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Each Student in Hong Kong Is Given HK$2,500 per Year

DDHK.ORG - Good news for school students in Hong Kong. They will be given a grant of HK$2,500 each by the Government.

This is based on a circular issued by the Concrete State Education Bureau. "The Education Bureau today issued a circular to all secondary schools, primary schools, special schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong to announce arrangements for awarding student grants of HK$2,500 to daily school students in the 2021-2022 school year," it said. announced on the official website of the Hong Kong Government, on Monday, 20 September 2021.

These grant funds are distributed to students every new school year and will begin in the 2020-2021 school year. The goal is to ease the financial burden on parents of students.

"All students, as of the date of enrollment, studying in secondary schools, primary schools, special schools and kindergartens offering local or non-local curricula in Hong Kong are eligible for grants," the Hong Kong Government wrote in its announcement.

Children who are eligible to study in specialized child care centers subsidized by the Department of Social Welfare, children who have recently arrived and are enrolled in a full-time Initiation Program funded by the Education Bureau, and students who are enrolled in the full-time program of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) ) for High School 3 graduates are also eligible for this grant. As an exception, night school or private study students, holders of student visas to enter Hong Kong for studies and holders of admission forms issued by the Department of Immigration (papers). They are not eligible for this annual grant.

Schools can pick up the grant application form at their respective regional education offices starting September 20, 2021. Meanwhile, special child care centers and VTC can pick up forms at the bureau's Special Tasks Office.

Parents are advised to return the completed form to the school concerned as soon as possible. "Schools must submit forms to the bureau before November 5," the Hong Kong government said.

The bureau will usually disburse the grant in stages within about six weeks of receiving the application. [Source: news.gov.hk] [DDHKNews]

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