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Address：6/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex, 2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Tel：3427 9267
Fax：3427 9265
E-mail： [email protected]
Service Type：
Urban Hostel for Single Persons
Service Hours：
24 hours
Service Objectives
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To provide temporary accommodation for the needy or overnight accommodation in emergency cases, and to assist lodgers in adapting to the hostel life;
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To assist lodgers in having a better planning a long-term accommodation for the future;
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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.
Target Group
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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.
Scopes of Service
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24-hour accommodation service (162 places for male and 108 places for female);
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Counselling service to 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.
Facilities
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Bunker beds, lockers, bed lamps and fans; supply of hot and cold water with simple cooking facilities; hall and study room for meeting friends, gathering and activates and watching television.
Fees
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Monthly rent: from HK$1,200 to HK$1,800; if there is an incomplete month of accommodation, rent will be charged based on the number days of accommodation; a deposit equivalent to one month’s rental will be imposed.
Application Procedures
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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$9,900 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 individuals.
•Click here for application for admission form.
• Click here for case social worker follows up the roommate’s file
Withdrawal Procedures
Lodgers must give a notice to the hostel officer verbally or in writing 7 days prior to moving out.