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 Regulations
Hostel Regulations for Regular Term Residence
For local undergraduate students
Hostel Selection Criteria
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
Non-local students (admitted in the 2024-2025 academic year or earlier)
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. Therefore, the College Student Hostels Management Committee has approved that the non-local students admitted in the 2024-2025 academic year or earlier will not be given priority for hostel allocation in their third year. Those entering their third year who wish to stay in the hostel must submit an accommodation application to the College in the preceding academic year. Selection will be based on the hostel scoring system, and places are limited. The hostel scoring system includes academic performance, participation in extra-curricular activities, College activities, hostel activities and non-local student association activities. Besides, the non-local students who extend their graduation outside their normative study period will not be provided with guaranteed accommodation. If they intend to reside on campus due to special circumstances, they must submit an application along with supporting documents for the College’s consideration, and places are limited. The hostel scoring system does not apply in this case.
Non-local students (admitted in the 2025-2026 academic year or beyond)
To align with the University policy and balance accommodation arrangements between local and non-local students, the College Student Hostels Management Committee has approved that non-local students admitted in the 2025–2026 academic year or beyond will be guaranteed on-campus accommodation for two academic years. The guaranteed years are the first two years of study (i.e., Year 1 and Year 2). Non-local students promoting to Year 3 and Year 4 who wish to reside on campus must submit an accommodation application to the College in the preceding academic year and will be selected based on the hostel scoring system. Places are limited.