To allow more airport staff to benefit from the Airport Training Allowance Programme, an additional HK$50 million has been allocated for the continuation of the Programme. The Programme will resume to accept applications from 09:00 on 1 June 2020 on a first-come-first-served basis. The application deadline will be on 31 July 2020.

Objective

• To support the aviation industry, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has launched a relief programme to the local aviation industry to help address the impact of the global COVID-19 outbreak.
• Altogether, two rounds of fund each at HK$50M are set up aiming to provide training allowance for around 50,000 airport staff.

The Scheme

• Eligible airport staff who are subject to 'no-pay-leave' of no less than 4 days in a salary month, during the period from March to July 2020, may apply for the training allowance if they successfully complete a selected aviation-related training course between April to July 2020 (Training Period). The payment of the allowance is subject to acceptance of the application and availability of the fund.
• Each individual staff will be granted HK$1,000 for each completed training course with each successful application. Staff could apply the training allowance once in each calendar month. The maximum allowance for each individual is HK$2,000, i.e. the amount for attending two different courses per individual during the Training Period. Each staff can only make a maximum of two applications.
• Staff who have already made two applications or received the maximum amount of HK$2,000 will not be eligible for further application.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be airport staff holding at least one type of identification, including Airport Restricted Area (ARA) Permit, Tenant Restricted Area (TRA) Permit, Airport Staff Octopus card, Airport Staff ID card OR a Crew Pass;
• be confirmed by their employer that they are taking no less than 4 days of 'no-pay leave' per salary month, during the period from March to July 2020; and
• have successfully completed one of the training courses during April to July 2020 as explained in The Training Courses below.

The Training Courses

Any aviation-related training course with a minimum duration of 0.5 day delivered by either:

• Government-registered training institutes (for courses pre-approved by HKIAA for the purpose of the Scheme)

Application Procedure for the Training Allowance

• Training provided by the Employers

  
  For employers who provide their own in-house training to their airport staff, they are required to submit a consolidated return and declaration to HKIAA using the Application Form by Employer (Appendix A).

  Employers are required to identify their staff, verify their eligibility for 'no-pay-leave' and verify the completion by the individual of a relevant training course/event.

• Training provided by HKIAA

  
  For those airport staff who cannot attend either employer 'in-house training' or training provided by Government-registered training institutes, they may apply for the allowance after attending the training provided by HKIAA.

  HKIAA training will be delivered on-line. Employers who arrange for their airport staff to undertake training provided by HKIAA are also required to submit a consolidated return and declaration to HKIAA using Application Form by Employer (Appendix B).

• Training provided by Government-registered training institutes (only for courses pre-approved by HKIAA for the purpose of the Scheme)

  
  Some airport staff might wish to undertake training provided by other pre-approved Government-registered training institutes. They are required to submit the Application Form by Individual Application (Appendix C) together with the below supporting documents to HKIAA by mail or in person. The form must be signed by a person authorised by the company and include a company chop as proof of 'no-pay-leave'.

  • Copy of proof of company staff ID
  • Proof of course completion

Cheque Collection

• All effort will be made to process applications within 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the application from either the applicants or employer's companies. Longer processing time may be required if the information provided is incomplete.
• The allowance will be paid to successful applicants via crossed cheques payable to named individuals. For airport staff who receive training either 'in-house' or through HKIAA, notifications for cheque collection will be sent to their employers. Airport staff who submit applications individually after attending pre-approved courses organised by Government-registered training institutes will be notified by email or by phone.
• The cheque will be ready for collection at Terminal 1 of HKIA (exact location to be included in the notifications) normally within 3 weeks from receipt of the application.

Important Notes

• Applications are processed subject to availability of the fund. In the event that the fund is no longer available when an applicant submits an application, the application will not be processed.
• Applicants should complete all parts of the application form and sign the form as required. No individual notification will be sent to unsuccessful applicants.
• Applicants should submit applications for each eligible course once only. Duplicate submissions will not be processed and may result in disqualification.
• For enquiries, please call our hotline at 2183 3724 / 2183 3734.