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Professional Training on Smart and Green Logistics Scheme (PTSGLS)

Scope of the Scheme

The Scheme covers training courses directly related to smart and green logistics and related technologies to be conducted in Hong Kong whose curriculum should include but may not be limited to:

  1. latest professional, technical knowledge and practical skills in advanced logistics practices, such as those in relation to e-logistics, special cargo handling, digitalisation, blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, robotics and automation technology, cybersecurity, environmental, social and governance (ESG), etc.; or
  2. other logistics-specific topics that can be identified in standards, manuals or guidelines established by professional bodies, trade associations or other relevant organisations in the logistics industry.

Target

  • In-service practitioners of the logistics sector: Already working in the logistics industry of Hong Kong; or
  • New joiners of logistics sector: Newly enter the logistics industry of Hong Kong within four months after completion of the courses.

Eligibility of Applicants

Applications for refunds under the Scheme must be made by individuals. Applications from companies/organisations will not be accepted. For each application for refund under the Scheme –

  1. the applicant must:
    1. be a Hong Kong resident and lawfully employable in Hong Kong;
    2. be in full-time employment in the logistics sector with an organisation/company in Hong Kong at the time of application; and

  2. the applicant has enrolled in or taken one of the pre-approved courses, and has completed the course to the satisfaction of the course provider; and
  3. the applicant has NOT been granted any other forms of subsidy or financial assistance for the relevant course(s).

Refund Amount

  • Each successful applicant will be refunded 80% of their course fees, subject to a maximum amount of HK$30,000, for the pre-approved courses. Each individual may apply for course fee refund for more than one pre-approved course, up to a cumulative cap of HK$30,000 per person, under the Scheme.
  • Refunds will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis, until funding for the Scheme has been fully expended. If there are no remaining funds available at the time an applicant submits an application, the application concerned may not be approved for refund even if it meets the eligibility criteria.
  • Applicants who have received/would receive other subsidies or financial assistance for the same pre-approved course(s) will not be eligible for refund under the Scheme.

Application

  • Applicants are required to submit their applications within 4 months after completing a pre-approved course to the satisfaction of the course provider. Late applications will not be processed.
  • The actual processing time will depend on completeness and clarity of the information provided by the applicant.
  • To apply for the Scheme, applicants should submit the following to the Secretariat via email ([email protected]):-
    • Duly completed and signed application form; and
    • Supporting documents as listed in the application form.

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Disbursement of Refunds

  • Refund will be made by direct credit to the designated bank account nominated by an applicant for receipt of the reimbursement.
  • The name of the applicant on the account must be exactly the same as the name on the Hong Kong Identity (“HKID”) Card. Credit card accounts, fixed deposit accounts, foreign currency accounts and loans accounts are not acceptable for direct credit of reimbursement.
  • If an applicant fails to comply with the terms and conditions stipulated in the application form and the Guide to Application for Refund of Course Fee (with Application Form), the Secretariat may withhold disbursement of any part of funding support to the applicant and/or request the return of the disbursed funding in full or in part from the applicant.

Suspension or Termination of Funding Support

  • The Secretariat reserves the right to suspend or rescind a refund for the course fee paid by an applicant for a pre-approved course for which the application concerned under the Scheme has been approved.
  • Upon termination of the application, the applicant may have to return all/part of the refund disbursed in respect of these pre-approved courses together with all administrative, legal and other related costs and payments to the Government via the Secretariat.

 

Please refer to the Guide to Applicants for Refund of Course Fee (with Application Form) for details.

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