INFORMATION FOR VISITOR
VISA Application
If you have a close connection with the HKSAR by birth or long period of residence in the Region, you may not require a visa or entry permit.
Please read Part I of visa requirement webpage of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.
If you are not in the group as stated in Part I of the page, you may need a visa or entry permit for visit depending on your nationality / type of travel document you hold.
Please read Part II of visa requirement webpage of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.
If you need advice on individual cases, please address your enquiries to :
Transportation
The Department of Physics locates at Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building (CYP) in HKU main campus.
(A) Public Transportation to HKU Main Campus
There are different buses and mini-buses that can take you to the campus in the following routes:
District | MTR Station* | Bus | Minibus |
Central | Central | 3A, 4, 7, 13, 37A, 71, 91, 94 | 8, 22 |
Admiralty | Admiralty | 23, 37A, 40, 40M, 90B | 10, 31 |
Wanchai | Wanchai | 23, 40, 40M | 10 |
Causeway Bay | Causeway Bay | 23 | 10, 28 |
Aberdeen | / | 7, 71, 91, 94 | |
Tsim Sha Tsui | Tsim Sha Tsui (/East) | 973 | |
Mong Kok | Mongkok (/East) | 970 | |
Hung Hom | Hung Hom | 103 |
For maps and more information, please refer to HKU Transportation.
(B) From Airport
Take the Airport Express Train to Hong Kong Station
Then interchange for
Option 1: Island Line of MTR train (Kennedy Town Direction) to HKU Station OR;
Option 2: Taxi [Duration: about 10 minutes; Fee: about HK$40 (US$5)]
For easy reference to locate CYP building, you may refer to the map here.
(C) From Train Station
If you enter Hong Kong by train, you should have reached either "Lo Wu" or "Hung Hom" as your first station.
In any case, please follow the MTR system map to reach either Central Station.
Then interchange for
Option 1: Island Line of MTR train (Kennedy Town Direction) to HKU Station OR;
Option 2: Taxi [Duration: about 10 minutes; Fee: about HK$40 (US$5)]
For easy reference to locate CYP building, you may refer to the map here.
Accommodation
Robert Black College provides in-campus accommodation primarily for overseas visiting scholars.
Robert Black College
University Drive, The University of Hong Kong
2559 4528
http://www.hku.hk/rblack/introduction/index.html
Limited accommodation for visitors is also available at St. John's College and Graduate House.
St. John’s College
College Office, 82 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
2817 5624
http://www.stjohns.hk/sjc.html
Graduate House
No. 3 University Drive, The University of Hong Kong
2546 1861
Weather in Hong Kong
For details, please refer to Hong Kong Observatory
Campus Map