Arrangements for Holidays / Class Suspension / Inclement Weather
1. Classes will be suspended and postponed on the following days (gazetted general holidays are marked with a *). No separate notifications will be issued.
Phase 53 (Sep 2023 – Feb 2024)
i. | 30 September 2023 * | Sat | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | |
ii. | 1 October 2023 | Sun | National Day | |
iii. | 2 October 2023 * | Mon | The day following National Day | |
iv. | 23 October 2023 * | Mon | Chung Yeung Festival | |
v. | 22 December 2023 | Fri | Winter Solstice | |
vi. | 25 December 2023 * | Mon | Christmas Day | |
vii. | 26 December 2023 * | Tue | The first weekday after Christmas Day | |
viii. | 31 December 2023 | Sun | New Year's Eve | |
ix. | 1 January 2024 * | Mon | New Year's Day | |
x. | 10 February 2024 * | Sat | The first day of Lunar New Year | |
xi. | 11 February 2024 | Sun | The second day of Lunar New Year | |
xii. | 12 February 2024 * | Mon | The third day of Lunar New Year | |
xiii. | 13 February 2024 * | Tue | The fourth day of Lunar New Year |
Phase 54 (Mar – Aug 2024)
i. | 29 March 2024 * | Fri | Good Friday | |
ii. | 30 March 2024 * | Sat | The day following Good Friday | |
iii. | 31 March 2024 | Sun | Easter Sunday | |
iv. | 1 April 2024 * | Mon | Easter Monday | |
v. | 4 April 2024 * | Thu | Ching Ming Festival | |
vi. | 1 May 2024 * | Wed | Labour Day | |
vii. | 15 May 2024 * | Wed | The Birthday of the Buddha | |
viii. | 10 June 2024 * | Mon | Tuen Ng Festival | |
ix. | 1 July 2024 * | Mon | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
2. Classes will be suspended and postponed when an instructor is absent due to illness or an emergency, and no substitute can be arranged by the Music Office.
3. Classes will be postponed or change to another venue when classrooms cannot be made available by the teaching venue concerned. If a venue is suddenly closed due to an emergency, the Music Office will inform the trainees through SMS as soon as possible. The Music Office will not arrange another make-up class or refund for individual trainee who is unable to attend the scheduled makeup.
4. All on-site and online classes will be cancelled without notification if any of the following is/ has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory(Note 1,2) anytime within the three-hour period before class:
i. Red/ Black Rainstorm Warning; or
ii. “Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement” (i.e. the announcement within 2 hours prior to the issuance of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8); or
iii. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above.
However, classes will be conducted as scheduled if the above rainstorm warning or typhoon signal is lowered three hours before class (e.g. if the typhoon signal is lowered at 2pm, classes starting before 5pm will be cancelled while classes starting from 5pm onwards will be held as usual).
5. In the event that the Education Bureau announces a closure of all schools due to special circumstances (e.g. extreme weather or epidemic situation), please observe the announcement on this website or contact the Music Office for the latest class arrangements.
Note 1: In the event of a typhoon or other inclement weather, it is at the discretion of parents as to whether to let their children attend classes and trainees are advised to view the latest weather condition regularly.
Note 2: No make-up class or refund will be arranged for classes cancelled due to inclement weather. Instructors will then adjust the teaching plan accordingly.