The 217th Congregation
Programme


1:30pm

University Anthem and Procession-in
1:32pm

National Anthem
1:34pm

Declaration of the Opening of the Congregation
1:35pm – 1:50pm

Speech by the Guest of Honour
1:50pm – 2:10pm

State of the Faculty Address by Dean of Medicine
2:10pm – 4:10pm

Conferment of Doctor's Degrees

  • Doctor of Science (DSc)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Doctor of Nursing (DNurs)

Conferment of Master's Degrees

  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
  • Master of Medical Sciences (MMedSc)
  • Master of Nursing (MNurs)
  • Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med])
  • Master of Public Health (MPH)
  • Master of Advanced Pharmacy (MAP)

Conferment of Bachelor's Degrees

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
  • Bachelor of Nursing (BNurs)
  • Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (BChinMed)
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
  • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc)
  • Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Global Health and Development (BASc[GHD])
  • Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics (BSc[Bioinformatics])
4:10pm – 4:20pm

Declaration of the Closing of the Congregation and Procession-out
4:20pm

End of Ceremony
4:20pm – 5:00pm

Group Photo Session

Grand Hall, Centennial Campus, HKU

 

 

Registration must be made through the online system only. Due to limited seating capacity of Grand Hall, some graduands may be assigned to Lecture Hall with live broadcast of the Ceremony. Each graduand can request up to two Live Broadcast guest tickets, to be provided on a first come, first served basis and be assigned at HKU Centennial Campus, Main Campus or Medical Campus. Graduands who have genuine need for the early issuance of the graduation certificate (expected to be available for collection around mid-June 2026) for the purpose of employment or further studies could choose to participate in a virtual Congregation held on 9 June 2026. Graduands can ONLY choose to participate in either the virtual Congregation OR the in-person Congregation. Graduands cannot attend both.

Graduands who choose to participate in the Virtual Congregation on 9 June 2026:
The registration is closed.

Graduands who choose to participate in the in-person Congregation on 11 July 2026:
The registration is closed.

When Tropical Storm Warning Signal No.8 (or a higher number) or the Rainstorm Black Warning Signal is hoisted on 11 July 2026 (Saturday), the following arrangements will be applied:

  • If either of the warnings is hoisted or in force at or after 11:30am, the Ceremony will be cancelled.
  • If either of the warnings is lowered or cancelled at or before 11:30am, the Ceremony will be held as scheduled.