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Switch to @connect.hku.hk

Switch to @connect.hku.hk

  • Existing user of @graduate.hku.hk email account is welcome to switch to @connect.hku.hk account, an email service powered by Google which provides free disk space for Email and Drive. Please CLICK HERE and apply.

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • I am an existing @graduate.hku.hk email account user. Is it compulsory for me to switch to @connect.hku.hk account?

    • It is NOT compulsory for existing @graduate.hku.hk users to switch to @connect.hku.hk account. The @graduate.hku.hk email service was introduced in the year 2000 with disk quota of only 10MB. To provide a better service, existing users of @graduate.hku.hk email account are welcome to switch to @connect.hku.hk account which is an email service powered by Google providing free disk space for Email and Drive.


 

  • What is the account name of my @connect.hku.hk account? How can I set up the email alias of my @connect.hku.hk account?

    • The account name of your @connect.hku.hk will be assigned according to your student record in the University's Student Information System (SIS). You are welcome to set up an email alias online. Click here to set up your email alias.


 

  • Can I switch back to my @graduate.hku.hk account after the creation of my new @connect.hku.hk account?

    • By using HKU graduate email service, you are agreeing to its terms and conditions, and will not be able to switch back to the @graduate.hku.hk email account.


 

  • Will my email messages, address book and other information that I saved in my @graduate.hku.hk email account be copied to the newly created @connect.hku.hk account?

    • Your email messages, address book and information saved in your @graduate.hku.hk will NOT be copied to @connect.hku.hk.  After you have activated your @connect.hku.hk account, your @graduate.hku.hk account will be closed and information saved in it will be destroyed.