Adult Classes

Registration

• Classification: Standard classes consist of a minimum of 8 students and Small classes consist of number of students between 5 and 9. Once the category of a class is decided prior to registration, no change will be made during the term.
• Courses will run subject to a minimum number of participants. Alliance Française de Hong Kong reserves the right to cancel a class with fewer students registered than requirred as a minimum.
• A placement test is required for students with a prior knowledge of French. The test is HKD200 and is refundable upon registration within a period of 3 months consecutive to the test date.
• No refund or make-up class will be arranged due to absence of the student for any reason.
• Tuition fees, class schedules and tutors are subject to change without prior notice.
• A free AFHK Student registration/membership is required to attend our classes. It is issued for a period of 1 year and grants access to services for our students. 
• Only the person registered for the class is allowed to attend, no sit-in on class or substitute by another person is allowed.
• There will be no make-up or refund for classes that are cancelled due to adverse weather condition (such as typhoon nº 8 or Black rainstorm warning) or adverse external conditions (general strike with no transportation, etc...). Detailed information is posted on our website: https://afhongkong.org/en/about/weather-alerts/ or www.afhongkong.org.

Rules & regulations

Course cancellation and viability
Under the minimum enrolment set up for each category of courses, AFHK reserves the right to reduce the number of hours/length or the course to allow it to be held.
With 4 students: 80% of hours, with 3 students:60% of hours originally scheduled. 

Concessions, credits and transfers
All request must be made in writing. No verbal notification is accepted. Tuition fees are neither refundable nor transferrable.
However, refund/class transfer application may be considered under the following circumstances:

• Permanent departure before the term starts (full proof is required), a full refund may be granted (Administration fees applies). However, no partial refund is considered once the term has started.
• Serious illness or hospitalization occurred before the term starts, a credit or a refund may be granted upon presentation of a medical certificate (Administration fee applies). All request must be made before the end of the second week of the term .
• All transfers from one course to another will be considered on an individual basis. Application time for class-transfer is indicated in the STUDENT MEMO which is distributed upon registration. If the application is made within the period indicated (in STUDENT MEMO), no fee will be charged, otherwise, a HK$100 administration fee will be charged.

AFHK reserves the right to accept or reject any such application.

Students request “certificate of attendance”: Must be in writing. First copy free of charge. Extra copy (Administration fees applies).
Administration fees: HK$100

Remarks:

• On the first day of class, please bring along your receipt. Full payment is required before the first day of class.
• When necessary, our staff may require the students to provide proof of identity for verification purpose.
• Please handle with care all the equipment and facilities provided by AFHK, you are liable to pay for any damage caused.
• Please turn off the ring tone of your mobile phone during class, to return or answer phone call, please do so outside the classroom.
• Please look after your own belongings, AFHK will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
• Please mind your own safety when moving around or going up and down the stairs within the premises of AFHK, AFHK cannot be held accountable for any accident due to your own negligence .
• No recording, video recording or filming is allowed without the permission of the management and from the teacher.

Medical attention: In the event of personal emergency, sudden illness or accident, you authorize AFV to seek medical, hospital or ambulance services on your behalf where the AFHK, in its absolute discretion, considers it necessary or appropriate to do so. You agree that you will be solely responsible for any expenses associated with the provision of such services.

Privacy statement: Protecting your privacy and personal information is important to AFHK. It is, however, important for us to collect certain personal information from you in order to offer you effective and efficient service.

We will only collect information from you with your knowledge and consent; only use personal information provided by you for the purpose/s for which it was collected, not disclose your personal information to a third party without your prior consent, ensure that your personal information is not disclosed to other institutions except if required by law or other regulation, and remove your personal information from our system where it is no longer required.

Please call us to provide any necessary corrections to your personal information.

Newsletter: by becoming a student of the AFHK, the student becomes a member of our society, and is granted a Membership/Student card. He/she accepts to receive communication from the school. He/she has the possibility to change this opt-in option by unsubscribing to AFHK's newsletters at anytime.

Disclaimer: The Alliance Française de Hong Kong makes every reasonable effort to ensure that course information supplied is correct at all times. It reserves the right to change any course, private tuition, fees and tutors when necessary. All attempts will be made to notify enrolled students about any changes.

Students need to purchase textbooks or materials at an additional cost, unless otherwise specified.

Photo release: I hereby grant permission to Alliance Française de Hong Kong the right to use, reproduce, and/or distribute photographs, films, videotapes, and sound recordings of me or my child, taken during Classes or Camps without compensation or approval rights, for use in materials created for purposes of promoting the activities of Alliance Française de Hong Kong exclusively.

Jurisdiction: These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in force in the Hong Kong S.A.R. and, by signing this agreement, you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of this territory.

注意事項: 成功網上報名的人士將會收到付款參考編號及付款收據的電郵，如未有收到，請電郵至 admin@afhongkong.org。 

章程及規則

退款、延期或轉班規則

所有申請必須以書面形式遞交。任何形式的口頭申請決不受理。
除課程被取消外，已繳付的學費恕不退還。

若發生下列情況，本會或會考慮學員的退款/轉班申請：

• 學員必須永久離開香港(必須提交有效之證明文件)，而學期仍未開始，學員可申請退回已繳的全部學費(手續費適用)，但學期一經開始，學費絕不退回。
• 學員在開課前因患重病或必須住院而未能預期上課，並能提交有效之醫生證明文件，本會將會考慮退回已繳的學費，或以「備用學費證明」保留學費至下一個學期的報名之用(手續費適用)。所有申請必須在學期的首兩個星期內辦理。
• 任何轉班申請將作個別情況處理(本會保留接受轉班申請與否的權利)。同學可在每個學期指定的時間內(日期列明在每學期派發的「學生備忘錄」上)申請同級轉班。在指定時間以外之任何轉班申請必須繳付HK$100之手續費。

申請出席證明：HK$100之手續費。
(手續費：HK$100)

備註：

• 上第一節課時必須攜帶繳費收據，以便核對。本會職員可按需要，要求學員提供身份證明，以檢定學員資格。
• 本會職員可按需要，要求學員提供身份證明，以檢定學員資格。
• 各課程只准申請表上的登記者上課，別人不得代替或旁聽。
• 請愛護本會的各項設備，如有損毀，本會有權要求學員作出賠償。
• 上課時請關掉手提電話的鈴聲，如需覆電，請到室外。
• 請自行保管隨身物品，如有遺失或損壞，本會恕不負責。
• 學員在本中心內走動或上落梯級時敬請注意自身的安全，如因閣下的疏忽而引致任何意外，本會概不負責。
• 未經本會行政部門的同意，學員不可錄音、錄影或拍攝。
• 如因特殊情況如公共交通受影響而缺席將不設補堂或退款。https://afhongkong.org/cn/about/weather-alerts/ or www.afhongkong.org/cn/