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Continuing Education Fund (CEF)

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Overview

The Continuing Education Fund (CEF) subsidises adults aged 18 or above to pursue continuing education and training. Eligible applicants may submit unlimited number of claims for reimbursement of fees up to a maximum sum of HK$25,000 within one year upon successful completion of CEF reimbursable courses.

Statistics

Statistics on the Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Scheme (Position as at 31.01.2026)
Continuing Education Fund Summary of Statistics
Financial Year 2023/2024 2024/20252025/2026
(as at 31.01.2026)
Number of applications received 51 91160 14159 986
Number of applications approved 49 61351 49356 105
Number of reimbursed courses^ 60 36562 10462 740
Amount of reimbursement (million) $473.78$448.14$496.45
Remarks:
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Each claim may include one or more than one CEF reimbursable course

Continuing Education Fund Summary of Statistics
CEF Reimbursement Claims Cumulative Total
(as at 31.01.2026)
(a) No. of reimbursement claims received 954,035
(b) No. of reimbursement claims under processing 6,836
(c) No. of reimbursement claims completed 947,199
(d) No. of approved claims 921,383
(e) No. of reimbursed courses 1,170,609
(f) No. of withdrawn reimbursement claims 5,179
(g) No. of rejected reimbursement claims 20,637
(h) Amount reimbursed $7,055,742,072.73