Due to severe shortage of residential hall places, taught course postgraduates do not normally get a place. These students are strongly advised to use the Housing Service to find their own accommodation outside the University.
All full-time research students who are registered for an MPhil or PhD degree at the University are eligible to apply for Swire Scholarships to reside in the Robert Black College, where about 9 Swire Scholars are accommodated alongside short-term overseas visitors to the University. Application for residence in the College is invited at time for admission in October every year, when there are vacancies. Enquiries about the scholarships should be addressed to Scholarships Office, The Registry. For details about accommodation, please contact the College Office (Tel: 2296 1771 or Email: rblack@hku.hk).
Graduate House provides 188 single rooms and 9 double rooms (for married couples only) for full-time postgraduate students of the University. All the rooms are fully furnished, air-conditioned and equipped with individual phone lines and fiber-optics computer networking facility.
Each double room has a self-contained bathroom while single rooms share a bathroom between two rooms. There is a student lounge and a pantry on every other floor. Other facilities include a computer room, study rooms, an audiovisual room, a fitness room and a reading room.
The Wong Chik Ting Hall of St. John’s College was opened in September 1997 to provide accommodation for postgraduate students. The 116 single rooms each has a shower room, toilet, telephone, refrigerator, television and a link to the University’s central computer. The rooms are fully furnished with bed, desk, chair, bookcase and cupboards. The Hall has a laundry room for the use of the students. Students may eat in the College Dining Hall at a reasonable cost. The College welcomes both local students and students from mainland China and overseas. 26 guest rooms are also available to visiting scholars and teachers at a reasonable rate.
Other than halls, there are four Residential Colleges in Jockey Club Student Village III on Lung Wah Street, Kennedy Town for 1,800 students, with around half of the places assigned to postgraduates in programmes funded by the Government. Students in the Residential Colleges are expected to take part in intellectual activities and community projects.
CEDARS collects and compiles data on privately-owned rooms or flats in the vicinity of the university campus that are available for rental to students. Students can obtain such information at cedars.hku.hk/privately-rented-housing or CEDARS Office. They also offer assistance in matters relating to the renting of rooms and flats.
Please note that private accommodation is extremely expensive. You are strongly advised to finalise arrangements before you arrive. A list of hostels managed by non-profit- making organizations is also available at the CEDARS website. You may make arrangements directly with these hostels for short-term accommodation.
Please write to cedars.housing@hku.hk for further enquiries.