Summer Residence 2025
Eligibility and Allocation
Full-time Government-funded Bachelor’s Degree students and non-local Master's Degree students
*Non-current residents who will
graduate in June 2025 are NOT eligible for Summer residence.
With limited bedplaces, there is no guarantee that bedplaces will be granted to all applicants. When the demand surpasses supply, bedplaces will be offered by lottery.
Summer Residential Period and Hall Lodging Fees
Current Residents
(1) Normal Period:26 May to 11 August 2025, 12noon (11 weeks)
| *Student Type | *Cohort | Double Room (per person) |
| Local UG Students | All | HK$5,560 |
| Non-local UG Students | 2018 and before | |
| 2019 and thereafter | HK$6,660 | |
| UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | All | HK$8,470 |
| Non-UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | HK$10,620 |
(2) Special Period for those current residents who will graduate on 2 June 2025:
26 May to 23 June 2025, 12noon (4 weeks)
| *Student Type | *Cohort | Double Room (per person) |
| Local UG Students | All | HK$2,040 |
| Non-local UG Students | 2018 and before | |
| 2019 and thereafter | HK$2,440 | |
| UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | All | HK$3,080 |
| Non-UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | HK$3,880 |
Non-current Residents
(1) Normal Period:2 June to 11 August 2025, 12noon (10 weeks)
| *Student Type | *Cohort | Double Room (per person) |
| Local UG Students | All | HK$5,050 |
| Non-local UG Students | 2018 and before | |
| 2019 and thereafter | HK$6,050 | |
| UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | All | HK$7,700 |
| Non-UGC-funded Master's Degree Students | HK$9,650 |
The above charge rates are subject to annual review and revision.
*You can check your student type and cohort in AIMS.
**The period of stay is non-extendable.
Key Dates of Application
| Application Period (AIMS login) |
16 April 2025 (10:00 HKT) - 22 April 2025 (23:59 HKT) |
| Application Result Announcement via email | 30 April 2025 |
| Confirmation Period | 30 April - 6 May 2025 |
| Announcement of Room Assignment | Current residents: 23 May 2025 Non-current residents: upon check-in |
| Check-in Date (for non-current residents) | 2 June 2025 |
| Room Moving (for current residents in normal period) | Early to mid-June 2025 The exact period will be notified in Room Assignment Email and residents will be required to complete room moving within 3-4 days. |
| Check-out Date & Time | Before 12noon on the last day of the residential period |
Application Method and Important Notes for Application
- Applicants must submit applications via AIMS before the deadline specified by the Student Residence Office. Late applications will not be entertained.
- Applicants are allowed to modify their applications before the application deadline. Afterwards, requests for any changes will not be accepted.
- Applicants must provide true and accurate information in the application. Submission of inaccurate information will lead to immediate disqualification and removal from the hall. Their residence applications will not be accepted throughout their entire study period. All fees paid will not be refunded.
- The approved period of stay for the summer residence is non-extendable.
- Summer hall offer is made provisional. The Residence Master/Student Residence Office reserves the right to rescind the provisional hall offer out of prospective resident's misconduct. With limited bedplaces, there is no guarantee that bedplaces will be granted to all applicants.
Important Notes
Successful applicants will receive notification email and be required to pay in advance the FULL hall lodging fee when confirming the bedplace offer in the period specified by the Student Residence Office. Applicants can settle the payment by online payment. Amount in your student account cannot be used to offset the hall lodging fee of the summer residence.
All charges paid are non-refundable and non-transferable. There is NO refund if you withdraw or check-out earlier after the confirmation of bedplace offer.
Only those residents with hall offer in 2025/26 can opt to extend their stay up to the commencement of residential year 2025/26. Email will be sent to those residents with 2025/26 hall offer in due course.
Room Assignment and Room Moving
- SRO has the right to arrange room moving exercise subject to operational need.
- Certain floors in each hall will be reserved for summer letting/ room inspection.
- The summer floors may be changed based on the summer applications of current residents in respective hall.
- For the avoidance of doubt, please note that even after the students have moved into the rooms assigned for the summer residence, the Student Residence Office and/or Residence Masters reserve the right to re-assign them to other rooms at any time.
- If you are staying in a double room without a roommate, please keep the place and another bed clean and tidy, and be prepared for the check-in of your new roommate at any time. No further notice about the exact check-in date and time of your new roommate will be issued.
- Request of room change/swapping and hall/ roommate preferences will not be entertained.
- The Student Residence (Ma On Shan Compound) offers shared double rooms solely.
- For those current residents who are required to perform room moving within designated period:
- You are required to check out of the current rooms that you are residing and move into the rooms assigned for Summer Residence 2025 in the room moving exercise.
- If you are not able to check-out or move into the room concerned in person, a written and signed authorized letter by the authorized person (including the full name and Student ID No./ID number/passport number of the authorized person) must be provided to the Student Residence Office within the designated moving period on your behalf.
- If residents cannot complete room moving within the time specified, the penalties will be levied.