Applicants do not need to submit any document before class commencement. They must submit the completed CEF Application Form [SFO302(2019)] together with the required institutional certification and supporting documents to the Office of the Continuing Education Fund (OCEF) within one year upon successful completion of a CEF Course and before reaching the age of 71. Late applications will not be accepted by the Government.
The properly filled in Application Form must first be certified by HKU SPACE after course completion by following the procedure stated below.
Applicants can check the usable balance of subsidy by logging in the CEF website and use the subsidy calculator to estimate the eligible subsidy.
HKU SPACE Learning Centres designated to accept completed CEF Application Forms for certification:
Applicants must submit the completed CEF Application Form [SFO 302(2019)] together with the required HKU SPACE institutional certification and supporting documents to the Office of the Continuing Education Fund (OCEF) within one year upon successful completion of a CEF Course and before reaching the age of 71. Late applications will not be accepted by the Government.
Successful completion of a CEF course” means that the applicant must have attended no less than 70% of the contactable hours of the course or such higher attendance requirement as prescribed for the course (whichever is higher), and attained an overall mark of either 50% or such higher percentage of assessment(s) as prescribed for the course (whichever is higher);
Please refer to the Guidance Notes for Application [SFO 301(2019)] when completing the application form.
Remark: the CEF Institutional Code of HKU SPACE is "100".
Complete the CEF Application Form
The following information should be filled by referring to the “CEF Course Completion Information” document issued by the Programme Team:
(i) CEF Course Code
Enclose the documents set out at paragraph (6) in an A4 size envelope and forward the envelope to any of the HKU SPACE Learning Centres listed below:
(i) 3/F, T. T. Tsui Building, HKU Campus
Inside the A4 size envelope should include following items:
(i) A returned self-addressed A5 size envelope with adequate postage paid (Please affix postage stamp(s) of not less than HK$5 in value); and
should be submitted by post or in person within one year upon succession completion of the CEF Course(s) and before the applicant’s 71st birthday to:
The Office of the Continuing Education Fund (OCEF)
Units 07-11, 25/F., CDW Building
388 Castle Peak Road
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Applicants may also place their applications in the drop-in box on 12/F., Cheung Shan Wan Government Offices. Late applications will not be accepted by the Government.
^Scanned or faxed copies of the completed CEF Application Form are not acceptable.
For applications containing complete information, application results will normally be released by the OCEF not more than eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of applications.