Note 1: Please refer to Annex 1 to the Guidance Notes for organisations excluded from the Scheme.

Note 2: Actual amount of salary paid excludes expenses other than the basic salary and employee’s MPF and/or ORSO contributions, such as no pay leave, employer’s MPF and/or ORSO contributions, allowances, overheads, or fringe benefits.

Note 3: In case there is any inadequacy of the required supporting documents upon submitting the Stage 1 Application Form, the Applicant Employer must submit the remaining document(s) within the specified time period after the submission, failing which the Applicant Employer will be deemed to have given up the application.

Note 4: For non-profit organisations or any other similar entities that are not required by law to have a Business Registration Certificate, such Applicant Employer should submit proof of valid operation and subsistence, such as a Certificate of Incorporation. If necessary, Applicant Employer shall submit additional supporting document(s) as required by the HKIHRM for further processing of the application.

Note 5: Proof of details of the work experience such as reference letter and/or MPF record, with a clear indication of the name of the past employer, job title, period of employment. Justification for exceptional consideration is required if the Eligible Employee does not meet the working experience requirement.

Note 6: For non-profit organisations or any other similar entities that are not required by law to have a Business Registration Certificate, it should submit proof of valid operation and subsistence, such as Certificate of Incorporation in order to apply for the Scheme. If necessary, Applicant Employer should submit additional supporting document(s) as required by the HKIHRM for further processing of the application

Note 7: For those Eligible Positions which have been approved in the 1st Tranche of the Scheme, the Applicant Employer can apply for a 12-month subsidy extension for the same position(s) in the 2nd Tranche only after they have used up all the approved subsidised amount in the 1st Tranche. In this relation: 

• The creation date of these respective position(s) can go back to 1 September 2020 in the 2nd Tranche;
• Each Applicant Employer is allowed to apply for up to 30 positions including the approved position(s) from the 1st Tranche of the Scheme (for further details, please refer to paragraph 3.1a of the Guidance Notes);
• The subsidy will be provided for a maximum of 12 consecutive months or until 31 January 2023, whichever is earlier, regardless of any special circumstances which may occur, including any time period during which the Eligible Subsidised position is vacated for whatever reason and which may lead to the inability to receive the subsidy in full during the subsidised consecutive 12-month period; and
• All applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis and no priority will be given to those who applied for the 1st Tranche.

Note 8: Actual amount of salary paid excludes expenses other than the basic salary, such as no pay leave, employer’s MPF and/or ORSO contributions, allowances, overheads, or fringe benefits​