About Us >“Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise” Project
Objective
- To enhance the employment of persons with disabilities through market-driven approach and direct creation of more work opportunities.
- To support the creation of small enterprises/businesses through the payment of grants as seed money to eligible organisations to ensure people with disabilities can enjoy genuine employment in a carefully planned and sympathetic working environment.
Guiding principle
- The number of persons with disabilities employed for the Business should be as many as possible but in any case not less than 50% of the total number of persons on the payroll for the Business.
- For the employees, a proper employer-employee relationship such as the entitlement to the normal employment benefits as defined under the Employment Ordinance, Minimum Wage Ordinance, etc. is required.
Who are eligible to apply
The applicant should be a statutory organisation or an organisation registered under the laws of the HKSAR as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) or a society under the Societies Ordinance (Cap. 151) that falls into one of the following categories –
- A charitable institution or trust of a public character with tax-exempted status under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112); or
- A social enterprise with experience for at least two years in the relevant field of the proposed business before submitting application; or
- A non-profit-making organisation with active engagement in welfare and charitable activities for at least two years before submitting application.
Form of funding support
- A non-recurrent grant to the grantee.
- To assist the grantee to pay the necessary set-up cost in respect of equipment, fitting-out works, etc. and/or the operating loss for the initial period up to three years.
- The level of support will be determined by the Assessment Panel with reference to the applicant’s projections submitted and any other factors deemed appropriate.
- The maximum amount of a grant is $3 million per application.
Guide to Application and Application Form
- The Guide to the Project (New: effective from 25 August 2025)
- Major Updates for the Guide to 3E Project
- Application Form (New)
- Application Form (Appendix)
- Quarterly Progress Report Template (Part A)
- Annual Progress Report Template (Part B)
- Application Form for 50% of the Salary of Employees with Disabilities in the 4th to 6th Year of Operation of Business Project
Sample of Reference
- A breakdown of the estimation / calculation of sales projection (As supplementary information to Appendix 1, 1a-1c of the application form)
- Explanations on each item of operating expenses (As supplementary information to Appendix 1a-1c of the application form)
- The floor plan of the business venue (As supplementary information to Appendix 4 of the application form)