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IMPORTANT NOTES
1. There are scheduled renovation works in Towers B & A in Fall & Spring 2016/17 respectively. ENTIRE building will NOT be available for residences during the renovation period.
2. Take note before submitting your application that residents in Towers A / B (including those in Tower B for Summer16 & in Tower A for Fall16) are required to vacate their room by deadlines as required for the renovation.
3. Continuing RPg students with no guaranteed housing are likely NOT to be offered a bed space due to high demand and limited bed spaces. They are advised to search for off-campus accommodation in advance though they may still submit housing applications.
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To : Continuing Research Postgraduate Students
Full-time full fee paying Research Postgraduate students (RPg) who would like to apply for on-campus student accommodation for the Residential Year 2016/17, covering the period from 12 August 2016 to 30 June 2017 (both nights inclusive), are now invited to submit their applications online starting from 29 April 2016.
On-Campus Housing Application Information
Detailed application information are available at http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/detail.php?catid=3&sid=19&tid=67.
Please read through the information before submitting an application.
Renovation in Towers A and B in 2016/17
Renovation schedule are as follows :
Tower B - Fall 2016
Tower A - Spring 2017
Note that during the renovation period, the ENTIRE building will NOT be available for residences. Tower B shall not be offered to anyone in Fall 2016 and those who are offered to Tower A in Fall 2016 are required to move to Tower B as arranged by the Student Housing and Residential Life Office in Winter 2016/17.
Please refer to the Sections “Availability of Bed Spaces and Room Types” and “Building/Hall & Room Allocation” inhttp://shrl.ust.hk/eng/detail.php?catid=3&sid=19&tid=67 for detailed information on the special arrangements in the room assignments in 2016/17.
Application Period
- 29 April to 10 May 2016 (8am to 11:59pm, HK Time, daily)
- No applications will be accepted after 11:59pm, 10 May 2016 (HK Time).
- Apply at https://www.ab.ust.hk/applyhall
Preparation for Living Off-Campus
In view of increasing demand for PG bedspaces, students who are not in their first and second year of HKUST RPg career are very likely NOT to be offered a bed space in 2016/17.
The Off-Campus Housing Section of the Student Housing and Residential Life Office will organize the following activities and students are welcome to join :
1. Off-campus Apartments Renting Talk and Sharing
Date and Time : 2:30pm - 4pm, 10 May 2016 (Tuesday)
2. Flat Viewing Tour to Tai Po Tsai
Date and Time : 2:30pm - 4:30pm, 11 May 2016 (Wednesday)
Details of the events are available at http://shrl.ust.hk/eng/off_event.php?catid=2&sid=16&hallida=11&latest=y
* Registration is required as the events are on first-come-first-serve basis
You may contact the Off-Campus Housing Section at offcamphouse@ust.hk if you require any assistance in seeking off-campus accommodation.
Enquiries
If you have any questions concerning the application, feel free to contact the Student Housing and Residential Life Office in person or at pghousing@ust.hk.
Regards,
Student Housing and Residential Life Office