Payment
Students may use the following payment methods for settling their tuition or hostel fees:
For payment in Hong Kong
a) Internet Banking Bill Payment (Deduct from Savings/Current Account)
b) PPS Bill Payment
c) Credit Card Bill Payment
d) Faster Payment System (FPS)
e) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Bill Payment (note 2)
f) Cash/Cheque Payment at Hang Seng Bank Counter (note 2)
For payment outside Hong Kong
g) Flywire
h) HKD Bank Draft
i) Telegraphic Transfer
For more details on payment procedures, please click Payment Method.
Notes:
(1) Remember to only use the above authorised payment channels to pay your debit notes.
(2) Students must input the relevant debit note number when paying fees for payment identification purpose. Please DO NOT use ATM or e-banking fund/account transfer, cash deposit machine or cheque drop-in box as these payment methods do not allow students to input the debit note number for payment identification.
(3) There is a time lag between payment and bank data transmission onto the BUniPort for record update. Local payments may take 3 business days while overseas payments may take a longer period of 7 business days. Please keep a copy of the bank receipt, pay-in-slip, cheque or internet payment advice as a proof of payment.
The “Bill/Account number” is the 14-digit (for tuition fee) or 13-digit (for hostel fee) debit note number printed on your debit note.
There is a time lag between payment and bank data transmission onto the BUniPort for record update. The payment record in your BUniPort will be updated after 3 business days (for local payment) or 7 business days (for overseas payment).
Please do not call or email Finance Office to enquire about (i) the status/receipt of payment; or (ii) why the payment record is not updated immediately after a payment is made.
Only if the payment status remains unpaid after 3 business days (for local payment) or 7 business days (for overseas payment) upon payment is made, students may contact the FO - Student Team via email at fostudent@hkbu.edu.hk.
No. The Finance Office does not accept over-the-counter cash payment and it does not have a cashier or cash register counter.
Students can only make credit card payments through Bill Payment Service of those participating credit cards issued locally in Hong Kong.
Students can pay the fees by a few tranches or instalments as long as the fees are fully paid up before the payment due date. Please ensure your debit note number is correctly quoted for each payment as otherwise, your debit note will be considered as overdue and a penalty charge will be levied.
Yes and please ensure the payer has quoted the correct debit note number for each payment.
Students are required to email their payment proof, such as bank receipt/pay-in slip/internet bank acknowledgment, to FO - Student Team (fostudent@hkbu.edu.hk) for payment verification.
Students should arrange prompt payments even though they are at overseas. Please refer to answer to A(1) above for allowing payment outside of Hong Kong. No deferral of payment will be granted to students for being in overseas. An overdue penalty will be levied for late payment received.