Facilities & Support

Residential places on campus for postgraduate students are limited and in great demand. Only students enrolled in government-funded programmes are eligible to University housing. Most taught course postgraduate programmes are not funded by the government.

For those eligible for University housing, you can visit CEDARS website for details and online application.

For those who need to look for private off-campus accommodation near the University, you can contact CEDARS for assistance and advice. More information is also available from CEDARS website.

The University has 13 halls of residence, which mainly accommodate full-time undergraduate students; only a small percentage of places are assigned to postgraduate students in each Hall, application of which are held in April for current students and August for new students. Taught course postgraduates are strongly advised to use the Housing Service to find their own accommodation outside the University.

For details of Residential Halls, please refer to Academic Support and Examinations Section of the Registry.

The University has 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*. The colleges allow students to engage with the community and provide opportunities for in-depth academic and cultural exchange. For more information, please refer to the Jockey Club Student Village III website.

The latest four Residential Colleges in Jockey Club Student Village IV are located in Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen.  The Colleges are distributed in two 17-floor towers, to provide 1,238 single room places. Eligible postgraduate students* can apply for postgraduate accommodation provided in College 1 and College 2.  For more information, please refer to the Jockey Club Student Village IV website.

*Only research postgraduates and taught postgraduates programmes supported by the Hong Kong Government are eligible to University housing.

The University of Hong Kong Libraries is an integral part of the University's educational facilities, supporting its vision for Teaching and Learning, Research, and Knowledge Exchange through its exceptional resources, people-centered services, and innovative and collaborative approaches.

The Libraries consists of the Main Library, Dental Library, Fung Ping Shan Library, Lui Che Woo Law Library, Music Library, Tin Ka Ping Education Library, Yu Chun Keung Medical Library and Ko Wong Wai Ching Wendy Fine Arts Digital Library. Of scholarly interest is the merged establishment of University Archives and Special Collections – the former permanently houses the unique, historic institutional and administrative records of the University and its Faculties through the University-wide Records Management Programme; whereas the latter collects a wider scope of special materials for special research purposes including western rare books, odd size objects, primary and secondary sources of corporate and personal papers and materials, especially those relating to the history of Hong Kong and South China dated 1890s onwards.

As of June 2024, the collections of The University of Hong Kong Libraries include 2.8 million volumes, 9.8 million e-books and 260,875 e-Journal titles.

Facilities

HKU Campus Wi-Fi services are available throughout the Libraries connecting patrons to the HKU network and to a number of printers throughout the Libraries. Scanners are also available, and payment for the peripheral usage can easily be made by using uPrint.

The Libraries offer a conducive environment for study, research, and knowledge exchange, with diverse spaces suitable for different learning styles, such as the Ingenium, Think Tank, and Level 3. Discover more about the resources, services, and facilities available for postgraduate students at https://lib.hku.hk/userinfo/student.html#2.

Your Student Registration Card (SRC), grants you access to the Libraries during the opening hours. The Main Library’s Overnight Open Area (Library Corner), the Yu Chun Keung Medical Library’s 24-hour Study Room and the Library 24 provide study spaces to students beyond regular opening hours. Please consult the webpage for the opening hours of these facilities.

Additional information on the Libraries can be found at https://lib.hku.hk.

The University Health Service (UHS) provides quality primary care and health promotion on campus to enhance the physical and psychological health of the University community. The clinical services that the UHS provides include medical consultation, nursing care, vaccination, physiotherapy service and dental service.

Additional information on the UHS can be found at: https://www.uhs.hku.hk.

The Postgraduate Student Association of the University of Hong Kong (HKU PGSA), founded in 1993, is the oldest postgraduate student association acknowledged by The University of Hong Kong to serve/represent the postgraduate students . The Association aims to enhance postgraduate life at HKU by encouraging students to take active interest in their welfare by participating in various academic, social and professional events. The Association is registered in HK Police Station as an independent society and autonomous body. HKU PGSA serves all the postgraduate students at HKU, whether full-time or part-time. The full membership once you pay the membership fee, which is lifetime, allows you to enjoy discounts or higher priority in the events held by PGSA. These activities may consist of high table dinners, recruitment talks, social parties, musical performances, sports games, career building workshops, outdoor trips and lectures of special relevance to postgraduate life. The aim of these activities is to build a strong community among the postgraduate students at the University of Hong Kong. The full members of PGSA also have chances to be involved in the management work of PGSA and HKU. The Association is dedicated to striving for the rights and benefits of postgraduates by collecting the voice of students and raising concerns/solutions to the University.

All the events and registration information can be found at: www.pgsa.hku.hk or hkupgsa.com . Also simply search HKUPGSA (or 港大研会) to find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WeChat and Weibo! Come and Join!