New Mainland Gaokao Students (Ma On Shan Compound)

(Four-year Government-funded Bachelor's Degree Programmes via NUEE Route)

Eligible applicants will receive an invitation email from the Student Residence Office (srouga.mos@cityu.edu.hk ) for submitting hall applications 3 working days after receiving their CityUHK Admission Offers.

New Mainland Gaokao students admitted to full-time government-funded Bachelor's degree programmes are eligible to apply for Student Residence, with higher priority granted during their first two years of study (i.e., Academic Year 2025/26 and 2026/27). The priority given CANNOT be transferred to any subsequent years of study (i.e., 3rd year of study or thereafter).

Under the current Hall Admission Policy, new Mainland Gaokao students will reside in the Ma On Shan Compound during their 1st year of study (i.e., 2025/26) and the Kowloon Tong Compound in their 2nd year of study (i.e., 2026/27).

For subsequent years of study (i.e., 3rd year of study or thereafter), Mainland students will be required to secure their own housing in the market and are advised to prepare funds to cover such accommodation. Further information can be obtained from the Student Residence Office’s website.

Hall application is on a yearly basis. Please pay attention to the application period. Late applications will NOT be entertained.

Semester Residential Period
Semester A, 2025/26 25 August 2025 (9:00am) - 23 December 2025 (12:00noon)
Semester B, 2025/26 5 January 2026 (9:00am) - 26 May 2026 (12:00noon)
The hall lodging fee for 2025/26 is listed on Fees & Payments.

Event Date
Application period 7 July 2025 (10:00am HKT) – 27 July 2025 (11:59pm HKT)
Announcement of application result 30 July 2025
Confirmation period & payment deadline
(acceptance of hall offers)
30 July 2025 – 3 August 2025
Announcement of room assignment Upon check-in
Commencement of residence 25 August 2025, 9:00am (HKT)

** Late application will not be entertained.

  • Eligible applicants will receive an invitation email from the Student Residence Office (srouga.mos@cityu.edu.hk) for submitting hall applications 3 working days after receiving their CityUHK Admission Offers.
  • Applicants should complete and submit the hall application before the specified deadline.
  • An acknowledgement email with the hall application reference number will be sent to the applicant after successful submission.

Note:
Prospective students who receive CityUHK Admission Offer after the hall application deadline, please send your hall application request together with the late admission offer letter as a written proof to the Student Residence Office (srouga.mos@cityu.edu.hk) as soon as possible. Granting hall offers will be subject to room availability. However, hall applications after the commencement of the residential period will NOT be entertained.

Upon the application result announcement, successful applicants will be required to pay a Hall Confirmation Fee to accept the hall offer by a specified deadline. The Hall Confirmation Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

NO place will be reserved if you miss the payment deadline.

The Student Residence (Ma On Shan Compound) houses UG students in shared double rooms solely.

Rooms will be randomly assigned by the system and final room assignments will be subject to room availability and hall admission policies.

Students who have physical disabilities, medical reasons or special needs for a double room of single occupancy should enclose supporting documents in the hall application for case-by-case consideration and arrangement.

There is no guarantee and subject to room availability. Successful applicants will be required to pay the hall lodging fee double.