Following our earlier email sent to you on October 4, 2021 regarding “Migration of HKU Connect Accounts from Google to Microsoft”, below is an update on this migration exercise:
- Important Dates
- Changes to You
Your email account UID@connect.hku.hk will remain unchanged for sending and receiving emails on Microsoft 365 platform (i.e., no change to the email address and login credentials) and there is 5TB storage on OneDrive. Please click here (Q2) to see the changes to you after your account is migrated.
- Actions Required by You Now
- Activate your Microsoft account here (for alumni only if you have not accessed the HKU OneDrive before). Transfer data from your Google account to your Microsoft account or other storage if you wish to keep a copy before June 1, 2023, i.e., the account deletion date (steps here). For emails, please migrate them on or after June 1, 2022. We shall write to you again on the steps for email migration and mail client setup in May 2022.
- After your Google storage is emptied, register to keep your Google account for authentication if necessary (steps here).
- More information
You may check the Video and the FAQ to learn more about the arrangement.
| Switch over of HKU Connect account from Google to Microsoft (i.e., the email will be delivered to Microsoft) | June 1, 2022 |
| Google account remains accessible for data transfer (read-only access) | until May 31, 2023 |
| Registration for keeping a Google account for authentication purposes | before May 31, 2023 |
| Deletion of Google account (if not kept for authentication) | June 1, 2023 |