Notes on Application for Admission Card to Students' Study Room

(Applicable to the examination period in 2012)

1. From 1 March to 31 May 2012, all Students' Study Rooms under the Hong Kong Public Libraries ("HKPL") will open daily in three sessions as follows:

   Morning:	8:00 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.
   Afternoon:	12:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
   Evening:	5:30 pm to 10:00 pm (Monday to Friday) 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday)

   HKPL registered readers may apply for admission cards to enjoy priority access to the Students’ Study Rooms in one of these sessions. Application forms are available at all public libraries.

2. There are two validity periods for the admission cards. For each validity period, an applicant shall only submit ONE application and opt for ONE admission session; otherwise, the application may be rejected. Details of the validity periods and related arrangements are as follows:

   	Validity Period	Application Deadline	Result Announcement
   	1 March to 20 April	6 February	20 to 29 February
   	21 April to 31 May	28 March	11 to 20 April

   
    

3. The completed application forms shall be submitted to the public libraries where their selected Students’ Study Rooms locate and applicants’ HKPL Library Cards shall be produced for verification. School candidates sitting for public examinations (e.g. HKDSE, HKALE, IGCSE, etc.) or professional examinations shall have their completed application forms endorsed with signature or seal by the schools they attend while private candidates shall produce proof of their candidate status upon submission of application.

4. Seats will be allocated by lot if the applications received exceed the seats available. 95 per cent of the seats will be reserved for applicants sitting for public or professional examinations while the remaining 5 per cent will be allocated among other applicants.

5. Successful applicants shall collect in person the admission cards at the designated public libraries within the period specified in the result announcement. Production of identity documents is required for the card collection.

6. Unsuccessful applicants will be issued with stand-by cards, which give them priority in filling any unoccupied seats in a specific session.

7. The library staff shall have the right to allocate any unoccupied seats 15 minutes after each session commences to stand-by card holders of that particular session on a first come, first served basis.

8. Users leaving their seats unoccupied for more than 15 minutes will be treated as forfeiting their rights to use the Students’ Study Room in the rest of the session.

9. Users who fail to comply with the Regulations for the Use of Students' Study Room may be required to leave immediately.