Higher Diploma in Hotel Management (SSSDP) - HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College

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HP505 Year 1 & 2, Higher Diploma (HD)

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QF Level: 4
QR Registration No.: 08/001713/4
Registration Validity Period: 01/09/2008 to ongoing
Successful completion of this programme leads to an award within The University of Hong Kong system through HKU SPACE

Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP)

In 2025-26 academic year, local students enrolling and being offered the subsidised places of this programme under the SSSDP will receive a subsidy up to HK$23,390. After deduction of the subsidy, the annual tuition fee is HK$38,730.

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Application Code: HDHM

hdhospitality@hkuspace.hku.hk

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The HKSAR Government actively promotes Hong Kong as a top travel destination. In 2024, over 45 million visitor arrivals were recorded, which is a positive sign of the industry’s recovery. Expectations are high for continued growth in the coming years. Looking ahead, we anticipate bright prospects for the Hong Kong tourism industry. More visitors will have the chance to experience our city’s unique and vibrant culture.

The Higher Diploma programme in Hotel Management was launched in 2008. It is designed to provide a tailored curriculum that covers specific features of the hotel industry with a special focus on Hong Kong, and it is a multi-disciplinary study that prepares students for a rewarding career in the hotel industry. Upon graduation, graduates are expected to progress to further studies, or join the hotel management workforce either locallyor overseas.

Programme Aims and Features

This programme was launched in 2008. It is a 2-year full-time programme that designed to provide a tailored curriculum covering specific features of the hotel industry with a special focus on Hong Kong, at a level commensurate with junior management. Moreover, this programme is equipped with a comprehensive training centre for hotel management, with facilities including mock-up guest room, reception counter and catering facilities, allowing this programme to provide professional training to the students and better respond to the education needs of the industry.

Job Placement

This programme is a multi-disciplinary study that encourages the acquisition of basic life and employment skills that prepares students for further studies or a rewarding career. A practical job placement of 6 months is an essential part of this 2-year training programme in the hotel management areas. All students in good standing have been given ample opportunities to work in around 40 deluxe hotels in Hong Kong including the Peninsula, Grand Hyatt, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Rosewood, Landmark Mandarin Oriental, JW Marriott, Sheraton, Shangri-la, Renaissance and The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel, etc.

Opportunities for Further Studies

UGC-funded Universities

Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to Bachelor’s degree programmes offered by local universities including BSc (Hons) Scheme in Hotel and Tourism Management offered by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The list below shows the degree offers that our graduates/ students received in the past*:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
BSc (Hons) Hotel Management
BSc (Hons) Aviation Operations and Systems
BBA (Hons) Aviation Management and Logistics
The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Arts
BSc Information Management
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bachelor Degree in Business Management
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
BSc Community Health Practice
BSSc Gender Studies
BSSc Global Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University
BA (Hons) Humanities
BBA (Hons) Human Resources Management Concentration
BBA (Hons) Marketing Concentration
City University of Hong Kong
BA Chinese and History
BA Media and Communication
BBA Business Analysis
BBA Business Operations Management
BBA Global Business Systems Management
BSocSc Asian and International Studies
BSocSc Criminology and Sociology
BSocSc Public Policy and Politics

*The above list is not exhaustive and only shows some of the examples.

Graduates are also eligible to apply for the below degree programmes offered by other institutions:

Other Local Institutions

HKU SPACE International College
- Full-time, 18-month, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Hospitality Management, offered by University of Plymouth (UK) in collaboration with HKU SPACE International College (IC)

Overseas universities

Les Roches (Switzerland)^
Glion Institute of Higher Education (Switzerland)^
Swiss Hotel Management School (Switzerland)^

^ Articulation agreement renewal in progress

Career Prospects

The outlook of the hotel industry of Hong Kong remains positive in the coming years, necessitating huge demands for welltrained personnel. There will be immense opportunities for graduates of this programme to develop their careers in the hotel industry locally and overseas.

Some of our graduates are working in deluxe hotels, including the Peninsula, Grand Hyatt, Four Seasons, InterContinental Grand Stanford, Mandarin Oriental and Sheraton.

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Obtain Level 2 or above in 5 subjects^*§ including English Language and Chinese Language^# in the HKDSE Examination; OR
Hold a recognised Diploma in Foundation Studies Programme; OR
Hold a Diploma of Applied Education / Diploma Yi Jin; OR
Equivalent qualifications will be considered by the College.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements of the 2-year Higher Diploma Programme should apply for admission to the Diploma in Foundation Studies (DFS) programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Relevant and substantial work experience and / or prior qualifications obtained in or outside Hong Kong (e.g. assessed through recognition of prior learning and credit accumulation and transfer), with demonstrated ability to undertake sub-degree education, will be considered by the College.

Mature Students

Applicants who do not possess the above academic qualifications,but are aged 21 or above and with relevant work experience will be considered by the College.

^*Applicants are allowed to use not more than 2 Applied Learning (ApL) subjects in the application. The recognition of the ApL subjects is as follows:

“Attained with Distinction (II)” is deemed equivalent to Level 4 or above;
“Attained with Distinction (I)” is deemed equivalent to Level 3; and
“Attained” is deemed equivalent to Level 2 in the HKDSE Examination.

^#ApL Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) would be accepted as an alternative Chinese Language qualification.

^§If one of the five HKDSE subjects is Citizenship and Social Development, the requirement will be “Attained” for the subject.

Effective from 2025-26 Academic Year:

Higher Diploma Year 1

Introduction to Academic English
English for Hospitality and Tourism
Information Technology Fundamentals
English for Academic Purposes I
Elementary Statistics
Principles of Tourism
Marketing for the Hotel Industry
Front Office Management
Housekeeping Operation
Introduction to Food and Beverage Management
Introduction to Catering Management
Introduction to Hotel Operations

Higher Diploma Year 2

Practical Chinese*
English for Academic Purposes II
Placement
Accounting in the Hotel Industry
Cross-cultural Issues in the Hotel Industry
Organisational Behaviour in the Hotel Industry
Human Resources Management in the Hotel Industry

The College reserves the right to make modifications to individual courses on a need basis.

* Non-Chinese speaking students or students who have not received sufficient training in the Chinese language may apply for exemption from the Chinese course(s), and alternative courses may be assigned.

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