Tips for Living in Hong Kong

Traffic in Hong Kong:

1. MTR system in HK: Mass transit railway for getting around

Fare guide:

Journey Planner : Finding the route and the corresponding fare

2. Bus and minibus in HK

Route Search: Finding the route and the corresponding fare
(Note: Remember to press the red button on the handrail when you decide to alight from the bus.

3. Octopus in HK

Octopus is accepted all over Hong Kong! Use it for transportation and parking, at retail outlets, self-service machines, leisure facilities and schools. If you prefer, you can recharge your Octopus with cash anytime at thousands of locations throughout Hong Kong, including automatic recharging machines at MTR stations, convenient shop, student canteens… .You can also link your visa card with Octopus to realize automatic reloading.

Student Octopus@HK

Note: Re-getting on the bus at Sheung Shui may save some money.

Application for Student Octopus (in Mandarin)

Living support in Hong Kong

1. Initiation at PolyU

Student Visa application and extension

the guide for visa application and visa extension.

Hong Kong Identity Card

Any visitor to Hong Kong (including a student coming from outside Hong Kong) who intends to stay for a period of more than 180 days is required by law to apply for a Hong Kong Identity Card at the Registration of Persons Office of the Immigration Department.The application needs to be conducted within THIRTY days upon arrival.

Reservation:

Book as early as possible.
Early arrival at the Immigration Department is also acceptable without booking.

Adress (Wan Chai Registration of Persons Offices ) :
7/F Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai

Opening hours:
8:45 am – 4:30 pm (Monday to Friday)
9 – 11:30 am (Saturday)
Closed on Sunday and public holidays

Traffic:
Take MTR to Wan Chai Station (Exit A5).
Take bus No. 104 to Wan Chai Police Station.

Note: You may submit your application to other offices. Please visit the GovHK for more information.

Banking arrangements

You are advised to open a bank account in Hong Kong. You will need to transfer money for immediate use when you arrive here. This can be done:

Note:

Registration in Liaison Office of Central Governmental Office (LOCPG)中聯辦 (eligible for Mainland students)

Any Mainland scholar or student studying in HK (≥6 months) must register in LOCPC within THREE months upon arrival.
Without registration, LOCPG will not offer you “Certificate for Learning or Working in HK& Macao” after graduation.

Supporting documents: Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao ; Student card

Address: West Tower, Room 1002B, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan (上環干諾道中200號信德中心西座1002B室)

Working hours:Tue. 9:30-12:00 a.m./ 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesay and Thursday from June to October; Tuesday only in the rest months

Traffic: Take MTR to Sheung Wan Station (Exit D).

Contact: 25598923 (during working hours)

2. Graduation at PolyU

Supporting documents
Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao and student card

Application by authorized person:                                        
The authorized person must produce the following documents:

• a signed authorization letter;
• a copy of Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao; and
• a copy of your student card.

Cost:  20HK$
Working hours and address: Refer to the information in the previous section.
(Note: The procedure is the same for employees working in Hong Kong for more than six months.)

IANG application (12 months stay after graduation under IANG)

Supporting documents:

Cost: 160HK$

Working hours : 8:45 am - 4:30 pm (Mon- Fri); 9:00 am - 11:30am (Sat)

Address:

• Mainland students:
• Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section, Immigration Department
  6/F, Immigration Tower, 7 , Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  
• Students from other regions
• Extension Section, Immigration Department
  5/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
  (Application is acceptable in other Immigration Offices except for Hong Kong Island Travel Documents Issuing Office.)
  

Contact:  00852-28246111

Mainland student permit

The students also needs to apply for renewing Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao(內地往來港澳通行證) after obtaining the HK visa extension. Extension application can be submitted to China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited or the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau in the city of your domicile.

FAQs from the Immigration Department

Transcript of studies

A free copy of Transcript of Studies will be mailed to your registered address in AS system in September. The Transcript of Studies can be mailed to the Mainland.

Application for extra copies

Supporting Documents: The form AS3 and Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao

Procedures:

Cost: 50HK$ / copy
Working hours: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm (Mon- Fri); 9:00 am - 12:00am (Sat)
Contact: 23330600

Congregation arrangements

Life Enjoyment in Hong Kong

Cultural journey in HK

1. Event Calendar: Cultural events by Hong Kong Tourism Board

2. URBTIX: Booking tickets for entertainments

4.Pao-Yue Kong Library Event: A reading programme in PolyU

Travelling in HK

Shopping in HK

Shopping sites of all types

1. Dinning in HK: A general Introduction of HK tastes

2. Open Rice (in Mandarin): A guidebook to HK restaurants

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