Academic Dress

Academic Dress Rental Service

Graduates must wear an academic dress that complies with the design specified below in order to participate in the Inaugural Commencement at the Kowloon Tong campus. The bonnet/cap, gown and hood must NOT contain any decorations. Graduates who fail to comply with this requirement will NOT be presented on stage. Please approach Tick Your Gown Limited , an approved service supplier for the academic dress rental service.

Tick Your Gown Limited has 4 outlets. Graduates who would like to rent academic dresses from the supplier should make an online registration at its website in advance and collect their academic dress from the Dongguan and Hong Kong campus on the specified date.

Registration for Rental Service

Please visit https://www.tyg.hk/cityuhkdg (or https://wj.qq.com/s2/26464020/erl2/) for online academic dress rental registration.

Online Registration Period:

May 12, 2026-May 15, 2026, until 23:59 PM

Academic Dress Collection Period:

• Dongguan Campus:

May 19-20 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

May 28-29 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

• Kowloon Tong Campus:

June 21 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

June 22 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Return Date

• Dongguan Campus:

May 30 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

June 23 (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

• Hong Kong:

June 22 (5:30 PM-7:30 PM)

Or return during business hours to any of the four outlets by August 10.

Feedback on Rental Services

The University values your comments on the academic dress rental services provided by the Supplier for further improvement. Graduates will be invited to complete a short survey upon returning their gowns.

Academic Dress Design

Master of Science

Colour of Hood Lining and Edging: Blue hood lining and edging, trimmed with dark blue band

Taught Master's Degree

Master's Academic Dress

Black gown, a black mortarboard cap with a black button and tassel.

Hood

Black hood trimmed with a wide dark blue silk band and edged with the distinctive colour of the respective discipline (see specifications above).

The hood is to be worn on top of the gown and over the shoulders, with the coloured lining slightly turned out and draped at the back.

Demonstration on Wearing the Academic Dress

Master's Degree

Graduation Tassel

A long, preassembled tassel is attached to each graduation cap/bonnet. The position of graduation tassel is different for awarded graduates and potential graduates. Graduates should make sure the tassel appears on a correct position when they wear a graduation cap/bonnet.

For awarded graduates, the proper position of the tassel is on the left side of the cap/bonnet. On the other hand, potential graduates who have not yet received their awards, typically wear the tassel on the right side of the cap/bonnet.