Residential Fees and Charges (Undergraduate Students 2022/23)

Full residential year of residential places are to be offered to successful applicants.

The residential period is 1 September 2022 – 31 May 2023 (noon) (tentative).

The residential fees of Residential Colleges (RCs) of 2022/23 are listed as below. As approved in the Senior Management Committee (SMC) Meeting held on 18 March 2022, an upward adjustment of 7% of the RC fees will be made in 2022/23.

Room TypeMonthly RateWhole Residential Year + HK$700 for residential life activities (Tentative)Semester 1 +HK$350 for residential life activities (Tentative)Semester 2 +HK$350 for residential life activities (Tentative)
2-bed roomHK$2,054HK$19,186HK$8,776HK$10,410
3-bed roomHK$1,867HK$17,503HK$8,010HK$9,493
4-bed roomHK$1,685HK$15,865HK$7,267HK$8,598

Applicants will be informed of details of the payment method via email after release of application results.

Residential fees and residential life education fee is subject to annual review and revision.

Student GroupDeadline for settling the residential colleges fees
Current UG StudentsDeposit: 8 June 2022
Remaining Fee: 29 July 2022
New Local UG Students29 August 2022 (tentative)
New Non-
local UG Students
14 July 2022 (tentative)

Students can access MyHSUHK to view the charge statement.

If the applicants fail to pay the acceptance fee by the designated deadline, the residential offer will be forfeited and residential place will be assigned to the students on the waiting list.

ItemRCsArrangement
Caution MoneyRCsNil
Air-conditioning chargeRCs(the charge is on self-paid basis)
$1.7 per hour
Laundry charge
RCsFee level for commercial type of laundry machine:
Washing machine: $5 per wash (approximately 35 mins)
Drying machine: $1 per 5 mins
Discount rate is proposed for the existing domestic type laundry machines:
Washing machine: $2 per 60 mins
Drying machine: $4 per 60 mins
Loss / Damage of key cardRCs$100 per key
Door opening feeRCs$100
Damage of RC propertiesRCsThe resident(s) concerned will be requested to bear the cost of repair / replacement, subject to the assessment of SAO in consultation with CDMO
Late move-outRCs$100 per night
Improper move-outRCsA minimum of $200 per room
(e.g. rooms left messy & unclean)
Refund policyRCsAll fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable except extenuating circumstances and approval from Senior Management is required.

# Remarks: “RCs” is Residential Colleges