Academic Gown

Graduates attending the graduation ceremony are required to wear the academic gowns specific to their particular awards. To ensure that graduates use the correct sets of gowns, academic gowns are available for hiring from the vendor of CPCE i.e. Victoria Uniform.

1. Types of academic gown
    

   Award	Gown Colour	Hood Colour	Cap
   SPEED – Bachelor of Arts	Black	Blue with silver ribbon	Mortarboard
   SPEED – Bachelor of Business Administration	Black	Purple with silver ribbon	Mortarboard
   SPEED – Bachelor of Engineering	Black	Red with silver ribbon	Mortarboard
   SPEED – Bachelor of Science	Black	Gold with silver ribbon	Mortarboard
   SPEED – Bachelor of Social Sciences	Black	Green with silver ribbon	Mortarboard
   SPEED – PCE Diploma	Black with mauve stole	Not applicable	Not applicable
   HKCC – Associate Degree and Higher Diploma	Black with golden stole	Not applicable	Not applicable

    

2. Booking of academic gown

   
   Graduates are required to arrange for their gown collection before the graduation ceremony.
   
   If you require gown rental services, please complete the online gown reservation procedures at the website of Victoria Uniform. Collection of academic gowns will be from 21 September to 6 November 2023.

   Please refer to the below for booking instructions:

   Graduates of
   SPEED – Bachelor of Arts
   SPEED – Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Sciences
   SPEED – PCE Diploma
   HKCC – Associate Degree and Higher Diploma

   Notes:

• Gown hiring should be made with the official gown hiring company, i.e. Victoria Uniform.
• All hired gowns must be returned to the official gown hiring company, Victoria Uniform, on or before the date specified on each individual rental agreement.
• Deposit paid by graduates will be forfeited by Victoria Uniform if graduates fail to return or incur damages to the hired items, while late returns will incur a fine. Please refer to the terms and conditions of the rental agreement for more information.

3. Fees (HK$)
     

   Award	Rental fee/set (for 42 days)	Extension fee/set (for 7 days)	Deposit/set (same for purchase price)
   Sub-degree	110	110	500
   Bachelor's Degree	130	130	700

   Notes:

• Extension fee, if any, will be deducted from the deposit.
• For the extension fee, if the extension period is less than 7 days, it will be counted as a 7-day charge, and the maximum extension fee will be limited to the amount of the deposit.
• The first hiring period is on a 42-day basis, counting from the date of gown collection.
• The gowns are also available for purchase at the outlets of the vendor.  Gown collection and return should be done at the same outlet.