Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)

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Overview

The Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme ("ENLS") provides loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of specific post-secondary/continuing and professional education courses studied in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China ("HKSAR").

Statistics

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) /
Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) /
Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)
Academic Year 2024/20252025/2026 2026/2027
(as at 30.9.2026)
No. of applications
- received Total 37 45538 17329 949
NLSFT 15 86215 57113 319
NLSPS 14 90815 97414 231
ENLS 6 6856 6282 399
- with results issued Total 37 45538 17325 514
NLSFT 15 86215 57111 124
NLSPS 14 90815 97413 076
ENLS 6 6856 6281 314
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 36 74437 51425 176
NLSFT 15 53415 28611 002
NLSPS 14 52515 60012 860
ENLS 6 6856 6281 314
- with loan paid Total 31 26932 10411 830
NLSFT 12 75912 6234 909
NLSPS 12 26713 2376 121
ENLS 6 2436 244800
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $56,921.55 $59,064.91$29,329.67
NLSFT $39,920.06 $41,932.19$22,994.50
NLSPS $59,826.36 $60,751.68$31,174.64
ENLS $85,960.28 $90,124.92$54,087.50
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,779.88$1,896.22$346.97
NLSFT $509.34 $529.31$112.88
NLSPS $733.89 $804.17$190.82
ENLS $536.65 $562.74$43.27

Remarks :
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Approved loan will be paid in more than one instalment. The amount of loan paid in the 2026/27 academic year shown in the table above does not reflect the full amount of loan paid in the year until the respective application cycle ends.