Sing Tao Foundation Students' Loan Fund

* Brief History and Aim
* Joint Selection Committee Membership List
* Eligibility Criteria
* Method of Application
* Dates of Commencement and Closing of Application
* Committee Meeting
* Source of Further Information

Brief History and Aim

The Fund, which was established in 1964, aims at assisting, by means of interest-free loans, worthy and needy students to pursue studies recommended by the following schools / institutions :

  1. Secondary schools approved by the Education Bureau (Secondary 4 - 7 classes);
  2. Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education;
  3. Hong Kong Shue Yan University; and
  4. The 8 University Grants Committee - funded tertiary institutions, i.e.
    City University of Hong Kong,
    Hong Kong Baptist University,
    Lingnan University,
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
    The Hong Kong Institute of Education,
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and
    The University of Hong Kong

Joint Selection Committee Membership List

Joint Selection Committee of the Hong Kong Rotary Club Students' Loan Fund and Sing Tao Foundation Students' Loan Fund
Chairman : Mr YANG Yiu-chong, Ronald Jeffrey
Members : Mr Vernon Moore
    Miss CHENG Lai-chu
    Ms LEE Pui-sze, Cecile
    Mrs LI HUNG Wai-yee, Roslyn
    Miss OR Suet-lai, Ice
    Ms YOUNG Wai-chi, Miranda
    Miss So Man-shan, Suzette
    Mrs YUEN WAN Man-hung, Pandora
    Ms Cheung Chi-wai, Jacinta
    Miss FOK Chi-fung, Michele
    Mr TANG Ying-hei, JP
    Permanent Secretary for Education or his representative
    (Representative : Ms CHEUNG Shuk-kau, Teresa)
Secretary : Ms SIT Hau-yin, Elsa
Treasurer :

Principal Assistant Secretary (Finance) of Education Bureau or his/her representative

    (Representative: Mr MA Chi-Wan)

For details of the membership, please click PDF

Eligibility Criteria

Local students undertaking full-time UGC-funded / publicly - funded courses who are in financial need and are studying at the above schools / colleges / institutions may apply.

Method of Application

Category I:Emergency Loan : Students of secondary schools, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and Hong Kong Shue Yan University should apply through their respective schools/institutes/college.
Category II:Interest - free Loan : Full - time UGC - funded Students of the 8 UGC-funded tertiary institutions should apply through their own Student Affairs Offices.

Dates of Commencement and Closing of Application

Category I:throughout the year
Category II:
Commencement : September
Closing : November

Students should approach the Student Affairs Offices of their institutions for obtaining application forms

Committee Meeting

Committee Metting & Agenda, please click PDF

Source of Further Information

Enquiries should be made to the Secretariat, Joint Selection Committee of the Hong Kong Rotary Club Students' Loan Fund and Sing Tao Foundation Students' Loan Fund, Room 1217, 12/F., Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon at telephone number 2150 6109.