Government's Continuing Education Fund (CEF)
With effect from 1 October 2003, Qualification Programme (QP) has been recognised as a reimbursable course under the Financial Services category of CEF. QP candidates may apply for a fee reimbursement of up to $10,000 out of the QP cost of $16,000 (excluding the Final Examination and annual subscriptions which are not allowed under the scheme).

Please note that CEF applicants must submit their applications to the Office of CEF before the course commencement date.

However, you should submit One application only, i.e. applicants who have obtained approval in-principle for reimbursement of fees should not submit a second application. For example, if you have submitted the CEF application and being approved before, you are not required to submit the CEF application again.

	Application procedures
1.	Download the CEF Application Form from the CEF website http://www.info.gov.hk/sfaa/cef/intro.htm. Please note that as QP comprises several modules, you should fill in the CEF course title, i.e. CPA Qualification Programme, not the module names, in the Application Form.
2.	Complete the CEF Application Form and submit it to the Institute for certification at the Institute's Services Counter at 27th Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong during office hours.
3.	Submit your application to the Office of CEF on or before the course commencement date.

Reimbursement Procedures

1.	Successful applicants will receive Reimbursement Claim Form (RCF) from the Office of CEF.
2.	Upon successful completion of all four QP modules, students could submit the completed RCF to the Institute for certification.
3.	Submit the certified RCF together with copies of the following supporting documents to the Office of CEF:
		QP Module Enrolment Confirmation Slips (Four Modules)
		QP Examination Results and Status Report(s) to proof successful completion of all four QP modules.
		Front page of your bank passbook/statement showing your name and account number.

It is the students' responsibility to retain all documents to support the reimbursement claim in future. You are required to keep your Module Enrolment Confirmation Slip(s) and the QP Examination Results and Status Report(s) to apply for the reimbursement of the CEF.

For CEF application procedures, eligibility of applicants, reimbursable procedures etc, please refer to the CEF website http://www.info.gov.hk/sfaa/cef/ for details or ring its enquiry hotline 3142 2277.

For further details about apply for CEF by QP, please click here.

Hong Kong Institute of CPAs

18 March 2008