1. A thesis must be submitted in electronic format in accordance with the following requirements:
   
   

   File format:	PDF format Compatible with PDF version 1.4 (Acrobat 5) or higher Must be text-searchable. Image PDF is not acceptable
   Paper size:	International-A4-size (210 x 297 mm), except for drawings, maps, or tables
   Security:	No password assigned and all security settings should be turned off
   Font:	All fonts must be embedded
   Spacing:	Must be double or one-and-a-half lines

   
   
   The thesis must be clear enough that it presents all images, data and symbols.

    

2. A thesis should contain the following parts, each starting on a new page, in the following order (which can be suitably changed according to the actual practices of different research disciplines):
   
   
   • A cover page
     

     THESIS TITLE (all capitalised)   FULL NAME OF STUDENT (all capitalised)   MPhil or PhD   The Hong Kong Polytechnic University   This programme is jointly offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and name of Partner institution (only applicable to Dual PhD)   Year of Award   Initial Submission for Examination Purpose (only applicable to initial thesis submission)

      

   • A title page
     

     The Hong Kong Polytechnic University   Name of Department   Name of Partner institution (only applicable to Dual PhD)   Name of Department at Partner institution (only applicable to Dual PhD)   Thesis Title   Full Name of Student   A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy/Doctor of Philosophy   the month and year of the initial submission

      

   • A Certificate of Originality
     

     CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY   I hereby declare that this thesis is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it reproduces no material previously published or written, nor material that has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma, except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text.     ________________________ (Signed)   ________________________ (Name of student)

      

   • Dedication (optional)
   • Abstract (consisting of a summary of the work done with 200-500 words)
   • Publications arising from the thesis (optional; and should be presented in alphabetical order of the first author using the reference citation format for academic journal papers, book chapters, conference papers, research reports/working papers and books/research monographs, or in an internationally accepted format used by the discipline in which the study lies.)
   • Acknowledgements
   • Table of contents
   • List of figures, tables and abbreviations (all optional)
   • Chapter 1: Introduction (the subtitles for all chapters are to be decided by the RPg students)
   • The thesis body
   • Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research (the latter being optional)
   • Appendices (optional)
   • References (the references for all chapters can be placed at the end, or those for each chapter can be placed at the end of the chapter; and the references should be presented in alphabetical order of the first author using the reference citation format for academic journal papers, book chapters, conference papers, research reports/working papers and books/research monographs, or in an internationally accepted format used by the discipline in which the study lies.)

    

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