The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) is operating the Catering Business Subsidy Scheme (Public Market Cooked Food / Light Refreshment Stall) under the Anti-epidemic Fund.  The Scheme is now open to applications from eligible market tenants for a one-off subsidy.  Upon approval, eligible tenant will receive a one-off subsidy of $25,000 provided that he/she is not subject to any bankruptcy or winding up procedure/proceedings/order when the subsidy is to be granted.

Application Period and Method are as follow:

Application Period: From 9:00 a.m. on 17 January 2022 (Monday) to 5:00 p.m. on 18 February 2022 (Friday)

Eligibility

To apply for the subsidy, an applicant is required to fulfil the following criteria:

  1. the tenancy agreement of the market stall entered into with the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene is valid throughout the period from 7 January 2022 to the time of approval of the application;
  2. the market stall has not suspended its operation due to improvement works to the relevant market throughout the period from 7 January 2022 to the time of approval of the application and has not been offered any rental waiver by FEHD in this regard; AND
  3. the applicant is not subject to any bankruptcy or winding up procedure/proceedings/order at the time of the application and up to the date of grant of subsidy

Application Method

Obtaining Application Forms

During the application period, eligible applicants may: -

  1. download and print the Application Form from the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk); or
  2. obtain the Application Form in person during office hours at the Market Office of corresponding public market / cooked food market or relevant FEHD District Environmental Hygiene Offices.

Notes for Filling in and Submission of the Application Form

Before completing Application Form, please read carefully the content of Application Form, Eligibility and Notes for Submission of the Application Form.

Submission of Application Form

An Application Form duly completed with information checked correct and signed should be submitted within the application period by the following means:

  1. in person to the Market Office of the corresponding public market / cooked food market or the corresponding District Environmental Hygiene Office; or
  2. by post to the corresponding District Environmental Hygiene Office of the related market stall.

    The opening hours of District Environmental Hygiene Offices are as follow :

    Monday to Friday: 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday: Closed

    Addresses and Telephone Numbers of District Environmental Hygiene Offices

Processing of Application

Other Points to Note

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