If you are registered as a full-time student and you take up an exclusively UGC-funded or exclusively publicly-funded place at the University, you can apply for the means-tested Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) administered by the Government Student Finance Office (SFO). To qualify for TSFS assistance, a student should have the right of abode in Hong Kong or have resided in Hong Kong continuously for three years prior to the commencement of his/her course. This does not cover students staying in Hong Kong holding student visas/entry permits; visas/entry permits under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates; or dependant visas/entry permits which were issued to them by the Director of Immigration when they were 18 years old or above.

The Non-means Tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) is also available to complement the TSFS for eligible students to settle tuition fees.

Part-time students who are not eligible to apply for the TSFS or NLSFT scheme may apply for the Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS).

Details and application procedures of various government schemes are available at wfsfaa.gov.hk/en/sfo/index.htm. You may also refer to the useful notes on the CEDARS website.
cedars.hku.hk/finance/govt.html