Residential Fees and Charges (Undergraduate Students 2024/25)
Full residential year of residential places are to be offered to successful applicants.
The residential period is 30 August 2024 – 23 May 2025 (noon) (tentative).
The residential fees of Residential Colleges (RCs) of 2024/25 are listed as below. As approved in the Senior Management Committee (SMC) Meeting held on 28 March 2024, an upward adjustment of 4% of the RC fees will be made in 2024/25.
| Room Type | Monthly Rate | Whole Residential Year + HK$1000 for residential life activities | Semester 1 + HK$500 for residential life activities | Semester 2 + HK$500 for residential life activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed room | HK$2,377 | HK$21,960 | HK$9,899 | HK$12,061 |
| 3-bed room | HK$2,164 | HK$20,088 | HK$9,064 | HK$11,024 |
| 4-bed room | HK$1,957 | HK$18,312 | HK$8,303 | HK$10,009 |
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 Group | Deadline for settling the residential colleges fees |
|---|---|
| Current UG Students | Deposit: 7 June 2024 Remaining Fee: 26 July 2024 |
| New Local UG Students | 26 August 2024 (tentative) |
| New Non- local UG Students | 9 Aug 2024 (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.
| Item | RCs | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|
| Caution Money | RCs | Nil |
| Air-conditioning charge | RCs | (the charge is on self-paid basis) |
| $2.1 per hour | ||
| Laundry charge | ||
| RCs | Online RC Laundry System | |
| Laundry room is located at the LG floor in each RC. | ||
| New Laundry Fee effective Oct 2023: | ||
| Wash: $7/cycle (max 8kg; each cycle takes around 35 minutes) Dry: $1 every 3 minutes |
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| Placing Own Refrigerator in Room | $100 per semester (for applications submitted after 31 Oct 2023) Application: HERE |
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| Loss / Damage of key card | RCs | $100 per key |
| Door opening fee | RCs | $100 |
| Damage of RC properties | RCs | The 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-out penalty | RCs | $190 per day on top of the normal daily rate |
| Improper move-out | RCs | A minimum of $600 per person in addition to the late check-out charges |
| (e.g. rooms left messy & unclean) | ||
| Refund policy | RCs | All fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable except extenuating circumstances and approval from Senior Management is required. |
| Municipal Solid Waste Charging | RCs | $38 per month once the charging is imposed by the government. |
# Remarks: “RCs” is Residential Colleges