Support for SMEs

To support talent development in green and sustainable finance (GSF) by providing subsidies to market practitioners as well as prospective practitioners in taking up relevant training and acquiring relevant professional qualifications.

As announced by the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the 2022-23 Budget Speech, the Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme aims to support talent development in GSF by providing subsidies to market practitioners as well as prospective practitioners in taking up relevant training and acquiring relevant professional qualifications. The Scheme will run for a pilot period of three years and is administered by the Secretariat of the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance.

The Government of Hong Kong has earmarked HKD200 million for the Scheme. Eligible applicants may apply for reimbursement of relevant fees upon successful completion of Eligible Programmes, subject to a ceiling of HKD10,000 and other conditions.

Applicants must be:

1. Hong Kong residents ; and

2. Either:

(i) Practitioners in the financial services industry (currently or previously in service); or

(ii) Practitioners in non-financial services industries whose roles and/or responsibilities involve GSF considerations (currently or previously in service); or

(iii) Full-time or part-time students at a university or local tertiary institution, with a view to obtaining a bachelor’s degree or higher qualifications in relevant disciplines; or

(iv) Holders of bachelor’s degrees or postgraduate degrees in relevant disciplines.

Applicants must enrol in an Eligible Programme after it is registered under the Scheme (i.e. on or after the effective date(s) of the Eligible Programme(s)), and must have successfully completed the Eligible Programme on or before 12 December 2025.