Order and Delivery
Graduates are required to attend the ceremony in academic regalia with HKUST’s official designs. To rent or purchase the academic regalia, please complete the online reservation procedures at the vendor's website: Tick Your Gown Limited
Please note that graduates with incorrect or unofficial attire may not be permitted to proceed on stage.
A. Details of the Vendor
Company Name: Tick Your Gown Limited
Phone No.: 5166 3292 (WhatsApp or Call)
E-mail: www.tyg.hk@gmail.com
Website: https://www.tyg.hk/hkust2024
B. Academic Regalia Rental Procedures
- Complete the online academic regalia reservation procedures at the website of Tick Your Gown Limited, you can choose to purchase or rent the academic regalia on the respective webpage.
- Select the appropriate graduation gown, your collection date & method in the reservation form. Your gown could be collected in person at the outlet of your choice (i.e. Fo Tan, Hunghom, Kwai Hing, or HK Island outlet) or delivered by courier.
- An e-receipt (i.e. "Jotform") will be sent to your email address after submitting the academic regalia rental form. Present the e-receipt when you collect the gown in-store.
- Collection at outlets of Tick Your Gown Limited
a) Collect the graduation gown set only at your selected outlet on the collection date indicated by you on the online registration system, and according to the e-receipt.
b) Present the graduation gown rental e-receipt to the staff onsite.
c) Fitting and checking.
d) Sign the electronic graduation gown rental form on the spot and pay the rental fee and deposit in CASH/ FPS/ PayMe/ WeChat Pay/or Alipay in HK Dollars only.
e) An authorized third party can help collect the academic regalia with your e-receipt, but he/she has to confirm the exact regalia degree model for hood and size of both cap and gown needed. - Courier delivery of academic regalia
a) Graduates are given the option to have the academic regalia delivered to their office at their stated address directly, or selected SF stores or SF lockers. Extra delivery surcharges will incur with remote areas and overseas address delivery. The courier fee will be settled directly to the courier (i.e. SF Express deliverer and not to TYG).
b) Payment in advance for the rental of graduation gown is required for courier delivery option. Please upload your payment slip when filling out the online registration form before submission.
C. Schedule of Online booking & rental period
Academic Regalia rental period: 60 calendar days. To avoid any late charges, please return your gown set on or before Day 60. Please note that the date of collection is included and counted as Day 1.
D. Payment Arrangement
- Pay the rental fee and deposit in CASH, FPS, PayMe, WeChat Pay, or Alipay in Hong Kong Dollars. Other methods of payment (e.g. by credit card or cheque) and currencies, other than Hong Kong dollars, will not be accepted.
- Deposit will be refunded in cash upon the return of academic regalia (in person only) during office hours, after the deduction of fines for damages or extension fees, if any, in Hong Kong Dollars. Collection and refund of deposit will be subject to the vendor's policy and be dealt with directly between the company and the graduates. Please refer to Return of Regalia for details.
E. Fees (HK$)
| Award | Rental fee/ set (for 60 days) | Deposit | Extension fee/ set (for 7 days) | Purchase price | Price for each item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | $200 | $1,300 | $200 | $1,500 | $700 (Gown) $400 (Hood) $300 (Cap) $100 (Tassel) |
| Postgraduate / Undergraduate | $100 | $500 | $100 | $600 | $300 (Gown) $200 (Hood) $100 (Cap) |
Important Notes
- You will have to sign a Rental Agreement. Please read through the Terms & Conditions carefully.
- Late returns or damage to the academic regalia will incur an additional charge that will be deducted from the deposit. For returns that are late by less than 7 days, a fee equivalent to 7 days will apply.
- The rental period is on a 60-day basis, counting from the date of academic regalia collection. (For pick-up in TYG outlets: Day 1 is the date on which the graduate receives the gown set at outlets. For courier delivery: Day 1 is Oct 15, 2024.)
- The academic regalia are also available for purchase at the outlets of the vendor.