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Application and Appeal
Definition of Terms

  Application and Appeal
TO ALL APPLICANTS
Before completing the application form, please read the following notes carefully:
  Making Application
1.
All information that you provide in the application must be true and accurate. As a measure to verify the truthfulness and accuracy of the information provided, the Student Residence Office (SRO) will conduct counter-checking on the applications. You may be required to provide documentary proofs on the information submitted on the web. No submission / submission of inaccurate information may be liable to disciplinary actions including immediate disqualification of the application.
2. Information submitted should reflect your current situation during the application period.
3. Please complete the application form in ENGLISH and refer to the relevant lists/tables where appropriate.
4. Late application will not be accepted.
   
  Points to Note after Submission of Application
1.
You will receive an email of acknowledgement shortly after submission of your application. You can check your application data through AIMS on the next working day.
2.
If you do not receive any acknowledgement via email AND cannot find your application data on AIMS, please contact SRO immediately.
3. The Student Residence Office will make selection on the basis of the information stated in the application form. If there is any subsequent change of information, you can make the amendments on your application (by yourself) on AIMS by the specified application deadline.
4. Please double check the change of information on AIMS after you have amended the data.
5.
You are advised to print out your most updated application form on AIMS for your record and future enquiry with the Student Residence Office.
   
  Notification of Application Results
1.
Application results will be announced through AIMS. You can check the results according to the specific dates (see the "Key Dates for Application of 2009/10). All announcement, notification or correspondence will be made via your personal message at e-Portal and/or your student e-mail account.
2.
In case of any incomplete data or discrepancies found in the information provided, applicants will be requested to provide supplementary information or documentary proofs, in which the processing time of the case will be longer. Should the applicants fail to respond, their applications will be put on a "Pending" status and will not be processed.
3.
Please note that SRO may contact you direct by phone or by email after the last announcement date if there are still vacancies in the halls.
   
  Submission of Appeal against Application Results
1.
Applicants on the waiting list can appeal against their application results.
2.
Applicants are required to make an appeal in writing (with supporting documents if any) to the Sub-committee on Admission and Allocation of the Student Residence Committee via the Student Residence Office by a specified deadline.
3.
Only appeal with new information or additional evidence supported by documentary proof will be considered. For example:
  - substantial change of information after application submission
  - extenuating circumstances
  - medical reasons
  - local students whose home is not in Hong Kong
  - living in restricted area with limited services of public transport

4.

Appeal without fresh evidence or with invalid conditions will not be considered. For example:
  - needs have been reflected in the scores attained
  - missing information during application submission
  - noisy/crowded living environment
  - sharing a bedroom with siblings of the same/opposite gender
  - high crime rate in nearby district
  - high traveling cost
  - frequent early morning classes/late evening classes
  - long distance from home to the University/workplace of placement
5.
The decisions of the Sub-committee on Admission and Allocation will be final.
   
  Vetting
Vetting can be conducted by SRO throughout the application processing and residence period. Selected applicants will be individually notified via their personal message at e-Portal or email account.
Should the applicants fail to respond, their applications will be considered unsuccessful/ disqualified.
   
  Enquiries on Application
  The Student Residence Office will be your contact point for all application matters. You can contact us by various means.
  E-mail: srouga@cityu.edu.hk
Enquiry Hotline: 3442 1200
Fax: 2794 7716
   
  In person at the Student Residence Office (next to security office)
 
Opening Hours :
Mondays - Fridays : 9:00am - 1:00pm
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturdays : 9:00am - 12:00 noon
Sundays and Public Holidays : Closed
   
 
 
Student Residence Office
Student Residence, City University of Hong Kong,
22 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Enquiry: (852) 3442-1200 Fax: (852) 2794-7716
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