1) Admission Policy of Student Halls for Undergraduate Students
2) Stage(1): Application Period: 27 January 2026 (10:00am) – 2 February 2026 (11:59pm)
Stage(2): Application Period: 3 February 2026 (10:00am) – 24 March 2026 (11:59pm)
3) Eligibility:
All full-time students enrolled in UGC-funded degree programmes who are not living in University-managed Accommodation (UMA) are eligible to apply.
Students who cannot maintain their full-time student status will not be eligible for Hall residence and their hall applications will be invalid. Students who have already checked in will be required to check-out in two-weeks’ time.
4) Admission Procedures and Hall Regulations:
Applicants should abide by the rules and procedures on hall admission and allocation of hall, room type and room as stated in General Information on Application for Undergraduate Halls. Students once admitted shall comply with the Hall Regulations of the respective Student Halls (Hung Hom Halls / Homantin Halls), which may be revised by the University as and when necessary and appropriate from time to time. Applicants should read the terms stated in the above-mentioned websites before submitting their hall applications. It is assumed that they agree to comply with these regulations once they send in their application.
5) Options of Halls and Room Types
| i. | Hung Hom Halls |
| ii. | Homantin Halls |
| iii. | Residential Colleges |
6) Residential Period: up to 29 May 2026 (inclusive), students can submit application for Summer Hall Residence 2026 (covering late May to early Aug) in mid-April.
7) Hall Fees
8) Admission Priority:
Applicants will be prioritized in the following sequences:
- Students now on the waiting list;
- Applicants in Stage I (to be further prioritized according to the Admission Policy);
- Applicants in Stage II (on first-come first-served basis)
9) Application Procedures:
Applicants should pay attention to the following application procedures and be responsible to check with the Hall Administration in case they do not receive the relevant email notification timely. Application, acceptance of hall offer and payment after the deadline will generally not be accepted.
| a. | Submit your online application in POSS (with latest version of Chrome Browser). |
| b. | Applicants should understand that the preferences indicated in their application will not be guaranteed. Once your application is successfully submitted, a confirmation reference number should be shown on the next page and you can find it at ‘Application Result’ in under ‘Student Halls’ in POSS. An email acknowledgement should also be sent to your PolyU email account. Should you fail to find it, please enquire with us at student.halls@polyu.edu.hk immediately. |
| c. | When vacancies arise, we will send email to the successful applicants’ PolyU email account (studentid@connect.polyu.hk ) for their consideration. |
10) Notes to All Applicants:
- The external wall of Homantin Halls will be maintained between July 2025 – June 2027. Smell, dust and noise will be kept to minimum level but cannot be avoided totally during the course of work.
- To address the imbalance between male and female hall places, a cluster of 14 rooms on every female floors of co-ed UG halls in Hung Hom Halls will be set aside for male students. A typical floor plan shows the change here.
- Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on the waiting list and will be notified when there are vacancies. The waiting list, if any, will be dissolved by 31 March 2026.
(Application Period: 27 Jan 2026 10:00am to 24 Mar 2026 11:59pm Hong Kong Time)
For enquiries, please send an email to student.halls@polyu.edu.hk.
