A LaTeX thesis template for research postgraduate (MPhil and PhD) and professional doctorate (PD) students at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK).

This template complies with the 2024-25 thesis formatting regulations. Refer to the Regulations Governing the Format of Theses for more details. See thesis.pdf for a sample PDF created using this template.

├── thesis.tex              # Main LaTeX file
├── CityUHKThesis.cls       # Custom thesis class
├── Makefile                # Build automation
├── Chapters/               # Thesis chapters
│   ├── introduction.tex
│   ├── background.tex
│   ├── paperone/
│   ├── papertwo/
│   ├── paperthree/
│   ├── relatedwork.tex
│   ├── conclusion.tex
│   └── publications.tex
├── FrontMatter/            # Title page, abstract, etc.
├── References/             # Bibliography files
└── ACM-Reference-Format.*  # ACM citation style files

• XeLaTeX: Must be configured as the typesetting engine.
• Biber: For bibliography processing.

• Times New Roman: For English text.
• PMingLiU/新細明體: For Traditional Chinese text on the title page.

Ensure these fonts are installed system-wide.

CityUHKThesis is available in the Overleaf Gallery: CityUHKThesis

To use online editors, select XeLaTeX as the compiler (refer to this tutorial if needed).

Edit the metadata section in thesis.tex:

\title{Your Thesis Title}
\titlezh{你的論文標題}
\author{Your Name}
\authorzh{你的姓名}
\dept{Your Department}
\deptzh{你的學系}
% ... other metadata

If you prefer manual compilation:

# Full compilation with bibliography
xelatex thesis.tex
biber thesis
xelatex thesis.tex
xelatex thesis.tex

1. Font not found errors: Ensure Times New Roman and PMingLiU are installed system-wide.
2. Bibliography not appearing: Run the full build process (make or manual compilation with biber).
3. Chinese characters not displaying: Verify XeLaTeX is being used and fonts are available.

• Modify CityUHKThesis.cls for class-level changes.
• Edit chapter files in the Chapters/ directory.
• Update bibliography in References/references.bib.
• Customize front matter in the FrontMatter/ directory.

The template uses ACM Reference Format. Citation files are included in the repository.

This template is designed to meet CityUHK requirements but is not an official template. Use at your own risk.

MIT License.