Class/Exam Arrangements During Bad Weather
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Class/Exam Arrangements During Bad Weather

Applicable to ALL online and face-to-face on-campus classes and examinations

Tropical Cyclone Warning Rainstorm Warning

Signal No. 1 or 3

Classes / examinations will be held as scheduled.

 

Signal No. 8 or above OR ‘Extreme Conditions’ after Super Typhoons

For Classes that HAVE NOT YET STARTED

When Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted or will be issued within two hours as announced by the Hong Kong Observatory OR ‘extreme conditions’ announced by the Government are in force:


 From 6.30 am but before 12.00 noon
 All classes commencing before 2.00 pm will be cancelled.
At or after 12.00 noon but before 4.30 pm All classes commencing at any time from 12.00 noon and before 6.30 pm will be cancelled.
At or after 4.30 pm

All classes commencing from 4.30 pm onward will be cancelled.

When Signal No. 8 is lowered OR ‘extreme conditions’ are cancelled:

 At or before 12.00 noon All classes commencing from 2.00 pm onward will be held as scheduled.
After 12.00 noon but at or before 4.30 pm

All classes commencing from 6.30 pm onward will be held as scheduled.

 
For Classes that HAVE ALREADY STARTED

Arrangements will be made by Departments to release students to go home as soon as possible.

 
For Examinations that HAVE NOT YET STARTED
When Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted or will be issued within two hours from the commencement of examinations as announced by the Hong Kong Observatory OR ‘extreme conditions’ announced by the Government are in force:

 Examinations will be postponed.
When Signal No. 8 is lowered OR ‘extreme conditions’ are cancelled two hours before the commencement of examinations:

Examinations will be held as scheduled unless otherwise announced by the University.
(Please see details below.)

If Signal No. 8 is lowered OR ‘extreme conditions’ are cancelled:

  • at or before 6.45 am, examinations starting at 8.45 am will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 10.30 am, examinations starting at 12.30 pm will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 1.15 pm, examinations starting at 3.15 pm will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 5.00 pm, examinations starting at 7.00 pm will be held as scheduled.
For Examinations that HAVE ALREADY STARTED
When Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted OR ‘extreme conditions’ are announced during examinations: Examinations will continue unless otherwise announced by the University.

For revised examination arrangements, please call the Academic Registry telephone hotline (852) 2333 0600 on the following working day after the tropical cyclone warning signal has been lowered.

 

Amber Warning

Classes / examinations will be held as scheduled.

 

Red Warning

Classes / examinations will be held as scheduled unless the University announces the suspension of these activities.

 

Black Warning

When the warning is issued by the Hong Kong Observatory:

For Classes that HAVE NOT YET STARTED

When the warning is in force as announced by the Hong Kong Observatory:

 From 6.30 am but before 12.00 noon All classes commencing before 2.00 pm will be cancelled.
At or after 12.00 noon but before 4.30 pm All classes commencing at any time from 12.00 noon and before 6.30 pm will be cancelled.
At or after 4.30 pm All classes commencing from 4.30 pm onward will be cancelled.

When the warning is cancelled:

 At or before 12.00 noon All classes commencing from 2.00 pm onward will be held as scheduled unless otherwise announced by the University.
After 12.00 noon but at or before 4.30 pm

All classes commencing from 6.30 pm onward will be held as scheduled unless otherwise announced by the University.

 
For Examinations that HAVE NOT YET STARTED

When the warning is in force within two hours from the commencement of examinations as announced by the Hong Kong Observatory:

 

 Examinations will be postponed.
When the warning is cancelled two hours before the commencement of examinations: 

Examinations will be held as scheduled unless otherwise announced by the University.
(Please see details below.)

If the warning is cancelled:

  • at or before 6.45 am, examinations starting at 8.45 am will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 10.30 am, examinations starting at 12.30 pm will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 1.15 pm, examinations starting at 3.15 pm will be held as scheduled;
  • at or before 5.00 pm, examinations starting at 7.00 pm will be held as scheduled.
For revised examination arrangements, please call the Academic Registry telephone hotline (852) 2333 0600 on the following working day after the warning has been cancelled. 
For Classes / Examinations that HAVE ALREADY STARTED

  • As advised by the Government, people should take shelter in a safe place during classes / examinations. The activities will continue unless otherwise announced by the University.

  • If the warning is still in force when classes / examinations end, students are advised to stay on campus for their own safety until the warning has been cancelled or the traffic conditions have improved.

  • Students should contact the Campus Control Centre at telephone no. (852) 2766 7666 for assistance when necessary.

     

  

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Notes for Attention

  1. Announcements made by the Education Bureau are not applicable to the University.
  2. The above does not apply to training / clinical placement outside the PolyU campus.  Students should follow the arrangements of individual organisations or advice as given by their department.
     

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