{"id":2370,"date":"2026-02-10T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/mssc-in-public-policy-mpup\/faqs-for-admission\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:16:14","slug":"faqs-for-admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/tc\/mssc-in-public-policy-mpup\/faqs-for-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs for Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section block-name=\"banner\" class=\"relative\">\n    <div class=\"bg-banner-gradient w-full h-full absolute left-0 top-0 z-[1]\"><\/div>\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/images\/our-mission\/mission-banner.png\" alt=\"MSSc in Public Policy (MPUP)\"\n        class=\"w-full aspect-[1920\/480] object-cover min-h-[400px]\" \/>\n\n    <div class=\"container py-5 md:py-10 lg:py-[60px] w-full h-full flex items-end absolute left-0 bottom-0 z-[2]\">\n        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           <span class=\"heading6 font-bold text-left\">Contact Us<\/span>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"md:flex-[0_1_75%] md:max-w-[75%]\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div  class=\"program-tab-content section-block mb-16 scroll-mt-32\">\n            <h3 class=\"heading3 border-l-[6px] border-primary pl-5 mb-5 lg:mb-8\">\n            Admission FAQs        <\/h3>\n    \n            <div class=\"space-y-8\">\n                            <div class=\"faq-group\">\n                                            <h4 class=\"heading4 text-primary font-bold mb-4\">\n                            General Enquiries                        <\/h4>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"space-y-[10px]\">\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            1.\tWhat are the differences between this Programme and similar programmes in other universities?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Unlike other programmes, MSSc Programme in Public Policy does not only focus on the public policy making process. It also gives students an interdisciplinary view in public policy making process. Courses in fields like architecture, economics, geography and resource management, are included in the curriculum to provide students with integrative knowledge on issues related to public policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            2. What will the medium of instruction be, and in what languages are the teaching materials?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Courses are taught in English only and teaching materials are mainly in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            3. Will I be allowed to apply for course and unit exemption for similar courses attended in other tertiary institutions?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <p>The University has a policy on course\/unit exemption, and requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. However, unit exemption for this Programme is usually not allowed. It is considered contrary to the aim of the Programme, which is to widen the knowledge base of students.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            4. Does the Programme require payment in advance or by installments; and how many installments are there?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The first installment\/admission deposit for 2025 entry would be HKD90,000 for full-time students and HKD45,000 for part-time students. Students would need to pay the first installment within around two weeks from the date of the admission notification. Thereafter, the payment of the tuition fee would be counted according to the number of units students take each term at HKD 7,500 per unit (3 units per course).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            5. Is there any financial assistance available to students?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>University will not provide financial assistance for students in this Programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"faq-group\">\n                                            <h4 class=\"heading4 text-primary font-bold mb-4\">\n                            Assessment &amp; Course Arrangement                        <\/h4>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"space-y-[10px]\">\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            1.\tCan the Programme be completed within one year?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Students may complete the Programme within one year in full-time mode. For part-time mode, it is possible to complete the Programme by enrolling and passing all 8 modules within one year and then apply for shortening study period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            2.\tHow will the students be assessed? Will there be an examination for each course and will a dissertation be required?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The assessment methods and inclusion of examination depend on the nature of each course and the decision of the instructor. Dissertation is optional for students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            3.\tWhen will the courses be scheduled?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>All courses will be scheduled in weekday evenings and Saturday mornings or afternoons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            4.\tWill any of the classes be conducted off CUHK campus?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Classes will be conducted on CUHK campus only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            5.\tHow many terms are there in one academic year?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>There are two terms in each academic year: Term 1: September to mid-December; Term 2: January to April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"faq-group\">\n                                            <h4 class=\"heading4 text-primary font-bold mb-4\">\n                            Advice for Non-local Students                        <\/h4>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"space-y-[10px]\">\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            1.\tWill the University offer accommodation for us?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Since the University does not have enough housing capacity, non-local students have to arrange accommodation by themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            2.\tI am a non-local student studying at a university in Hong Kong and will graduate in this academic year. Should I apply for a new student visa for studying this programme?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, you have to apply for a new student visa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"program-faq-wrapper bg-grey rounded-[10px] overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\"\n                                        class=\"w-full px-5 xl:px-10 py-4 xl:py-5 flex items-center justify-between text-left transition-colors duration-300 group hover:bg-secondary\">\n                                        <p\n                                            class=\"heading6 text-slateTeal-700 max-w-[calc(100%-45px)] group-hover:text-white transition-colors\">\n                                            3.\tApplying for Full-time study mode: What should I do once I receive the admission offer from Graduate School?                                        <\/p>\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-transparent group-hover:bg-white transition-colors flex-shrink-0\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/plus.svg\" alt=\"expand\"\n                                                class=\"w-5 h-5 object-contain transition-transform duration-300\"\n                                                data-base-src=\"https:\/\/sgps.visibleone.dev\/wp-content\/themes\/cuhk-sgps\/public\/icons\/\">\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/button>\n\n                                    <div\n                                        class=\"program-faq-content hidden px-5 xl:px-10 py-5 xl:py-8 border-t border-gray-200\/20 bg-white\">\n                                        <div class=\"prose max-w-none text-dark\">\n                                            <ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Successful candidates will receive an admission notification letter via the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk\/OnlineApp\/login_email.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Application System<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with instructions. Normally, you have around two weeks to consider whether to accept the offer of our Programme or not. If you would like to accept our offer, please indicate your acceptance at the application website of our Graduate School and settle the admission deposit before the deadline. Then please prepare and submit your supporting documents for applying for a Student Visa to the Programme Office as soon as possible if applicable. We shall pass those documents to our Graduate School for checking and submission to the Hong Kong Immigration Department. Usually, it takes around two months to complete the entire process. The Graduate School will complete the \u201ce-Visa\u201d collection process and inform students by email. All in all, you are highly encouraged to act promptly after receiving the offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If there is\/are admission condition(s), applicants are required to submit related documents by the condition fulfillment deadline stipulated on their admission notification. 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