Overseas Students

Eligibility
For students, there are many levels of medical benefits. Some students may not be eligible
for UHS services. Your eligibility is not know before registration. Once you have completed
your registration at the University, you will receive a university card with a number. The level
of medical benefit will be known by then.

Primary Health Care on Campus
The University provides comprehensive primary health care to entitled students through a
clinic on the Main Campus. Medical consultations are generally free of charge. Certain
medications, preventive services and other items are charged at cost. A notional charge is
also levied for dental treatment and physiotherapy treatment at the University clinic.

Specialist Care and Hospitalisation
When specialist care and hospitalisation are required, students can consider using these
services provided at public clinics and general wards of government hospitals. The charge
for those holding a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID card) is subsidised. Non-local students
without an HKID card are required to pay full fees for services and hospitalisation in government
hospitals. Please note that many insurance policies are strictly on a reimbursement basis.
International students, even with insurance coverage, may have to settle the medical bill
first before they can claim reimbursement. It is important that students check carefully with
their insurance company on the extent of coverage, and the claim procedures, and set aside
a sum of money of contingencies. Students who are going to spend more than 180 days in
Hong Kong may be eligible to apply for an HKID card. As it takes time to obtain the HKID card,
they are strongly advised to get their own medical insurance to cover their first month of stay.
Visiting students staying at the University for less than 6 months are strongly recommended to
purchase private medical and hospital insurance to cover the whole period of their stay in Hong Kong.

For details of the fees charged by Government Hospitals, please refer to the link below:
http://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor_index.asp?Content_ID=10045&Lang=ENG&Dimension
=100&Parent_ID=10044&Ver=HTML