Please register for yourself and a maximum of 2 guests via AIMS no later than 15 May 2025 (Thursday), after which no registrations or further seating requests will be accepted. You may update or modify the guest information up to 4 working days before your Commencement session. Please refer to the Instructions for Confirmation of Commencement Attendance and e-Ticket Registration.
Issuance of e-Tickets
e-Tickets will be issued to graduates and registered guests via the following channels two working days prior to the respective Commencement day:
| Participant | Channel | e-Ticket for |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate | e-mail, SMS and AIMS | Graduate and guests |
| Registered Guest | SMS | Guest himself/herself |
Use of e-Tickets
Both graduates and registered guests are required to show the e-Ticket (in electronic or printed form) for scanning at the entrances of the CityUHK campus and the ceremonial halls.
Graduates will be assigned a seat. Free seating for registered guests.
Sample of e-Ticket
The e-Tickets (QR codes) for graduates and guests are differentiated by colours. Blue is for graduates and red is for guests. The Visitor QR Code (black in colour) is NOT eligible for admission to the ceremonial hall. Please refer to the samples below for reference.
Important notes to e-Ticket holders
- Before entering information of your guests, please make sure that they have read the Personal Information Collection Statement.
- Upon entry to the CityUHK campus on the Commencement day, please present the e-Ticket either in electronic or printed form, together with your HKID card/passport/personal identity document, to the security staff at the campus entrance.
- The duty staff will scan the QR code on the e-Ticket for your admission to the campus and the ceremonial hall. Please DO NOT fold the printed copy QR code. The general QR code for campus entrance (black in colour) is NOT eligible for admission to the ceremonial hall.
- The e-Ticket is non-transferrable and admits the registered graduate/guest only.
- Graduates will be assigned a seat in the hall while registered guests will have free seating.
- Seats for registered guests are available on a first-come-first-served basis. If the hall reaches full capacity, registered guests will be directed to watch the live broadcast of the ceremony at a designated venue.
- The hall will be open for admission about 30 minutes before the ceremony.
- The right of admission to the hall is reserved and subject to the venue's conditions of entry. Late-comers will only be admitted at the appropriate points of the ceremony as determined by the University.
- As courtesy to the ceremony, any person who disturbs the event or other attendees will be asked to leave the venue. No demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in the ceremonial hall or other areas. Graduates will be subject to disciplinary actions according to the CityUHK Code of Student Conduct.
- Eating and drinking are prohibited inside the ceremonial hall.
- Photo-taking and video recording will take place during the Commencement. The live videos will be webcast through different platforms on the Commencement day. The image and/or videos may be posted on CityUHK’s websites and social media for promotional and archival purposes.