Senior Secondary Education Awards

* Brief History and Aim
* Eligibility Criteria
* Method of Application
* Application Period
* Source of Further Information

Brief History and Aim

The Funds were established in 1978. Its aims are to provide financial assistance for the education and training of :-

(i) persons, who are employed in the agriculture and agricultural products marketing industries / marine fisheries and fish marketing industries in Hong Kong, and their families and dependants;
(ii) persons who wish to enter the industries mentioned in (i) above.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Applicants must be students studying Secondary 4 to Secondary 7 classes of any secondary school in Hong Kong.

  2. Applicants should have right of abode in Hong Kong, or have resided legally in Hong Kong continuously for three completed years immediately prior to the commencement of their courses.

  3. Applicants' family background must be directly related to the agriculture / agricultural product marketing industries / marine fisheries / marine fish marketing industries in Hong Kong.

Method of Application

During the Application Period, application forms are obtainable from the Reception Counter, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Headquarters, 5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon or other designated distribution centres.

Application Period

Commencement Date : 10 June 2008
Deadline of Application : 14 August 2008

Source of Further Information

Please visit Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's website at http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/what_agr/what_agr.html for further details. Enquiries can be made to the Secretary, Agricultural Products Scholarship Fund and Marine Fish Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee at 2150 6698.