Private dormitory for students in eye of storm over annual charge
学生宿舍因年费用陷入风波
Pengyuan Apartment, a dormitory for students of a university’s branch in Qinhuangdao city, North China’s Hebei province, has caught the public attention in past two days for charging high accommodation fees from students, a report by Hongxing News said on Monday.
The apartment, run by a company, charges each student 16,640 yuan ($2,324) per year for a shared room which can accommodate two students of Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, the report said.
Hongxing News reported that dormitories at the university campus do not have sufficient space for students, forcing some to live in the Pengyuan Apartment.
据《红星新闻》报道称,由于该大学没有足够的宿舍容纳所有学生,因此一些学生被迫住在鹏远公寓。
But its price is high enough to rent a house of more than 100 square meters with three bedrooms near the campus, the Finance and Economics website reported.
但据财经网站的报道称,其价格高到足以在校园附近租一套面积超过100平方米、有三间卧室的房子。
The upper limit of school’s dormitory accommodation charges must be under 1,200 yuan per year, according to relevant regulations of Hebei Bureau of Commodity Price.
根据河北省物价局的相关规定,学校宿舍住宿费的最高收费标准不得超过每年1200元。
A platform of Pengyuan Apartment showed the exceeding part – 15,440 yuan – is for other services, including facilities, room services and water fees.