A resident lent his HKUST card to a non-resident, allowing him unauthorized access to leave the hall without registering as a visitor. Both the resident and the visitor have a history of violating hall rules.

• Immediate termination of hall place (for the resident); 
• Disqualified of hall application in the subsequent year;
• Banned from entering all student halls for 1 year (for the visitor) 

Cancellation of the penalties.

Uphold the original penalties.

In the morning, a male resident was discovered sleeping with another female resident in his room. The resident acknowledged that he had allowed the female resident to stay overnight, and it is important to note that this is not the first instance of such behavior. The resident has a track record of violating hall rules.

• Immediate termination of hall place; 
• Disqualified of hall application in the subsequent year.

To extend the stay until the end of the Fall Term.

Uphold the original penalties.

A resident was apprehended for hosting an illegal visitor who stayed overnight in the hall. Both the resident and his visitor disregarded verbal warnings from hall attendants. The resident admitted to assisting the visitor in entering the hall and staying overnight without proper visitor registration. The resident has a track record of violating hall rules.

• Immediate termination of hall place; 
• Disqualified of hall application in the subsequent year.

Reversal of the hall termination penalty.

Uphold the original penalties.

Two residents were found tempering the air-conditioner meter in their corresponding student halls. 

• Immediate termination of hall place; 
• Banned from entering all halls for the rest of study at HKUST;
• Disqualified from future hall application.

Reversal of the hall termination penalty.

Extended their stay until the end of the fall term residential period to minimize additional hardship for the students before and during the exam period; All other penalties remained unchanged.