Living in PGH

No. Residents should stay in the hostel place as allotted. Change room or bed space without authorization will be penalized. If you have special reasons, please send your request with supporting documents to PGH Office via email. Note that requests are normally granted for medical reasons with strong evidence only.

Accommodation is considered on a yearly basis and there is no guarantee of accommodation or staying in the same room for the whole normative period of study. Even within an academic year, residents may have to move to another room for repair and maintenance or other reasons as requested by the PGH. If residents would like to continue their residency for the next academic year, they should tender a hall residency application again.

No extension is allowed as rooms are in high demand. You are advised to arrange off-campus housing with reference to LCES, Office of Student Affairs.

You have to prepare your own bedding but a mattress is provided. Mattress size is as follows:

No, large electrical appliances are not allowed to be used in the room, e.g. washer, dryer, fridge, air-conditioner, etc. For small electrical appliances, the plug and voltage must comply with Hong Kong standard (refer to EMSD). Residents are recommended to report it to the PGH office in advance for a thorough evaluation. Residents have to pay for all damages or repairing expenses of overloading of electricity, insulator breakdowns or short circuits, etc. due to improper use of electrical appliances.

New residents may directly claim the address proof at the counter after check-in while current residents may request one at the counter as well. Address proof will be issued in one to two working days.

Please notify our staff immediately or contact the Security Office at 3943 7999.

Please report the defects on the Repair Logbook in person at the counter of PGH 1, 3 or 4.  Our staff will check the report and follow up accordingly. Any progress will be updated on the logbook as well.

PGH 1 and PGH 4-6:

PGH 1 and PGH 4-6 adopts Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution. A router will be provided for each room for projecting Wi-Fi signal. For shared rooms, only one router will be provided, and either of the residents of the shared room can collect the router. Please bring your CU-Link card to collect the router at PGH 1 or PGH 4.

PGH 2&3:

PGH 2&3 is covered by internet network managed by ITSC. Student residents can access the campus network, Internet Services and Wi-Fi in their rooms for free when they have CWEM password. In case of any problem, please refer to ITSC website here.

After collecting the router, please follow the installation guide to set up your router to project Wi-Fi signal in the room. Since the router is a property of PGH, please take good care of it and keep the packing for at least one month in case replacement is needed.

In case of internet connection problems, you may follow the suggestions below for troubleshooting.

PGH 1 and PGH 4-6:

Scenario 1: Using a router (provided by PGH or using own router) and Wi-Fi connection drops.
1. Restart or reset the router.
2. Call the HKT hotline 10088* to check the wired network if it is not the problem of the router.

Scenario 2: Using LAN cable for direct internet connection for desktop/laptop but the connection fails.
1. Call the HKT hotline 10088* to check the wired network if it is not the problem of desktop/laptop.

* When you call the HKT hotline 10088 (operates 24 x 7, including public holidays), please provide the information below for follow-up:

• Room circuit number (i.e. the number of labels stick on the socket plate of each room, with 8 digits Business Service Number (BSN) (e.g. 01234567)) and
• Room and building address (e.g. Room A101, 1/F, Jockey Club Postgraduate Hall 1, CUHK) and
• The project reference number “82009963”

PGH 2&3:

In case of any problem, please refer to ITSC website here.

Cleaning service is provided in communal areas only. Residents should be responsible for cleaning their own room.

Yes. Residents can send letters through the counter, however, stamps should be prepared by residents. Residents who will move out from hostels are reminded to change their personal mailing address. PGH do not receive mails for former residents and non-residents.

Yes. Please send an email of authorization to PGH Office with your name, Student ID, your room number as well as your delegate’s name, Student ID or HKID for our further handling. Please note that residents should never hand their CU Link Card and hostel keys to others since this violates the Hall Regulations.

Parcels generally will be placed at designated area outside of the hostels. The PGH General Office only receives speed posts or small parcels for residents who have authorized the Office to do so and stated clearly what is inside at the office counter. The content of the parcel should cost less than HK$1,000 and the size of the parcel should be less than 300mm x 300mm x 300mm.

You may prepare your meals in the pantry, but extensive cooking is not allowed. Besides, there are plenty of canteens on campus, please refer to here.

Residents damaging any of the Hall properties shall be liable to pay for all the damages done. The amount of compensation depends on the quotation of the contractor.

Residents may add their own furniture in the hostel rooms provided that these furniture would be removed when they move out from the Postgraduate Halls or switch to another hall / room.

However, residents should not remove, relocate or expropriate any furniture, fitting, fixture or facilities which belong to the Postgraduate Halls provided in residents’ rooms or communal areas, or attempt to interfere with or dismantle existing fittings, or install/affix new fittings without prior permission from the Postgraduate Halls Management.

Residents may store their well packed / labelled food in the refrigerators in the pantries.  Because of the limited space of the refrigerators, food marked with “storage in room temperature” should be kept in the hostel rooms.

Cooking utensils should be washed after use and stored in the hostel rooms.

Generally speaking, visitors are allowed during visiting hours (8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.) only. All visitors are required to register at the Office and get the visitor’s card.

Residents who wish to host overnight visitors should apply at the office and pay for overnight visitor tickets in advance. Please note that the overnight visitors must be CUHK students and of the same gender as the host only. Overnight stays are allowed for a maximum of 4 nights per application.

We provide bicycle parking lots in JCPGH 1 and JCPGH 2&3. Residents should apply for bicycle permit via online application. Abandoned bicycles or bicycles without permit will be removed without prior notice.

Yes. Our staff will patrol regularly in hostel. In case of emergency, please notify our staff immediately or contact the Security Office at 3943 7999