Sing Tao Charitable 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 :

* 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
* The University of Hong Kong
* The Hong Kong Shue Yan University
* The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
* Secondary schools approved by the Education Bureau (Secondary 4 / Senior Secondary 1 - Secondary 7 classes)

Joint Selection Committee Membership List

Joint Selection Committee of the Hong Kong Rotary Club Students' Loan Fund and Sing Tao Charitable 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 LAU Nga-yi, Verona
    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
Ms LEE Yuen-kuen, Karen
    Mr TONG Wai-lop, Philip
    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

Full-time local students(note) who are in financial need and are studying at the above schools / post-secondary / tertiary institutions may apply.

(Note : Applicants of the above post-secondary / tertiary institutions should be students undertaking University Grants Committee-funded courses, except students of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University.)

Method of Application

Category I:Emergency Loan 
Applicable to students of secondary schools and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education. Students should apply through their respective schools/institutes/colleges.
Category II:Interest-free Loan
Applicable to full-time students of the other post-secondary / tertiary institutions above. Students should apply through their own Student Affairs Offices.

Dates of Commencement and Closing of Application

Category I: Throughout the year while fund is still available.
Category II: Normally from September to November every year.
For details, please check with respective Student Affairs Offices.

Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting 2010/11 & 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 Charitable Foundation Students' Loan Fund, Room 1217, 12/F., Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon at telephone number 2150 6109.