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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 31.08.2026)
Continuing Education Fund Summary of Statistics
Financial Year 2024/2025 2025/20262026/2027
(as at 31.08.2026)
Number of applications received 60 14171 30230 395
Number of applications approved 51 49366 36627 390
Number of reimbursed courses^ 62 10473 86229 609
Amount of reimbursement (million) $448.14$593.19$206.90
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 31.08.2026)
(a) No. of reimbursement claims received 995,746
(b) No. of reimbursement claims under processing 6,441
(c) No. of reimbursement claims completed 989,305
(d) No. of approved claims 959,034
(e) No. of reimbursed courses 1,211,340
(f) No. of withdrawn reimbursement claims 5,351
(g) No. of rejected reimbursement claims 24,920
(h) Amount reimbursed $7,359,381,349.33