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One campus, two student residences and the key contacts — use this page for sending documents, visiting and navigating.
One campus, two student residences
| Location | Used for | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Kowloon Tong Main Campus | Teaching, administration, the library, ARRO and the Student Development Services | 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon |
| Ma On Shan (Choi Sha Street) Student Residence | First-year accommodation for non-local undergraduates in 2026/27 | 2 Choi Sha Street, Ma On Shan, Shatin, New Territories |
| Kowloon Tong (Cornwall Street) Student Residence | Second-year accommodation for non-local undergraduates in 2027/28 | 22 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon |
Full mailing address (for documents and for map pin-drops):
- Kowloon Tong Main Campus: `City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong`
- Ma On Shan (Choi Sha Street) Student Residence: `2 Choi Sha Street, Ma On Shan, Shatin, New Territories`
- Kowloon Tong (Cornwall Street) Student Residence: `22 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon`
Chinese address (what a Mainland courier needs for a parcel):
- Kowloon Tong Main Campus: `香港九龙塘达之路 83 号`
- Ma On Shan (Choi Sha Street) Student Residence: `新界沙田马鞍山彩沙街 2 号`
- Kowloon Tong (Cornwall Street) Student Residence: `九龙塘歌和老街 22 号`
Getting to the Kowloon Tong campus
From MTR Kowloon Tong Station
- CityU sits at MTR Kowloon Tong Station, where the Kwun Tong Line and the East Rail Line meet. Walk about 5 minutes to campus through Festival Walk shopping mall.
From Hong Kong International Airport
- A taxi straight to the Kowloon Tong campus takes about 30 minutes (the figure given on CityU's campus information page).
From Shenzhen (Lo Wu border crossing)
- Clear immigration at Lo Wu, take the MTR East Rail Line to Kowloon Tong Station — about HK$35.80 and roughly 40 minutes — then walk as above.
From Hong Kong Island (Central area)
- Take the MTR to Kowloon Tong Station: about HK$11.40 and roughly 25 minutes.
Campus opening hours
- The campus is open to CityU Smart Card holders (staff and their family members, and students) from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm daily.
- The campus operates crowd-control measures, so visitors invited by a department must apply in advance before they can come in.
Key contacts
| Unit | Responsible for | Address / contact | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions Office (ADMO) | Applications, offers and admission enquiries for the Mainland Gaokao direct-admission route | Admissions Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong|Tel (852) 3442 9368|Email mainland@cityu.edu.hk|Web: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/mainland | ||
| Admissions Office · student visas | Student visa / entry permit applications and enquiries (non-local students) | Admissions Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong|Tel (852) 3442 5652|Email admovisa@cityu.edu.hk | ||
| Beijing Liaison Office | Admission enquiries for North China | Room 408, Baiyan Building, 238 Beisihuan Zhong Road, Haidian District, Beijing|Tel (10) 8233 2753 / (10) 8233 2703|Fax (10) 8233 2703-8002 | ||
| Shanghai Liaison Office | Admission enquiries for East China | Room 1207B, Zhongcheng International Building, 500 Hongqiao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai|Tel (21) 5230 2236 / (21) 3460 0802|Fax (21) 3460 0802-804 | ||
| Chengdu Liaison Office | Admission enquiries for South-West China | Room 306, Floor 3, Research Building 1, CityU Chengdu Research Institute, 166 Section 3, Yinhe Road, Dongsheng Street, Shuangliu District, Chengdu|Tel (28) 8585 3904 | ||
| Student Residence Office (SRO) | Hall applications, hall fees, proof of residence, off-campus housing information | City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon|Web: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sro/ | ||
| Campus emergencies | Security and emergency help | Tel 999 (police / fire / ambulance)|CityU security office +852 3442 8888 | Student residence security office +852 3442 1999 or +852 3442 1000 | Anti-Deception Coordination Centre +852 18222 |
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Tip: for applications, offers and visas always go to the Admissions Office (use admovisa@cityu.edu.hk for visas); for hall places and hall fees go to the Student Residence Office; enrolment is arranged by ARRO, who email you in August.
Official sources
- CityU · Campus information
- CityU · Contact us (Mainland undergraduate admissions website)
- CityU · Student Residence Office · hall admission for new non-local Gaokao students
- CityU · Student Residence Office · Ma On Shan Compound address
- CityU · Getting to the Cornwall Street student residence
- CityU · University contact directory
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