all staff and students accessing the CUHK campus are required to be fully vaccinated, students who are not vaccinated due to medical reasons must provide proof of medical exemption and undergo weekly self-testing at their own cost. Students will be asked to upload their vaccination records and/or weekly self-testing result via the University’s COVID-19 Vaccination/Regular Testing Report System (VTR). Please check out here for more details regarding Hong Kong’s Vaccine Pass.
- In Hong Kong, a person must wear a mask in public area (no matter indoors or outdoors). There is abundant supply of face masks in the city and they can be easily purchased at different shops.
- For more details on the regulation for mask wearing in Hong Kong, please visit this website.
- Group gatherings of more than 4 persons in public places are prohibited. Social distancing measures should also be observed. For details, please visit this website.
- The University plans to resume face-to-face classes starting from Term 1, 2022-23, subject to the pandemic situation and the Hong Kong Government’s policies.
- More information will be made available here in due course.
- Students who have completed Document Verification will be notified on the procedures in due course.
For students who have accepted a firm admission offer:
You are required to complete document verification and perform student registration by the specified timeline as advised. You should check regularly and read all the information provided on this website to make sure you comply with the admission procedures. Incompletion of any of these admission procedures will affect your student and course registration, as well as studies at the University.
For students who have accepted a conditional admission offer:
You are required to submit the latest academic results with official proof and complete document verification as soon as possible. You should then perform student registration by the specified timeline as advised. You should check regularly and read all the information provided on this website to make sure you comply with the admission procedures. Incompletion of any of these admission procedures will affect your student and course registration, as well as studies at the University.