• To provide temporary accommodation for the needy and to assist lodgers in adapting to the hostel life;

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• To encourage lodgers to better use their spare time and face their life in a positive way;

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• To promote mutual support among lodgers and to build a social network with harmony.

• Urban Hostel for Single Persons is a form of short term accommodation for needy people, or street sleepers waiting for long-term accommodation or people living in partitioned flats, bedspace apartment lodgers and homeless people.

• Applicants must have self-care ability.

• 24-hour accommodation service (216 places for male and 54 places for female);

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• Assist lodgers in adapting to the hostel life and solving their problems;

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• Group activities and gathering to build friendship and mutual support among the lodgers so that they can have more opportunities to explore their potential.

• Independent room space: about 80 square feet, bed frame and bed board, iron locker, three-storey plastic cabinet, hanging rack, bedside lamp and fan. (Remarks: Bring your own bedding.)

• Common room: 1 common room on each floor, providing TV entertainment.

• Kitchen: Two shared kitchens on each floor. Zinc pans and hot water are provided. There are lockable kitchen cabinets for borrowing.

• Toilets and bathrooms: Two shared toilets and bathrooms on each floor with hot and cold water supply.

• The monthly rental is HK$1,320, $1,650 and $1,980 based on bed location.

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• At less than a month.

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• Rental,  deposit of 1 month rental, key deposit of $200, and cleaning fee deposit of $700 must be paid upon check in.

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• A total of $150 is charged monthly for water, electricity and gas.

• Applicants living alone in cage hostel must provide a rental receipt of a flat less than 5.5 square metres (about 60 square feet) or a bedspace in the past six months and receive a monthly salary not exceeding HK$$13,090 for application by themselves; or they can contact a social worker for referral and application.

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• Applicants can be referred by government departments, the Social Welfare Department, hospitals, non-government organisations, local groups and social workers.​

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• Please read the Instructions for case referral carefully and fill the following documents:

• Application form

• Hostel rules

• Renewal Application Form

• Change of Social Worker Notification

Lodgers must give a notice to the hostel officer verbally or in writing 7 days prior to moving out.

Hostel Environment

Introduction of Hostel