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(Already cut off on 5 June 2020)
The Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme (CCFS) started the first stage of invitation for applications in October 2019. At the first stage, applications for Nature Conservation Management Agreement (MA) projects on ecological or nature conservation were invited, where additional funding support could also be applied for proposals which would enhance revitalisation of architectural heritage and/or cultural assets and supplement the execution of the MA projects. To further encourage proposals for enhancing countryside conservation, the scope of the first stage of the CCFS is expanded in May 2020 to also accept applications for Formulation of Proposals on Restoration of Built Heritage (BH), Cultural Rehabilitation / Revitalisation (CR) Projects; and Research Activities (RA) on Countryside Conservation and Revitalisation. These three types of applications can be submitted on a stand-alone basis without the need of linkage to any MA projects. The second stage of the CCFS will expand further the funding scope to cover more countryside conservation projects, details to be confirmed.
The CCFS is from now on accepting applications 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 MA, BH, CR and RA applications for the coming round of application assessment is 5 June 2020 (Friday) and it is expected that the earliest time for announcement of the results would be around August 2020. The cut-off date of submission under the CCFS for the next round of application assessment will be around October 2020 (the exact date will be announced in the CCFS webpage).
Further to our announcement on 3 April 2020, the Online Briefing Session on CCFS is confirmed to be held on 8 May 2020 (Friday) (10:30 – 11:45 am). The Secretariat will soon send the confirmation email and the details for joining the online briefing session to the email addresses provided in the reply slips received earlier. For those interested organisations/ bodies/ persons that have not yet enrolled, please complete the reply slip and email it to [email protected] before 7 May 2020 (Thursday).
Applicant organisations should read the Guide to Application (Version 1.1, May 2020) carefully and fill in the relevant Application Form (MA projects / BH, CR and RA projects) (Version 1.1, May 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 5 June 2020 (Friday) (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 12 June 2020 (Friday) (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 5 June 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 webpage of the CCFS. 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 1.1, May 2020) and relevant Application Form (Version 1.1, May 2020) will not be processed.
For general enquiries or assistance in completing the Application Form, you may contact the Secretariat of the CCFS at 3151 7137 during office hours or via email ([email protected]).