Frequently Asked Questions
For details regarding the eligibility criteria of the NLSPS, please refer to ‘Eligibility’.
For distance-learning students of the HKMU, please refer to the ‘Supplementary Guidance Notes for the FASP and the NLSPS for Students Taking Distance-learning Programmes’ for the relevant eligibility criteria and application procedures under the NLSPS.
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IN CASH to the bank account of the SFO (044-171635-001) at any branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and request for the original transaction advice/account deposit form; or
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transfer to the bank account of the SFO (044-171635-001) through ATM of HSBC and take the original transaction advice.
The NLSPS application for the 2022/23 academic year is closed. Please refer to ‘Application Deadline’ for details.
The NLSPS application for the 2022/23 academic year is closed. Please refer to ‘Application Deadline’ for details.
After receiving the ‘NLSPS Notification of Result’ or the ‘FASP Notification of Result’, applicants have to submit the duly completed ‘loan documents’ and other related supporting documents to the SFO on or before the deadline as specified in the respective Notification. Please refer to ‘Acceptance of Loan’ for details.
Please note that applicants should only submit the loan documents after the application is approved and the ‘NLSPS Notification of Result’ or the ‘FASP Notification of Result’ is received. Loan documents submitted before the issuance of the relevant Notification will not be accepted.
To be acceptable as an indemnifier, a person must be:
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a Hong Kong resident holding a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card;
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at or over 21 years of age;
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gainfully employed in Hong Kong and financially sound. Persons who are not gainfully employed (e.g. retired persons, housewives, etc.), those without regular income and/or income proof (e.g. casual workers, etc.) and students are not acceptable; and
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able to produce the required documentary evidence.
For details, please refer to paragraphs 18-21 of the ‘Notice of Offer(SFO 160)’ enclosed in the loan documents.
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a Hong Kong resident holding a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card; and
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at or over 18 years of age.
Please note that the applicant is not acceptable to act as the witness of his/her ‘Undertaking (SFO 161)’ and the corresponding ‘Deed of Indemnity (SFO 162)’. The Indemnifier is not acceptable to act as the witness of his / her ‘Deed of Indemnity (SFO 162)’ and the corresponding ‘Undertaking (SFO 161)’.
For details, please refer to paragraphs 22-24 of the ‘Notice of Offer (SFO 160)’ enclosed in the loan documents.