🗂 By category
Browse by subject. Every page belongs to exactly one category, and the category sets the breadcrumb — so on any page you know where you are.
🎯 Admission & application
How to apply, which routes exist, when it closes
Admission routes: how Mainland Gaokao direct admission works
From the 2026 academic year CityU admits Mainland Gaokao students through its own “Mainland Gaokao direct admission” scheme — it does not take part in the unified national enrolment and does not use one of your JEE choices. Read the process and the deadlines here first.
For parents: money, proof, and scams
Parents really need to know three things: when to send money, which document the visa people read, and what kind of scam your child may face.
🎓 Programmes & degrees
What you can study, for how long, and what you graduate with
💰 Costs & scholarships
What a year costs and what funding you can apply for
What a year costs: tuition, accommodation and living expenses
Non-local tuition is HK$190,000 per academic year, or HK$392,000 for veterinary medicine. Add accommodation and living costs, and work out the four-year total in advance.
Entry scholarships: the three tiers, how they are awarded and renewed
Three tiers based on your Gaokao ranking, and the top tier comes with a living allowance. But it is not a one-off: your CGPA is reviewed every year.
🛂 Visa & immigration
Student visa, entry procedures, conditions of stay
🏠 Halls & campus
Where you live, where the campus is, what is on it
Where you live: how to apply for a hall place in your first two years
Non-local undergraduates have priority for a hall place in their first two years, at HK$20,800 a year for a double room. The application window is only three weeks — miss it and it is gone.
Locations, transport and contacts
One campus, two student residences and the key contacts — use this page for sending documents, visiting and navigating.
🌏 Life in Hong Kong
Climate, money, transport, SIM cards, scams
Life in Hong Kong: climate, transport, money and scams
Hong Kong drives on the left, air-conditioning indoors is fierce, and tap water is not for drinking. And one thing matters more than all of it: not getting scammed.
Can you work while you are studying?
Yes, but only four categories of activity, and you must have an NOL. Get the rules wrong and you are working illegally, with visa consequences.
📚 Study & support
Classes, registration, health, libraries, support services
🚀 Graduation & beyond
Employment, staying in Hong Kong, further study