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2021/22 Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

Points to Note for Submission of Late Application The application deadlines for NLSPS for the 2021/22 academic year have passed. With effect

from 15 January 2022, no online applications for NLSPS is accepted at the “SFO E-link –

My Applications” platform.

If you still need to submit application between 15 January and 31 March 2022, please use the application form [NLSPS/2B(2021)] Note 1. All late applications should be enclosed with an explanation letter (Appendix I). The SFO will consider the respective application on individual merits upon the receipt of the duly completed application form and whole set of the required documents from the applicant.

You should submit the duly completed application form together with the following required documents to the NLSPS Application Processing Unit by mail Note 2 or through SFO's drop-in boxes as soon as possible:

(1) a written explanation for late application;(2) a photocopy of your Hong Kong Identity Card Note 3;(3) a photocopy of your course proof for the 2021/22 academic year (e.g. your

Student Identity Card or a debit note for the tuition fee payable) Note 4;

(4) a photocopy of the first page of the bank passbook of your savings account or the

bank statement or bank ATM card showing your name and bank account number Note 5;

and(5) a photocopy of the transaction advice or account deposit form for the administrative

fee paid ($180).

(Attention: Any alteration or deletion on the application form or written explanation must be counter-signed by the applicant for confirmation.)

Mailing address: Student Finance Office

Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency

Room 1204, 12/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices

303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon

(Attn.: NLSPS APU)

If you do not receive the "Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application" 10 calendar days after submission of the application form, please call our hotline at 2150 6222 during office hours.

Note 1 Application form [NLSPS/2B(2021)] is only applicable between 15 January and 31 March 2022.

Note 2 If you submit the required documents by mail, please ensure your mail items bear sufficient postage. Underpaid

mail items will be returned to the sender (with return address) or disposed of (without return address) by the Hongkong Post. For proper delivery of your mail items to the SFO, and to avoid unnecessary delivery delay or unsuccessful delivery, please ensure that your mail items bear sufficient postage with return address before mailing.

Note 3 - 5

If you meet the following requirements for one or more than one items of the corresponding supporting document(s), you may not be required to submit the supporting document(s) as specified. If necessary, you may still be required to resubmit the relevant document(s). In case of any disputes, the decision of the SFO will be final.

Note 3

1. You have a successful application over the past 3 academic years under the Financial Assistance Scheme forPost-secondary Students (FASP)/ Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)/ TertiaryStudent Finance Scheme Publicly-funded Programmes(TSFS)/ Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-timeTertiary Students(NLSFT)/ Extended Non-Means-Tested Loan Scheme(ENLS); and

2. You have submitted a copy of your HKID Card together with the above application and there is no change inpersonal particulars on your HKID Card.

Note 4

1. You have a successful application over the past 3 academic years under the FASP/ NLSPS; and

on your bank account proof.

2. The SFO course code of the above application is the same as that of your application in the 2021/22 AY; and

course proof.3. You have submitted a copy of your course proof together with the above application and there is no change on your

Note 5

1. You have a successful application over the past 3 academic years under the FASP/ NLSPS/ TSFS / ENLS and

2. The bank account number of the above application is the same as that of your application in the 2021/22 AY; and

payment of grant and/or loan has been made to you and disbursed to your bank account; and

3. You have submitted a copy of your bank account proof together with the above application and there is no change

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) Points to Note for Paying Administrative Fee

(Attention: If you have already paid the administrative fee during application process, you are NOT required to pay again upon acceptance of loan offer.)

(A) Administrative fee of the 2021/22 academic year

HK$180 (chargeable for each applications and each loan account)

(B) Payment methods

1. By Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation (HSBC) or Hang Seng Bank

Transfer the administrative fee to the bank account of the Student Finance Office through the

ATM of HSBC or Hang Seng Bank. Please follow the steps below:

Choose “Transfer” service;

Key in the account number “044-171635-001”, then the amount “$180”;

Choose “Yes” for “Do you need to take a transaction advice?”;

Take the transaction advice after completing the transaction (Sample 1).

OR

2. Paying cash in person at HSBC

Pay the administrative fee IN CASH to the bank account of the SFO (044-171635-001) at

any branch of HSBC. Please request for the original transaction advice/account deposit

form (Sample 2 & 3).

**Attention: Payment through online transfer, by cheque or PPS is NOT acceptable.**

(C) Steps of submitting the administrative fee payment proof

1. Upon completion of payment, please write your HKID card number at the front of the

original transaction advice/account deposit form for the administrative fee paid.

2. During submission of your online application, please enter transaction details of

administrative fee paid and upload corresponding transaction advice/account deposit form.

3. Please keep the original copy properly and please consider making an extra photocopy for

your own record.

4. The SFO may request you to produce the original copy of administrative fee payment proof.

In case of any disputes, the decision of the SFO will be final.

Samples of the Receipt for the Administrative Fee Paid

Sample 1: ATM Transaction Advice of HSBC or Hang Seng Bank

Sample 2: Transaction Advice of HSBC

Sample 3: Account Deposit Form of HSBC

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Appendix I

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

Self-explanation letter for late application

(Please complete all of the following informations)

Name in Chinese (if applicable)：

Full Name in English：

Hong Kong Identity Card No.：

Institution Name：

Institution Course Name：

Institution Course Code：

Year of Study in the 2021/22 Academic Year：

Reason for Late Application：

Applicant’s Signature ：

Date of Signature ：

Please use separate sheet(s) if space is insufficient

NLSPS/2B (2021) 1

STUDENT FINANCE OFFICE WORKING FAMILY AND STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

NON-MEANS-TESTED LOAN SCHEME FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS (NLSPS)

APPLICATION FOR LOAN FOR THE 2021/22 ACADEMIC YEAR

2 1 N P G -

ATTENTION: Please complete all parts of this application form in BLOCK LETTERS using black or dark blue ball pen and read the Application Guidance Notes [NLSPS/1B (2021)]. All items in this application form are mandatory except those specified otherwise. If you fail to provide the required

information without reasons, your application will not be processed. Please cross out and sign against the amendments. You should submit a whole set of completed application form (4 pages in total).

PART A PERSONAL DATA

Name in Chinese (If applicable) (Name)

Full Name in English (Please enter your name as recorded in your Hong Kong Identity Card. Surname first, then other name.)

Hong Kong Identity Card No.

(Right-justified) ( ) ( e.g.: A 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( 1 ) )

Right of Abode in Hong Kong I *have/do not have the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong). (*Please delete if inappropriate) I have resided or have had my home in Hong Kong continuously since the Year

Are you holding dependant visas/entry permits which were issued

to you by the Director of Immigration?

If “yes”, were the dependant visas/entry permits issued when you

were under 18 years old?

Month & Year of Birth / Title MM YYYY (‘1’ Mr, ‘2’ Miss, ‘3’ Ms) (Optional)

Residential Address

(Please use BLOCK LETTERS)

(If your residential address cannot be

reached by post, please indicate your

correspondence address here and put

down your residential address in Part E)

Flat Floor Block

Name of Building:

Estate / Village:

No. & Name of Street.:

District:

Area: Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories & Islands Outside Hong Kong

Mobile Phone No. Residential Phone No.(Optional)

Email Address (Please provide your personal email address. The

student email address provided by the institution is not accepted. )

Ethnicity (Optional) (The collection of information about the ethnicity is for statistical and research

purpose and will not affect the processing of the NLSPS application.)

Chinese Pakistani Nepalese Others (please specify)

PART B INFORMATION ON COURSE OF STUDY IN 2021/22Student Identity Card No. (Left-justified)

(Please refer to the “Course Coding Sheet” available at your institution or the WFSFAA's website at http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/en/postsecondary/fasp/general/coding.htm to complete the following boxes.)

Institution Code

Institution Course Code

Institution Course/Programme Name

(Please use BLOCK LETTERS)

SFO Course Code

SFO Course Description

(Please use BLOCK LETTERS)

Annual Total Tuition Fees

(Please proivide the amount for the 2020/21 academic year)

( ‘1’ for Year 1, ‘2’ for Year 2, and so on) Year of Study in the 2021/22 Academic Year

Expected Graduation Year/Month (Year) (Month)

No. of Credit Units to beTaken in the 2021/22Academic Year (Applicable to applicant whose tuition

fees are based on the no. of credit units taken)

N E

Application No.

_______ .

_______________________

_______________ ________________________________

(‘Y’ Yes ，‘N’ No)

(‘Y’ Yes ，‘N’ No)

NLSPS/2B (2021) 2

PART C APPLICANT’S BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER Note：

Bank Code

1. Applicant must be the sole account holder. – (Left-justified)

2. Your bank account number should not exceed 15

digits. (Fixed/time deposit account, credit cardaccount and foreign currency account are notaccepted)

If you have already applied for the FASP separately, please make sure that the bank

account number entered here is consistent with the one already provided. If you have

reason(s) to use a new bank account number, please correct the original one by filling in

the change request form FASP/C/1A(2021) and attach it to this application with

supporting document(s).

PART D ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANT

(Please use separate sheets if necessary)

Attention Please ensure

accuracy

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IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE

1. You must complete the application documents FULLY and TRUTHFULLY. Any misrepresentation or omission may lead to disqualification from application and/or full recovery of loan(s) already offered to you, and court proceedings. It is an offence to obtain property or pecuniary advantage by deception. Any person who does so commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 10 years under the Theft Ordinance (Chapter 210 of the Laws of Hong Kong). If any person being required or authorised by law to make any statement on oath for any purpose and being lawfully sworn (otherwise than in a judicial proceeding) wilfully makes a statement which is material for that purpose and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years and to a fine under the Crimes Ordinance (Chapter 200 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

2. You should notify the Student Finance Office (SFO) in writing immediately (office address: 12/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon) of any change of information in Parts A to D that will affect your loan applications/ disbursements/ repayments, before full settlement of your loans. You should use the amendment form [FASP/C/1A(2021) (applicable to change of Personal Particulars) or FASP/C/1B(2021) (applicable to change of Institution/Course Data)] for the purpose and need not submit a fresh application. The amendment forms can be downloaded from the WFSFAA’s website at http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/en/postsecondary/nlsps/application/forms.htm. Failure in timely provision of changes of information to the SFO will cause delay in processing your application, or in making payment(s) to you or lead to additional loan being drawn down and extra interest accrued therefrom.

3. Applications will not be considered for those who cannot provide the supporting documents required without sufficient reasons.

DECLARATION To be completed by applicant:

I, _____________________, have read the Guidance Notes on Application for the Non-means-tested (Full Name of Applicant)

Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) 2021/22 [NLSPS/1B(2021)]. I fully understand

and agree to the arrangements stated therein in relation to this application (hereafter referred as

Application). I undertake and warrant that I shall comply with all requirements and specifications set out

in the Guidance Notes in making the Application and such other requirements and directions as specified

from time to time by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. I hereby

declare that - (a) The information of the Application and all the supporting documents provided by me are true,

complete and accurate. I understand and consent that the Student Finance Office (SFO), Working

Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency will assess the eligibility and the level of loan(s) ofme based on the information provided by me. I also understand that any person who by any

deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall be guilty

of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 10 years

under the Theft Ordinance (Chapter 210 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

(b) I give consent to the SFO and its authorised bodies to use the personal data and other information

provided in connection with the Application for any purpose contemplated in paragraph 15 of Part I of

the Guidance Notes and any purpose directly relating to such purpose. I further give my consent to

any Government Bureaux and Departments or their advisory bodies or agencies, and the institution

offering the programme in respect of which I am making the Application to release my personal data to

the SFO for the purpose of processing my Application and for any other purpose contemplated in

paragraph 15 of Part I of the Guidance Notes.

(c) I also authorise and give consent to my institution to releasing personal data of which I am the subject

of the data held by it to the HKSAR Government in order for the HKSAR Government to use such

information to process my Application (and any other application I may make to the HKSAR

Government) and for any other purpose contemplated in paragraph 15 of Part I of the Guidance Notes

and any purpose directly related to such purpose.

I understand that the Government has the right to review my Application for loan(s) and adjust my loan

entitlement(s) or withdraw the Government’s offer of loan(s) if necessary. I undertake to refund to the

Government any overpayment of loan(s) made to me upon demand.

I acknowledge that the Government’s payment of the loan(s) shall be subject to my honouring all the

obligations, conditions, and covenants set out in my Application and the other terms by which I am bound

under the NLSPS.

NLSPS/2B (2021)

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I declare that as at the date of this Application: -

(Please put a tick () in the appropriate box below)

I am NOT a bankrupt and have NOT applied for Individual Voluntary Arrangement [i.e. the Court has not approved any repayment proposal by me in my capacity as a debtor on how I will repay my creditors] and I am NOT aware of any legal proceedings which have been started (or are pending or being threatened) against me for my bankruptcy or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer over any or all of my assets.

I am a bankrupt; and / or I have applied for Individual Voluntary Arrangement [i.e. the Court is considering or has approved a repayment proposal by me in my capacity as a debtor on how I will repay my creditors] and / or I am aware that legal proceeding(s) has / have been started (or are pending or being threatened) against me for my bankruptcy or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer over any or all of my assets. I have set out the full details in relation to the above at Part D –ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANT.

(Please put a tick () in the appropriate box below)

I have never obtained any grant and/or loan under any financial assistance/loan scheme(s)

administered by the SFO.

I have obtained grant(s) and/or loan(s) under the following financial assistance/ loan scheme(s) administered by the SFO before: -

Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) and/or Local Student Finance Scheme (LSFS)

Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) [formerly known as Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (NLS)]

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)

This Declaration shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR. I and the HKSAR Government shall irrevocably submit to the limited jurisdiction of the Courts of Hong Kong. I have read the provisions of this Declaration carefully and fully understood my obligations and liabilities under this Declaration.

Signature of Applicant: __________________

HKID No.: ____________________________

Date of Signing: _______________________

Note: Any alternation or deletion on this declaration form or on the above-mentioned application upcoming, must be counter-signed by the applicant, using the same signature on this form.

NLSPS/2B (2021)