FAQs

The project duration is one year. Funded organisations must complete the exchange programme (including the pre-exchange activities and post-exchange wrap-up activities) within 12 months from the effective date set out in the “Approval Letter of Funding Allocation”.

The funding cap for each exchange programme is HK$120,000. The amount of funding approved for individual projects is determined on a case-by-case basis. As for the applications submitted by different units under the same organisation, the total funding amount should not exceed HK$180,000.

The applicant organisation should set a theme for each exchange programme, for example, to understand the science and technology innovation of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), to learn about the women’s development projects in GBA, etc.

No. Each eligible organisation can only submit one application for exchange programme.

Yes. Applicant organisations can organise a series of exchange activities under the customised theme, i.e. exchange activities can be organised at different times within the project implementation period. Please note that, exchange activities organised by the same organisation with the same destination on the same departure day will be regarded as one exchange activity.

Eligible participants of the exchange programme must meet the following requirements:

• women aged 18 or above (as at the departure date);
• holding a valid Hong Kong Identity Card; and
• have not participated in any Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Exchange Programme subsidised by the WEF in the past 12 months (as at the departure date).

Applicant organisations may propose an exchange tour lasting for more than three days. However, any expenses beyond three days will not be subsidised. That is, a maximum of three days of subsidy (including round-trip travelling time) is allowed for each participant.

The WoC will consider and accord the priority of each round of applications according to the factors set out below:

• the background of the applicant organisation (including co-organisers);
• the content and implementation arrangements of the proposed project;
• financial arrangements of the proposed project;
• target beneficiaries and promotion;
• the expected outcomes, key performance indicators, methods / mechanisms for measuring performance and evaluating effectiveness of the proposed project, etc.;
• the risk assessment and contingency plan; and
• other factors which the WoC may consider relevant.

Priority will be given to the exchange programmes with the following elements:

• the applicant organisation can produce a letter of intent of the related host organisation in GBA;
• activities include visits to government agencies, large-scale well-known enterprises or restricted destinations that are not normally accessible; and
• the group of participants consists of youth, professionals, ethnic minorities, new arrivals or persons with disabilities.