Results of Application

Main Round Offer

Announcement of Main Round Offer Results

The Main Round offer results will be announced as from 9 August 2023 (9:00 am)* through the following channels:

JUPAS website;
The websites of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions; and
JUPAS Office 24-hour Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) at 2334 2330.

Each successful applicant will receive only ONE Main Round offer from one of the following from their programme choice list:

a UGC-funded programme, OR
an HKMU self-financing programme, OR
an SSSDP programme.

The Main Round offer is the BEST AND ONLY offer^▲ to be made in the same academic year (2023 – 2024) and is of the highest possible priority on the applicant's programme choice list.

Applicants who are given Main Round offers, regardless of whether they accept or decline such offers, will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes offered under JUPAS in the same academic year (2023 – 2024)^▲.

Please refer to the Summary of Arrangements for Announcement and Acceptance of Offers.

^▲ Except for some applicants with upgraded HKDSE Examination results on subject levels / grades after rechecking and remarking (RR results) who submit requests for reconsideration of applications based on the RR results and are subsequently made "better" offers

Accepting Main Round Offers

To accept the Main Round offers, applicants MUST complete ALL of the following procedures (viz. paying the acceptance fees and completing the registration / enrolment procedures).

Paying the Acceptance Fees

Applicants with Main Round offers MUST pay the acceptance fees of HK$5,000 during the period 9 August – 10 August 2023 (5:00 pm)* via one of the channels listed in the section Channels and Procedures for Payment of Acceptance Fee.

The acceptance fee is collected by the JUPAS Office on behalf of the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions, and is not refundable or transferable to another year / other application.

Applicants who fail to pay the acceptance fees of HK$5,000 by the specified deadline (i.e. 10 August 2023 (5:00 pm)*) will be regarded as having declined their Main Round offers. They will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes offered under JUPAS in the same academic year (2023 – 2024).

Late payment will NOT be accepted.

Please be reminded that if applicants have unpaid fees from their previous studies at any JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions, applicants may be required to settle the outstanding balance if they are offered admission to the same institutions before they are permitted to enroll in the offered programmes. Please enquire at relevant institutions for details.

Completing the Registration / Enrolment Procedures

After paying the acceptance fees, successful applicants are required to complete the registration / enrolment procedures during the designated period as specified by the institutions offering them admissions. They should log on their JUPAS accounts to check the information on registration / enrolment procedures of the offered programmes.

Applicants who are unable to register during the designated period should inform the institutions offering them admissions in advance so that alternative arrangements may be made, if possible.

Applicants who fail to complete the registration / enrolment procedures at the institutions offering them admissions after payments of the acceptance fees will be regarded as having declined their Main Round offers. They will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes offered under JUPAS in the same academic year (2023 – 2024).

Please refer to the Summary of Arrangements for Announcement and Acceptance of Offers.

Channels and Procedures for Payment of Acceptance Fee

The acceptance fees MUST be paid via one of the following channels.

PPS by Internet

Applicants MUST log on their JUPAS accounts to make the payments via PPS by Internet during the following periods. Applicants need not be the PPS account holders.

9 August 2023: 12:00 noon – 11:59 pm*
10 August 2023: 12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm*

Applicants will receive the notification of successful payment of acceptance fee and can check the payment status immediately.

Applicants should check the details on the confirmation pages shown after successful payments and print copies for their own record.

Note:

PPS by Phone will NOT be accepted.
JUPAS Office has no access to the bank account information for making the payment.

FPS

Applicants MUST log on their JUPAS accounts to make the payments via FPS QR Code during the following periods. Applicants need not be the FPS registrants.

9 August 2023: 12:00 noon – 11:59 pm*
10 August 2023: 12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm*

Applicants will receive the notification of successful payment of acceptance fee and can check the payment status immediately.

Applicants should check the details on the confirmation pages shown after successful payments and print copies for their own record.

Note:

JUPAS Office has access to the FPS registrant’s full name and bank name after a successful payment.

E-BANKING (for personal account only)

Applicants can pay the acceptance fees via e-banking of HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and The Bank of East Asia (BEA). Applicants need not be the bank account holders.

After successful payment, applicants should check the details on the confirmation pages and print copies for their own record.

It will take at least 1 working day for the payment via e-banking to be processed. Applicants will receive the notification of successful payments of acceptance fee and can check the payment status according to the notification schedule.

HSBC

https://www.hsbc.com.hk

Select and enter the following after logging on the HSBC Personal Internet Banking account:

Payee : JUPAS

Bill Type : 11 ACCEPTANCE FEE (HK$5000)

Bill Payee Account No. : Applicant's HKID Card No. ^Note

Amount : 5000

Hang Seng Bank

https://www.hangseng.com

Select and enter the following after logging on the Hang Seng Personal e-Banking account:

Category : Education Institutions

Merchant : JUPAS

Bill Type : 11 ACCEPTANCE FEE (HK$5000)

Bill Account No. : Applicant's HKID Card No. ^Note

Amount : 5000

BEA

https://www.hkbea.com

Select and enter the following after logging on BEA Cyberbanking account:

Merchant / Organisation Category : Education: Post-secondary or Specialised Institution

Merchant / Organisation Name : JUPAS

HKID Number : Applicant's HKID Card No. ^Note

Note:

The APPLICANTS' HKID CARD NUMBERS must be used to register payments as the Bill Payment No. (e.g. applicant with an HKID card number of A123456(A) should input A123456A as the Bill Payment No.), otherwise the JUPAS Office will not be able to identify the applicants' fee payments.
JUPAS Office has no access to the bank account information for making the payment.

CASH (BEA)

Applicants can pay the acceptance fees in CASH at any branch of BEA to the following account:

Account Name
Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS)
Account No.
176-40-03002-6
Bill Type
11 Acceptance Fee

It will take at least 1 working day for the payment via the bank to be processed. Applicants will receive the notification of successful payments of acceptance fee and can check the payment status according to the notification schedule.

Note:

The APPLICANTS' HKID CARD NUMBERS must be produced and used in making the payments, otherwise the JUPAS Office will not be able to identify the applicants' fee payments.
Payment by cheque or ATM transfer will NOT be accepted.
Account Deposit Forms will be issued by BEA for applicants' retention. Applicants should check the information printed on the Account Deposit Forms carefully before leaving the bank counters. If inaccurate information is found, applicants should inform the bank staff immediately, otherwise the JUPAS Office will not be able to process applicants' fee payments and they will be required to make new payments.
Please refer to the respective branches of BEA for business hours.

Notification of Successful Payment of Acceptance Fee

Applicants will be notified of the successful payments of the acceptance fees via the following means and schedule:

Email^#^;
Message box in the JUPAS account;
SMS^■^; and
Updated "Payment History" in the JUPAS account

Payment Channels	Payment Date and Time (2023)*		Notification Schedule (2023)*
PPS by Internet	9 Aug (Wed)	12:00 noon – 11:59 pm	Immediately after successful payment
PPS by Internet	10 Aug (Thu)	12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm ^{Note 1}	Immediately after successful payment
FPS	9 Aug (Wed)	12:00 noon – 11:59 pm	Immediately after successful payment
FPS	10 Aug (Thu)	12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm ^{Note 1}	Immediately after successful payment
E-banking HSBC Hang Seng Bank	9 Aug (Wed)	9:00 am – 7:30 pm	9 Aug (Wed) (10:30 pm) onwards
	9 Aug (Wed)	7:31 pm – 11:59 pm	10 Aug (Thu) (10:30 pm) onwards
	10 Aug (Thu)	12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm	10 Aug (Thu) (10:30 pm) onwards
E-banking BEA	9 Aug (Wed)	9:00 am – 11:59 pm	10 Aug (Thu) (9:00 am) onwards
E-banking BEA	10 Aug (Thu)	12:00 midnight – 5:00 pm	11 Aug (Fri) (9:00 am) onwards
Cash BEA	9 Aug (Wed) ^{Note 2}		10 Aug (Thu) (9:00 am) onwards
Cash BEA	10 Aug (Thu) ^{Note 2}		11 Aug (Fri) (9:00 am) onwards

^{Note 1} The JUPAS online application system will be closed temporarily during 3:00 am – 6:00 am daily for system maintenance.

^{Note 2} Please refer to the respective branches of BEA for business hours.

It is applicants' responsibilities to check for such messages. Applicants should enquire at the JUPAS Office immediately if they do not receive such messages according to the above schedule after completing the relevant procedures.

Special Notes to Applicants WITH Main Round Offers

Applicants who wish to keep record of their offer results should log on their JUPAS accounts on or before 31 August 2023 (2:00 pm) and print the record under "Offer Results".

www.jupas.edu.hk

Log on my JUPAS account

Offer Results

Application via JUPAS in the 2024 Cycle

LOCAL applicants who have accepted Main Round offers and are subsequently enrolled in full-time bachelor's degree programmes offered under JUPAS, regardless of whether they wish to apply for admission on the strength of their HKDSE Examination results, are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply via JUPAS in the 2024 cycle.

If they wish to apply via JUPAS, they MUST have completed the withdrawal process from the full-time bachelor's degree programmes offered by the JUPAS participating-institutions / the SSSDP institutions they are enrolled in at the time they submit their JUPAS applications, otherwise their applications will NOT be accepted.

In accordance with the HKSAR Government's policy, ALL non-local applicants, regardless of whether they possess HKDSE Examination results, MUST apply for admission via the non-JUPAS route, and NOT via JUPAS.

Special Notes to Applicants Who Have Applied for Rechecking and Remarking of HKDSE Examination Results with Main Round Offers

Only applicants who have obtained upgraded HKDSE Examination results on subject levels / grades after rechecking and remarking (RR Results), regardless of whether they have been given or have accepted their Main Round offers are eligible to submit requests for reconsideration of their applications based on RR results WITH or WITHOUT modifications of programme choices.

Applicants who have received Main Round offers and wish to accept the Main Round offers should accept the offers, regardless of whether the Main Round offers are UGC-funded programmes, HKMU self-financing programmes or SSSDP programmes, because the Main Round offers are the BEST AND ONLY offers to be made in the same academic year (2023 – 2024) and are of the highest possible priority on their programme choice lists in the case that applicants do not have RR results, or do not receive "better" offers after they have submitted requests for reconsideration of applications based on RR results.

Main Round Offers Acceptance Fees

1.	For applicants with Main Round offers and who WISH to accept the "better" offers

	Applicants:
	who have paid the acceptance fees for their Main Round offers; who are given "better" offers after reconsideration of their applications based on RR results; and who WISH to accept the "better" offers,
	NEED NOT pay the acceptance fees again for the "better" offers.

	They only NEED to log on their JUPAS accounts to indicate their acceptance of the "better" offers by 24 August 2023 (5:00 pm)*. The JUPAS Office will arrange for the transfer of the acceptance fees for their Main Round offers to their "better" offers after the indication of their acceptance of the "better" offers.

2.	For applicants with Main Round offers but who DO NOT WISH to accept the "better" offers

	Applicants:
	who have paid the acceptance fees for their Main Round offers; who are given "better" offers after reconsideration of their applications based on RR results; and who DO NOT WISH to accept the "better" offers,
	may request for a refund of the Main Round acceptance fees they have previously paid.

Tuition Fees

Applicants who have accepted their Main Round offers may be required by some institutions to pay the tuition fee and / or enrolment deposit before the announcement of Offer Results for Reconsideration of Application Based on RR Results (i.e. 24 August 2023 (9:00 am)*).

Applicants:

who are given "better" offers after reconsideration of their applications based on RR results, and
who wish to accept these "better" offers,

may request for a full refund of the tuition fee and / or enrolment deposit, if they have paid such fees, for the programme they have accepted in the Main Round.

Please also note that an administrative fee may be charged by some SSSDP institutions for each refund request.

Applicants should consult the institutions concerned directly for further information and if they have any other questions on the refund.

Please refer to the section on Rechecking and Remarking of HKDSE Examination Results.

Special Notes to Applicants Who Decline Main Round Offers

Applicants who fail to pay the acceptance fees on or before the deadline (i.e. 10 August 2023 (5:00 pm)*) or fail to complete the registration / enrolment procedures at the institutions offering them admissions after payments of the acceptance fees will be regarded as having declined their Main Round offers. They will NOT be reconsidered for admission to any other programmes offered under JUPAS in the same academic year (2023 – 2024)^▲.

The Main Round offers given to such applicants may then be offered to other applicants who are without any offers.

Please refer to the Summary of Arrangements for Announcement and Acceptance of Offers.

Special Notes to Applicants WITHOUT Main Round Offers

There may be a Clearing Round if vacancies are still available after the Main Round.

Only applicants without Main Round offers will be considered in the Clearing Round. They NEED NOT approach the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and / or the SSSDP institutions to reapply. They will be further considered by the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and / or the SSSDP institutions for programmes WITHIN their selected programme choices if they are found to be suitable applicants for such programmes in the Clearing Round.

Please refer to the Summary of Arrangements for Announcement and Acceptance of Offers.

^#As email is one of the channels that the JUPAS Office, the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions will use to communicate with applicants, applicants must ensure that the setting of their personal email accounts will not filter out or place such correspondence in the trash / junk bins.

^ Emails and SMS are delivered via third party network providers and therefore the JUPAS Office is not responsible for any delay, loss, transfer, amendment or damage arising from the transmission process via third party network providers.

Should there be any discrepancies between information contained in emails and SMS and applicants' JUPAS accounts, the information contained in the latter (i.e. the JUPAS accounts) is final.

Applicants are strongly advised to log on their JUPAS accounts to double-check the related information.

^■Since important messages and correspondence from the JUPAS Office, the 9 JUPAS participating-institutions and the SSSDP institutions will be sent via applicants' mobile phone numbers and / or mailing addresses, applicants SHOULD NEVER share their mobile phone numbers or mailing addresses with other applicants in order to protect any information related to their JUPAS applications.

* Subject to change