Summer residence prioritizes applicants with academic engagements in the Summer term, such as
•    Summer Course
•    Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
•    Industrial Training
•    PROGRAM REQUIRED Internship (credit-bearing)/graduating requirement)

The remaining places will be randomly assigned to applicants who do not fall into the above categories.

Applicants who indicated that they have academic engagements in the online application for summer residence must submit relevant proofs. Some examples of the supporting documents required are:

• SIS screenshot showing the enrollment of summer courses
• Document of acceptance for UROP
• Proof from ITC or Screenshot from ITC website showing enrollment of industrial training
• Proof of internship with relevant information showing that internship is credit-bearing or is a graduating requirement

Students should submit relevant documents to substantiate the claim on academic engagements via the online hall system within the hall application period. In case the proofs are NOT YET available but can be supplied later, you should indicate it in the online application form and submit it once available. Failure to submit required proofs may lead to CANCELLATION of the application.

Applicants may indicate one hall preference in the Summer Hall application. Hall and Room Allocation will be arranged with reference to applicants' preferences, subject to availability. As major maintenance works are typically carried out during the summer period, applicants should expect that their preference may not be accommodated. SHRLO reserves the right to assign or re-assign residents to any hall, room, bedspace as deemed appropriate. In other words, there will be NO GUARANTEE of any specific hall/ room/ bedspace/ roommate; and there is no Official Hall/Room Swapping for Summer Hall residence.  

Applicants with current Full-Year/ Spring Term Residence should note that they may not be able to stay in the same room, and might be required to relocate to other halls/ rooms for the Summer Residence. Should you be required to relocate to other halls/ rooms, you should receive detailed instructions via email. Penalties will be levied if you fail to move to the designated room by the designated deadline and your hall offer for Summer Residence may be recovered. 

Hall Charges for Summer Residence are calculated by referencing the rates set in Annual Hall Charges of the same Academic Year and in pro-rata to the residential period for different types of Summer Residence (i.e., CURRENT resident and NEW resident).  And Hall Charges for Summer Extension are calculated by referencing the rates for the next Residential Year and in pro-rata to the extension period. The amount will be posted to the Student Information System (SIS) in due course and student can view their charge statement via myPortal at HERE.

Failure to settle the hall charges IN FULL by the payment due date will result in the cancellation of the hall offer without prior notification, as well as risking having the hall offer in the coming residential period being recovered (if applicable).

Payment Method

1. Payment methods accepted by the University are available HERE.
2. After payment at the bank or through online banking, keep the payment record as proof in case verification is needed.
3. If you require extra time to settle the hall fee, you may apply to the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office (SFAO) for deferment of the payment of hall charges. Information is available HERE.