Alumni Library Services - Subscription Fees

  1. The 12-month subscription fees for Alumni Library Ticket - Reader, Alumni Library Ticket - Borrower, and Alumni e-Resources Service are HK$100, HK$300 and HK$500 respectively.
  2. All Alumni Library Services subscribed are to be expired by 30 June of either the current year or the next year, depending on when the subscription is made.
  3. Subscription fees are calculated on a pro-rata basis according to the number of months prior to the expiry date of the privilege. For details, please refer to the table below.
  4. All fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable, and cannot be used for the settlement of other services.
    1. 15% off the subscription fees for online application or renewal whereby payment is settled online by VISA credit card or MasterCard credit card via the HSBC Secure Payment Site.
    2. 15% off the subscription fees if payment is settled with valid CityU Credit Card owned by the applicant. This applies to applications or renewal applications submitted in person or by mail.
    * Important: Applicants can only enjoy either discount (i) or discount (ii), but not both.
  6. Switching from Alumni Library Ticket - Reader to Alumni Library Ticket - Borrower before the former expires will result in automatic forfeiture of the fee balance left by the former and under no circumstances can the fee balance be transferred and used for the subscription of another service.
  7. The Library reserves the right to change the charging scheme and fees without prior notifications to the users. The Library has the final discretion on any dispute that may arise.

Time for Application / Renewal * Service Valid Period Subscription Fees (HK$) Payable
Alumni Library Ticket
- Reader		 Alumni Library Ticket
- Borrower		 Alumni
e-Resources Service
Full 15% off Full 15% off Full 15% off
June July - 30 June of the next year 100 85 300 255 500 425
July Aug - 30 June of the next year 91 77 275 233 458 389
Aug Sept - 30 June of the next year 83 70 250 212 416 353
Sept Oct - 30 June of the next year 75 63 225 191 375 318
Oct Nov - 30 June of the next year 66 56 200 170 333 283
Nov Dec - 30 June of the next year 58 49 175 148 291 247
Dec Jan - 30 June of the current year 50 42 150 127 250 212
Jan Feb - 30 June of the current year 41 34 125 106 208 176
Feb Mar - 30 June of the current year 33 28 100 85 166 141
Mar Apr - 30 June of the next year 125 106 375 318 625 531
Apr May - 30 June of the next year 116 98 350 297 583 495
May June - 30 June of the next year 108 91 325 276 541 459

* Since it takes up to 4 working days to process your application, applications must be submitted to the Library by the 25th of the previous month of the Service Valid Period if the selected service(s) is/are to be effective at the beginning of the targeted month.