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Planning Your Stay
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Residential Colleges
The size of single room and double room are about 8 and 15 sq.m respectively.
All rooms are furnished with beds, wardrobes, writing desks with lamps, chairs and
bookshelves. Also, rooms are connected to the HKU Campus Network with data ports
for internet access.
Laundry and air-conditioning services are operated by a ‘pre-paid smartcard’ device.
Each floor has a communal pantry equipped with hot and cold drinking water
supply, hot plates, microwave oven, refrigerator and television. There are communal
washrooms and shower stalls on each floor as well.
There is five-storey podium housing multi-purpose common rooms for various social
and academic-related activities.
The dining hall at the College will be completed by November/December 2012.In
2012-3, there will be 25% – 33% postgraduates in each College. In the long run, the
proportion of undergraduates to postgraduates is 1:1.
Robert Black College
(for short stay only)
Robert Black College provides accommodation primarily for overseas visiting
scholars. There are a few vacancies for students.
Applicants can choose from a variety of accommodation, including single rooms, twin
rooms, suites and apartments. All bedrooms have their own showers, and are airconditioned
and furnished with a refrigerator, television, radio and telephone. There
is also access to the University’s computer network in every room. Computers, fax
machine and other facilities are also provided in the communal areas for residents’
use.
For enquiries, please contact:
Ms Catherine Lok
Manager
Tel: (852) 2549 3719
Email: rblack@hkusua.hku.hk
Website: http://www.hku.hk/rblack
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