Ready to exercise? Check access and book

CityUHK full-time and part-time students are generally eligible; SCOPE students must use their separate arrangements. Fitness-room access has additional requirements, so a successful system login does not establish permission for every facility.

The Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre entrance is near the BOC health clinic. Its free indoor jogging track for eligible users is at B1/F, 118 m long and connected to a 1.5 km hillside trail. Practice Gymnasiums 1 and 2 are at G/F; 3 and 4 at 6/F. The current entry notice says the B1/B2 escalators run upwards only: descend from the lobby via Staircase 13, or ask the counter for an accessible route.

Physical Fitness appearing as an available facility in SFBI indicates recorded eligibility. Training/document approval normally takes 3–7 working days to update and remains valid until graduation/leaving. Hall access normally needs another 2–3 working days to synchronise and is for residents of that compound.

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   Full-time, no relevant experience

   Register for a one-hour PED1305 Physical Fitness – Elementary practical in AIMS during add/drop. Complete the Canvas course and pass the assessment (16 or above), print the result with name/score and present it at the registered practical. If normal add/drop has ended, ask PE about the next course.

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   Part-time, no relevant experience

   Enrol in Physical Fitness Room User Training Workshop and attend the complete two-hour theory/practical. Ask sope@cityu.edu.hk / 3442 8025 for the current registration session; the full-time PED1305 route does not automatically apply.

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   Experienced applicants

   Bring University ID plus original/printed evidence to PE: a gym/college letter with header/address, qualification in safe equipment use, official’s title/signature/date/chop, plus its website screenshot; alternatively the LCSD equipment-briefing certificate or military-service certificate. Complete the application after document checking.

4. 4

   Check eligibility and book

   After 3–7 working days, check Physical Fitness in SFBI. If absent, take training/approval details to PE, 6/F Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre, Jockey Club One Health Tower; 3442 8025.

The pool is beside the BOC health-centre area; use the campus pool entrance and service counter, telephone 3442 8058. From 1 August 2026 the normal hours are Tue–Sun 08:00–21:00, closed Mon/public holidays. Team training, classes and events can reserve lanes or close the entire pool, so the closing hour alone is insufficient to plan a visit.

Examples from the October 2026 chart, updated 6 October: classes partially reserve the pool on 17 October 09:00–12:00; the entire pool is closed on 18 October and Monday 19 October. On 20 October 08:00–19:00 it is marked normally open; lanes 7–8 are reserved for team training from 19:00–21:00, with remaining lanes subject to staff directions. This is October’s schedule, not November’s. Call the pool counter for temporary lifeguard/weather changes.

1. 1

   Bring ID and swimming items

   Bring valid student ID, swimwear, towel and personal items. At the pool counter verify eligibility and buy your entry ticket; an eligible host arranges guest and admission tickets for companions.

2. 2

   Use the available lanes

   Check the day’s class/training reservations and follow lifeguard directions. An entry ticket does not reserve a lane, and court-booking steps in SFBI are not the pool ticket procedure.

3. 3

   Resolve problems before paying

   Ask the counter to clarify closure, lane availability, ticket eligibility or charges, and retain the ticket/payment record. Alert a lifeguard immediately in an emergency.

Enter SFBI from the official page and sign in with EID through SSO. Standard advance booking covers up to seven days and one session per facility per day; check the system and FAQ for same-day exceptions.

Pay immediately through CityUHK Pay. A payment message alone is insufficient: obtain the SFBI paid-booking confirmation and check the date, facility and time in My Booking.

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   Choose facility and time

   Open SFBI below → Log in → SSO, using EID. In Home select facility/date/slot; check exact floor/court, duration and price. Normally one advance session per facility type per day, up to seven days ahead.

   Choose an available session in SFBI (opens in a new tab)
2. 2

   Pay within 15 minutes

   Finish CityUHK Pay within 15 minutes after Pay or the slot is released. Cards, FPS, Alipay, WeChat Pay and PayMe are among published methods; use available checkout options.

3. 3

   Confirm the reservation

   Keep both payment notification and SFBI paid-booking confirmation. Verify matching facility/date/time in My Booking. SFBI confirmation establishes the reservation; a debit alone does not.

Early Release requires at least two calendar days with no public holiday in between. Rebook an available session within 21 days or forfeit it and the fee. Check the controls shown for your booking.

Late cancellation and no-show forfeit the fee. Three combined instances within 30 calendar days suspend online booking privileges for 14 days.

1. 1

   Early release

   My Booking → confirmed record → Early Release, at least two calendar days ahead with no intervening public holiday.

   Open SFBI to manage your booking (opens in a new tab)
2. 2

   Rebook the released session

   My Booking → released record → Alter Booking; choose another available slot within 21 days or lose the booking/fee.

3. 3

   After the release period

   Use Late Cancellation on the record; the fee is forfeited. Three late cancellations/no-shows within 30 calendar days suspend online bookings for 14 days; ask a counter in person about available sessions.

Bring your CityUHK student ID and check in for the session. Failure to attend/check in within 15 minutes can be recorded as a no-show and release the facility to walk-in users.

If charged without confirmation, retain the payment and booking details and contact the PE Section: 3442 8025, sope@cityu.edu.hk.

Online booking normally runs 08:00–23:59 daily, to 22:59 Wednesday, closed public holidays. Counters: Sports Centre G/F entrance 09:00–22:00; fitness 7/F 08:00–22:00, Mon–Sun excluding public holidays. For a payment error send transaction reference, amount/time, facility/slot and SFBI status. PE may arrange a same-facility replacement after verification, to be used within 21 days. Enquiries Mon–Fri 08:45–12:45 and 14:00–17:30: 3442 8025 / sope@cityu.edu.hk.

Venue verification requires valid CityUHK ID/CityUHK QR code and an additional photo ID. A payment screenshot alone is insufficient. For guests at eligible sports facilities, on the day go to SFBI → My Guest Ticket → Purchase Guest Ticket, enter details, pay HK$30 per ticket and retrieve the dynamic QR code from email. The eligible host must accompany guests throughout; guests cannot use the fitness room. The charges page lists a student limit of three per day; the system must also confirm the available allowance.

Residence gyms are limited to residents of that compound who have PE-approved fitness eligibility. Their entry arrangements differ from booking the campus 7/F fitness room; an old physical fitness card or residence in the other compound does not by itself authorize entry.

Find the Indoor Sports Hall signs in the communal facilities area of the residence village at 2 Choi Sha Street. SRO ended the free trial on 25 August 2025 and introduced the tariff below on 26 August. These are residence prices, separate from campus sports-centre prices. Open Tue–Sun 10:00–22:00 including public holidays; closed Monday.

From 21 April 2026, sports use the allocation below; every sport is not bookable at every time. Two sports in a period indicate separate areas or segments: check the court and bookable session at reservation. The notice suspends futsal pending protective equipment for speakers; do not assume football use is permitted.

Still incomplete: MOS booking channel, advance window, duration, payment/cancellation/no-show rules, pickleball price and current residence-gym charges. The 2025 temporary free arrangement does not establish that use is free today.

Transcribed from SRO’s 20 April 2026 notice. Events or maintenance may reserve individual courts. The Tuesday afternoon basketball/volleyball split has no labelled boundary time, so the two are not presented as simultaneously available for the whole evening.