Calendar 2002–03

PostgraduateStudies 459 3.3 Caution money shall be payable on first registration as a deposit to make good any outstanding debts to the University.This sum less any deductions made for outstanding debts shall be refunded on discontinuation of studies at the Univ ersity. For g radu atin g stu dents, subject to no claim being outstanding, caution money shall beconverted into graduation fee, which shall bepayable by all students on completion of their study programmes. 3.4 Apart from caution money, fees once paid shall not be refunded, except under very special circumstances. 4.0 Re gistration 4.1 An applicant who has been offered admission shallpay the fees and register on the respective specified date/s. Anyone who fails to register after a lapse of two weeks fromthe specified date/s shall beconsidered to have withdrawn from studies at the University. 4.2 Permission for deferment of registrationmay be granted on prior application in writing to theGraduate School. 4.3 An applicant who has been offered admission but isprevented by illness or other unavoidable causes from registering for an academic year or ateaching term shall apply in writing to the Graduate School for deferred admission for a period not exceeding one year . Such an application shall be made before the specified d ate/s f or r egistration. Ap plicatio n fo r deferr ed admission on medicalgrounds must beaccompanied by a certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner. 4.4 A student shall not be registered simultaneously in another course of study or research leading to the award of a degree, diploma or certificate either at this university or at any other tertiary institution unless an application has been submitted in advance to thegraduate division concerned, endorsed by the faculty concerned and approved by the Graduate Council. A student in breach of this regulation shall be requir ed to discontinue studies at the University. 4.5 A student registered for a full-time course of study or research shall not takeup any full-time employment, paid or unpaid, during term time within thenormative period of study except by permission of the GraduateCouncil. Recipient of a postgraduate studentship shall not take up full-timeor part- time employment, except by permission of the Graduate Council. 4.6 A student shall register in the name which appears in hisHong Kong Identity Card or passport. 4.7 A student shall inform the Registry immediately of any change of name, address or other particulars entered in the student’s registration record. 4.8 No application for changing a student’s registered particulars shall be accep ted after he has been recommended by the Graduate Council for graduation or his withdrawal from the University. 4.9 A student who has withdrawn from the University may, under very special cir cumstances, apply in writing to the Registrar f or reinstatement as a student. Such applications shall be considered by the Graduate Council.