Graduands are welcome to rent the full set of academic dress from the University’s designated supplier, Victoria Uniform (VU) (維多利校服公司). You are advised to refer to the Subject Discipline Hood Colour of your programme/hood.
Details of Rental of Academic Dress
- To rent academic dress, you MUST perform ONLINE REGISTRATION via the website of VU, on or before 26 January 2026 for reservation. The academic dress collection period is from 1 August 2025 to 27 January 2026 (both dates inclusive). Please refer to the website of VU for details and some important information is listed below for easy reference:
Online registration – reservation of rental of academic dress: | From 1 August 2025 – 27 January 2026 (via VU website) |
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Academic dress collection period: | 1 August 2025 – 27 January 2026 (both dates inclusive)
The first rental period is on a 180-day basis that will be counted from the first day of collection of academic dress at VU’s business outlet.
(E.g. If you collect the academic dress on 1 November 2025, the date of your return of the academic dress will be on or before 29 April 2026.) |
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Outlet location for collection of academic dress: | Victoria Uniform Business Outlet |
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Phone No.: | 3118 4396 or 3105 5009 |
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E-mail: | info@victoriauniform.com |
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Website: | www.victoriauniform.com |
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- Graduands MUST read carefully the following information before making online registration:
(a) Designated Subject Discipline Hood Colour of your programme posted on this website; and
(b) Procedures for collection and return of academic dress provided by the supplier on their website (ref: Instructions for Online Gown Rental System (will be provided soon)) - Graduands MUST complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION via the VU website before collection of academic dress from the supplier’s business outlet.
- Graduands MUST present the following documents and settle the payment of deposit and rental fee (if applicable) upon collecting academic dress at the designated business outlet of VU:
(a) The ‘Gown Rental Confirmation email’ with the QR code upon completing the online gown collection registration through VU website
(b) Gown Information Sheet (GIS)* which will be sent to you through email before end of July 2025
or
TRUE copy of Waiver of Rental Fee of Academic Dress Voucher* delivered by post from the University during end of July 2025
(applicable to graduands of Master or above Degree programmes (admitted in 2016/17 or before) and Undergraduate (UG) programmes (admitted in 2017/18 or before) only)
*If you do not receive the GIS by email / waiver voucher by post on or before 15 August 2025, please write to the Registry (gc@eduhk.hk) for enquiry.
(c) Exact CASH (in HK dollars) payment for the deposit and rental fee (if applicable) of the academic dress; and
(d) Student Identity Card. - The full deposit amount will be refunded to graduands provided that the academic dress is returned in proper condition and on or before the return due date. Graduands will be charged an extension fee when the deadline for the return of academic dress is over. The extension fee/ penalty charge will be levied and deducted from the deposit amount.
Please refer to the table below for the relevant fee charges:
Deposit and Rental FeeNote | Deposit per set (same as the selling price per set) | Rental fee per set for the first rental period (i.e. 180 calendar days) | Extension fee per set (for 7 calendar days) | Damage/Loss charge |
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Fee to be paid in CASH only (in HK dollars) |
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Doctor of Philosophy & Doctor of Education | HK$1700 | HK$300 | HK$300 | Gown: HK$1100 Hood: HK$350 Bonnet & Tassel: HK$250 |
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Master of Philosophy (MPhil) | HK$1500 | HK$300 | HK$300 | Gown: HK$1000 Hood: HK$350 Mortarboard & Tassel: HK$150 |
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Master Degrees (except MPhil) | HK$500 | HK$95 | HK$95 | Gown: HK$250 Hood: HK$100 Mortarboard & Tassel: HK$150 |
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Postgraduate Diploma | HK$450 | HK$90 | HK$90 | Gown: HK$300 Mortarboard & Tassel: HK$150 |
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Bachelor Degree | HK$500 | HK$95 | HK$95 | Gown: HK$250 Hood: HK$100 Mortarboard & Tassel: HK$150 |
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Diploma & Higher Diploma | HK$350 | HK$90 | HK$90 | Gown: HK$250 Hood: HK$100 |
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Note:
- The first rental period is on a 180-day basis that will be counted from the first day of collection of academic dress at the business outlet of VU (e.g. If you collected the academic dress on 1 November 2025, the date of your return of academic dress will be on or before 29 April 2026);
- Graduands will be required to present the Gown Information Sheet with Student Identity Card and pay the deposit and rental fee, whereas those graduands of Master or above Degree programmes (admitted in 2016/17 or before) or UG programmes (admitted in 2017/18 or before) will be required to present the TRUE copy of the Waiver of Rental Fee of Academic Dress Voucher with Student Identity Card for free rental service and pay the deposit when collecting the academic dress. Otherwise, you will need to make other arrangements with VU and/or not be allowed to collect the academic dress;
- The extended rental period is counted on the basis of 7 days (i.e. If the actual extension is less than 7 days, the extension fee will still be charged for 7 days);
- Extension/damage fees, if any, will be deducted from the deposit amount;
- If you so wished, you may purchase the academic dress directly with the University’s designated supplier, Victoria Uniform (VU). For any queries about the procurement of academic dress from VU, please also contact them directly; and
- The locations of business outlets are specified in the online order form upon completion of online registration via the website of VU. The supplier strongly advises graduands to collect their academic dress on the day indicated during the online registration to avoid a longer queue-up time.