Fees & Payments
Fees & Charges of UG Inbound Exchange Students
The hall lodging fees are subject to annual review and revision.
The hall lodging fee for 2024/25 is listed below.
For year-long inbound exchange students, you need to submit application each semester to SRO by the deadline and the hall lodging fee is payable by two instalments.
| Rate for Double Room (per person) |
HK$ 22,900 / year |
For semester-based inbound exchange students, the hall lodging fee is a one-off payment.
| Rate for Double Room (per person) |
HK$ 11,450 / semester |
Note: The Student Residence (Ma On Shan Compound) houses UG students in shared double rooms solely. Students who have physical disabilities, medical reasons or special needs with supporting documents should enclose them in the hall application for case-by-case consideration and arrangement.
Policies on Fees
Payment Procedures
Upon the announcement of allocation results, successful applicants are required to pay the full hall lodging fee “in one go” by a specified deadline shown on the email about the hall offer. The payment is non-refundable and non-transferable on all conditions and must be settled by the deadline.
Payment Methods
(i) Online payment for exchange students benefits majority who pay the fee by “Visa or Master card” and use popular mobile wallets like Faster Payment System (FPS), Alipay (Hong Kong and Mainland China) and Wechat Pay.
(ii) If you are UNABLE to settle the fee by online payment, please email us ASAP for arranging other payment methods.
College/ School Funding Support
If the hall lodging fee is funded by the College/School, the College/School should inform the Student Residence Office (SRO) via memo indicating whose hall lodging fee to be covered by the College/School funding. Once we have received the memo, the students are not required to pay the hall lodging fee in times of hall offers.
Damage to Hostel and Properties
Compensation to the University for damage caused to the Student Residence and properties will be based on assessment by the Director of Student Residence Office in consultation with the Directors of Facilities Management and Finance Office, having regards to the cost of properties repaired and replaced as appropriate.
Penalty Charges for Late Check-Out and Improper Check-out
Penalty charges will be levied to:
(i) Residents fail to check out their rooms upon the completion of the assigned period.
(ii) Residents who fail to properly clean up their rooms.
(iii) Residents who fail to restore the furniture upon check-out. The exact penalty charges will be determined by the Student Residence Office in consultation with Finance Office.
Penalty Charges
| Late Check-out: | HK$200/day/person + room charges/day/person |
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| Improper check-out: | A minimum of HK$200/room |
Loss of / Damage to Resident Card / Key Card
| Resident Card | HK$100 per card |
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Late Payment
The Student Handbook contains provisions which empower the University to terminate a student's study and/or to withhold his/her testimonials and academic transcripts and the conferment of awards on account of non-settlement of outstanding fees and charges which include hostel and associated charges.
In line with the principle recently adopted by the Sub-Committee on Tuition Fees, penalties for over-due hostel and associated charges may be levied at about 2% of the amounts outstanding per billing cycle, to be billed together with other outstanding student fees and charges, if any.
Refund
Hall Lodging Fee: Non-refundable and non-transferable on all conditions.