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Applicants
Persons who -
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are Hong Kong residents who have the right of abode or
the right to land or to remain in Hong Kong without
restriction, i.e. “A” (right of abode), “R” (right to land) or “U” (remain in Hong Kong without restriction) should appear below the date of birth on the HK Smart ID card. For details of the meaning of symbols, please visit the website of the Immigration Department
http://www.immd.gov.hk. Holders of one-way permits from Mainland
China may also apply. ( A copy of the one-way permit and
the HK Smart ID card should be attached to the application form
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have enrolled in and paid the tuition fee for a reimbursable
course before the course commences; and
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are aged from 18 to 65 at the time of application and
on seeking reimbursement of their fees.
* Degree holders are eligible to apply for the
CEF with effect from 1 September 2003. They should submit the
application on or after 1 September 2003 but before the course
commencement date.
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Reimbursable
Courses
Continuing education and training courses approved by the
Secretary for Labour and Welfare. Information on the reimbursable
courses can be obtained from the Office of the Continuing
Education Fund (OCEF) and registered course providers, on the
following website :
http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/cef/course.htm
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Other Conditions
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Each applicant may obtain approval once a lifetime only. Applicants who have obtained approval in-principle for
reimbursement of fees may enroll in other reimbursable course(s) and
need not submit a
second application. However, the reimbursement deadline remains. Applicants who withdraw their applications
of their own accord may not submit further applications.
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A successful applicant may submit a maximum of four claims for reimbursement and, in any event, within four
years from the date that the application was approved.
Each claim may include more than one reimbursable course. Each applicant is entitled to a maximum sum of HK$10,000.
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Upon seeking reimbursement of the fees, the applicant
must not have obtained any other publicly-funded financial
assistance for the same course such as –
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grants or loans from the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary
Students administered by the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA);
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reimbursement of training costs and examination fees for the same English
training courses and English language tests under the Funding Scheme for
Workplace English Training; and
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government-financed loans administered by the Open University of Hong
Kong.
For avoidance of doubt, loans for tuition fee payments obtained from the publicly-funded Non-means Tested Loan Scheme administered by SFAA are not subsidised loans. If such loans are borrowed towards the payment of fees for a reimbursable course of study recognised for the purpose of CEF, the fees may be eligible for reimbursement subject to all other criteria being met.
The CEF reimbursement may be used to offset any outstanding NLS loans so borrowed by the applicant for paying the tuition fee in respect of the same course. Any remaining balance of the CEF reimbursement after offsetting will be credited to the designated account of the applicant.
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Reimbursable
Expense
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Only payments made for tuition fees for reimbursable courses, and examination fees
for attending designated benchmark examinations in respect of language courses are reimbursable
expenses. The fees will be reimbursed only if the applicant has successfully completed the
courses before the expiry of the reimbursement deadline and in respect of language
courses, passed the specified benchmark examinations at the specified (or higher)
level. Other fees, and any study mileage and discounts, such as for early
enrolment, late charges and change of course fee charges are not eligible
for reimbursement.
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