Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

• A copy of the Tax Assessment and Demand Note for the 2023-24 financial year issued by the Inland Revenue Department (Form IRC6401);
• A copy of Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department's Employer's Return of Remuneration and Pensions form (IR56B) / Notification by an employer of an employee who is about to cease to be employed (IR56F) / Return of Payroll Emoluments for Civil Servant (IR56C);
• Photocopies of salary statements / envelopes for the whole year;
• A photocopy of the passbook(s) indicating salary payments by autopay (please circle and underline the entries with appropriate remarks);
• Return of Employee's Remuneration [FASP/4(2023)] for the year ending 31 March 2024

• A Profit and Loss Account for the 2023-24 financial year verified by a Certified Public Accountant.
• If such a document is not available, you may prepare one on your own (some samples are provided).  Please note that this arrangement is not applicable to limited companies.

• Notification of Remuneration paid to persons other than employees (IR56M)
• If income proof is not available, list in writing all their sources of income or prepare a Profit and Loss account or an income statement (some samples are provided) on their own.

1. The Business Registration Certificate of the company;
2. The company's Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet verified by a Certified Public Accountant as at 31 March 2024 to indicate its profit and net asset value. If the company's account closing date is not on 31 March, you can submit a Balance Sheet on an earlier date;
3. Generally speaking, Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheets verified by a Certified Public Accountant are acceptable. If such documents are not available, a self-prepared Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet should be provided. The samples are available at Appendices V and VI of Part III of Guidance Notes respectively for reference. Please note that this arrangement is not applicable to limited companies. If you have special reason for not being able to provide a Balance Sheet verified by a Certified Public Accountant for a limited company, please explain in "Step 12: Additional Information” of the application form.

• Photocopies of the HKID cards of you and your family members (An applicant who was a successful applicant in the past three academic years under the SFO's financial assistance schemes for post-secondary students and had submitted a copy of his / her own permanent HKID card and copies of his / her family members' HKID cards together with his / her application is not required to submit a copy again provided that there is no change of the personal particulars of the applicant and his / her family member as shown on thier HKID cards.); and
• A photocopy of your bank passbook or statement showing your full name and the number of your bank account for receipt of the financial assistance.  An applicant who has no bank account is advised to open one as soon as possible and provide the bank account number and supporting documents together with his/her application.
  
  

The Simplified Version of Application Form for CSSA Families is not applicable for you if –

• your parents have once received the CSSA but they neither received CSSA throughout the assessment period nor are receiving CSSA when you submit the application form; or
• you do not come from a single-parent family and only one of your parents is a CSSA recipient

You are required to report the information of your parents’ income and asset in the Full Version of Application Form and provide relevant documentary proof.

If you come from a single-parent family and the parent who resides with you and supports your living is a CSSA recipient, you may submit your application by using the Simplified Version of Application for CSSA families and provide the relevant supporting document based on your family situation. For example, copy of Divorce Decree, sole custody order, address proof or death certificate etc.

1. Documents certifying the ownership of the properties such as purchase and sales agreements, assignments and deeds, etc..
2. Mortgage documents (if applicable) indicating the outstanding loan amount as at 31 March 2024.
3. Any one copy of the “Demand for Rates” from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 of the property. If there is no “Demand for Rates”, please explain in Step 12 “Additional Information” of the application form.
4. If a family member’s share of the property is less than 100%, please furnish proof.

1. When and under what circumstances (for instance, emigration by means of investment or family reunion) they emigrated and to which country, and whether they still have properties/assets in Hong Kong;
2. When did you return to Hong Kong (if applicable) and how you maintain your living in Hong Kong;
3. Whether your parents, other family members / relatives or friends provide you with any financial assistance.

1. within 3 weeks from the date of issue of the notification of result;or
2. on or before 31 March 2025, whichever is the later.

Generally speaking, government subsidies of regular assistance schemes* are not counted as family income but are not deductible from the family assets of an applicant. As for one-off government subsidies (e.g. Newborn Baby Bonus), they are generally not counted as family incomes and family assets of the relevant year.

*Including but not limited to –
● Social Welfare Department - Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA), Old Age Allowance, Old Age Living Allowance, Disability Allowance Child Care Centre Parent Subsidy, Traffic Accident Victims Assistance and Maintenance fee / incentive payment received for foster child etc;
● Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency - School Textbook Assistance, Student Travel Subsidy, Subsidy for Internet Access Charges and Working Family Allowance;
● Labour Department - Re-employment Allowance;
● Allowance received from Employment Retaining Board;
● Allowance received from Construction Industry Council;
● Allowance received from the assistance programmes under the Community Care Fund