According to the prevailing University
Housing Policy, UGC-funded full-time non-local undergraduate students will be provided with hostel places in the University accommodation in their first year of studies. In their second year of studies, students can apply for the University accommodation, subject to availability. No University accommodation will be provided starting from their third year of studies.
Remarks:
1. Non-local undergraduate students who are recipients of a Full Admissions Scholarship will be provided with University accommodation throughout their studies. This is not applicable to recipients who have been denied renewal of their scholarships by the University Scholarship Committee.
2. Different accommodation packages and fees will apply according to the availability of hostel places in the University accommodations.
Students must possess a student status of “Normal Study” as defined by the Academic Registry during the stay in the Student Halls. You may check your student status in BUniPort > Profile > Personal Particulars & Study Record. Students who cease to be classified as “Normal Study” (e.g. taking an internship) will no longer be eligible for student accommodation and will be required to check out of the hall.
Successful Hall applicants for the Residential Year 2021/22 are to be offered Hall places for the period below:
Residential Period: 27 August 2021* to 19 May 2022, both nights inclusive
*The actual check-in date may be adjusted subject to the latest development of the COVID-19. Should there be any changes in the check-in date, we will notify the successful applicants as soon as possible.
*Due to washroom refurbishment in the North Tower in Summer 2021, which is planned to be completed by end of August 2021, the check-in date of residents of the North Tower is subject to confirmation. While effort will be made to ensure the refurbishment to be completed on time so that residents can check in before the semester begins, in any cases that the work is delayed, residents concerned will be notified at once for any updated arrangement or a postponed check-in date.
Requests for early check-in or late check-out will NOT be considered.
Hall Offer will be recovered for students who fail to pay the Hall fees on time or check in within 7 days from the first day of the Hall offer period, and they will be deemed to have already stayed in the Halls during the offer period in their future Hall applications.
Application Period : 9 – 23 Jul 2021 (HK Time)
Late application will NOT be accepted!
Eligible students should submit hall applications
HERE. Change of hall application information is allowed before the application deadline.
An acknowledgement email will be sent to you shortly after you have successfully submitted or edited the hall application. If you do not receive the acknowledgment email, please contact the Undergraduate Halls as soon as possible.
General Information of Hall Application can be found
HERE
Hall application result including Hall allocation and room type assignment will be announced via email notification in mid-August. Room assignment results will be announced upon check-in.
Hall Fees for students with Full Year hall offer are to be paid by two installments and are NOT transferrable or refundable.
Hall fee listed below refer to the residential period from 27 Aug 2021 to 19 May 2022 (both nights inclusive).
NO refund of hall fee will be arranged even if you check-in to the hall later than 27 Aug 2021.
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Lodging Fees
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1st installment
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2nd installment
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Total
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2-person room in a 4-person unit
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$8,006.6
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$8,006.6
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$16,013.2
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2-person room in a 5-person unit
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$8,006.6
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$8,006.6
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$16,013.2
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3-person room in a 5-person unit
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$7,793.8
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$7,793.8
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$15,587.6
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In addition to lodging fees, all residents need to pay Caution Money ($1,000), Orientation Fee ($300 for first-time residents) and Program Fee ($100) in the 1st installment. For details, click here.
^In Residential Year 2021/22, all 3-person room in a 5-person unit (3-5 room) will be used host 2 residents only. As such, the lodging fee for 2-person room in a 5-person unit (2-5 room) will be charged at the same rate as 2-person room in a 4-person unit (2-4 room) ; while the lodging fee for 3-person room in a 5-person unit will be charged at an average rate between 2-4 room and 2-5 room.
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Payment Period of 1st installment:
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Early September
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Payment Period of 2nd installment:
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Early to mid of November
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Deferred payment of Hall Fees is not acceptable. Subject to special prior approval, a penalty of $300 will be levied on students who pay the Hall Fees after deadline.
Payment Method
A Hall Fee debit note will be posted in the BUniPort. Please make sure you have input:
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Bill type, and
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Debit note number
during your payment process.
Direct transfer of money to University bank account is not considered as successful payment. Please click
HERE for detailed payment methods. You should keep good custody of the payment record and be able to present it upon request.
All personal data collected and retained will be used for processing applications, statistical analysis, management of hall residence including the enforcement of all its related rules, promotion of activities and notifications, contacting Hall residents and their parents/guardian in case of emergency and such other purposes permissible under the Privacy Policy Statement and Personal Information Collection Statement of the University. Please click HERE for details. You have the right to access to or correct your personal data kept by the University by logging into the University Cyber Port System (BUniPort) and contacting the relevant Departmental Personal Data Privacy Manager.
