What's New

(Already cut off on 15 October 2020. Online Briefing Session already held on 21 September 2020.)

Starting from May 2020, the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme (CCFS) is accepting applications for Nature Conservation Management Agreement (MA) Projects, Formulation of Proposals on Restoration of Built Heritage (BH), Cultural Rehabilitation / Revitalisation (CR) Projects; and Research Activities (RA) on Countryside Conservation and Revitalisation all-year-round which will be assessed in two batches every year with two cut-off dates of submission for the two rounds of application assessment. The cut-off date of submission of applications for the coming round of application assessment is 15 October 2020 (Thursday) and it is expected that the earliest time for announcement of the results would be around January 2021. The cut-off date of submission for the next round of application assessment will be around April 2021 (the exact date will be announced in the CCFS webpage).

Applicant organisations should read the Guide to Application (Version 1.2, Sep 2020) carefully and fill in the relevant Application Form (MA projects / BH, CR and RA projects) (Version 1.2, Sep 2020). In light of the possible change in service hours of Government offices arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic, applicant organisations can first email the softcopy of the completed Application Form to [email protected] before 5:00 p.m. of the cut-off date on 15 October 2020 (Thursday) (Please state “Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme Application” as the title of the email.), and the original copy of the completed Application Form must then reach the Secretariat of the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme (Address: 22/F, Chinachem Exchange Square, 1 Hoi Wan Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong) before 5:00 p.m. on 22 October 2020 (Thursday) (Please state “Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme Application” on the envelope.). Please ensure payment of sufficient postage, the Secretariat will not accept underpaid mails nor bear the surcharge so arisen. In case the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is in force, or suspension of major public transport for any duration between 12:00 noon and 5:00 p.m. on 15 October 2020, the cut-off time will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the next working day. Special announcement about the details will be made on the CCFS webpage. Applications submitted after the above cut-off date will be considered in the next round of application assessment.

Incomplete applications or applications not submitted in accordance with the instructions and requirements as stated in the Guide to Application (Version 1.2, Sep 2020) and relevant Application Form (Version 1.2, Sep 2020) will not be processed.

The Countryside Conservation Office will organise an online briefing session on 21 September 2020 (Monday) to assist interested local non-profit making organisations (NPOs) / bodies / persons to understand the key points of the CCFS and answer related questions, interested parties are welcome to join this briefing session for a better understanding of CCFS’s objectives and important points to note in drawing up application proposals, details are as follows:

For information and download of Zoom Cloud Meeting, please visit https://zoom.us/ and https://zoom.us/download.

For those interested organisations / bodies / persons for enrolling the online briefing session, please complete the reply slip and email it to [email protected] before 15 September 2020 (Tuesday). The Secretariat will later send the confirmation email and the link of the briefing session to the email addresses provided in the reply slip. For any enquiry or assistance in completing the Application Form, please contact the Secretariat at 3151 7137 during office hours or via email ([email protected]).