Introduction
There are five student hostels in United College, Adam Schall Residence, Bethlehem Hall, Hang Seng Hall, Chan Chun Ha Hostel, and Choi Kai Yau Residence. Together, they offer a total of 1,538 hostel places, allowing nearly half of the College’s students to live on campus. The College is situated on a beautiful campus and the five student hostels have their unique characteristics and culture. Students can choose the hostel that suits them best, participate in activities organized by the residents’ association, and enjoy a rich and fulfilling hostel life!
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Hostel Selection Criteria
For local undergraduate students
All local undergraduate students are given the opportunity to stay in student hostels for at least one year during their studies. The allocation of hostel places is administered by the Working Committee on the Selection of Resident Students, the members of which are appointed by the Student Hostels Management Committee. Selection criteria include (1) living district (2) home environment and (3) participation in extracurricular activities. Special situations such as health or family problems, or final-year students who have never been assigned a hostel place during their previous years of study, will also be considered.
UC Hostel Selection Criteria (2025-2026)
Two non-residential halls, Pak Chuen Hall and Ping Fan Hall, take care of the non-resident students and provide rest place and activities to them.
For non-local undergraduate students
From 2016-2017 onward, the Chinese University has abandoned the policy whereby newly admitted non-local undergraduates will not be guaranteed hostel accommodation on campus during their normative period of study. They have to arrange accommodation by themselves for one academic year. In the same spirit, the UC Student Hostels Management Committee has resolved that non-local undergraduates will not be given priority for hostel accommodation in their third year of study. Non-local undergraduates wishing to reside on campus in their non-guaranteed year have to submit hostel applications to the College in the year before promoting to year 3. A quota will be set aside for them but they will have to compete according to the prevailing selection criteria. These will include (a) academic performance (b) participation in extra-curricular activities and (c) participation in hostel activities.
UC Hostel Selection Criteria for non-local Year 3 students
Hostel Regulations