{"id":501,"date":"2025-12-13T06:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hkcss-caring-live.local\/?post_type=news&#038;p=501"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:21:24","slug":"application-arrangements-for-the-caring-company-scheme-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/en\/news\/application-arrangements-for-the-caring-company-scheme-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Arrangements for the Caring Company Scheme 2025\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div block-name=\"news-details\" class=\"news-details-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"bg-orange-pale\">\n        <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n            <div class=\"container-4xl\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumb-section text-breadcrumb text-grey-dark font-noto leading-[normal] font-medium\">\n                    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/en\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-item\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/icons\/circle-grey.svg\" \/><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"\/en\/news\" class=\"breadcrumb-item\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/icons\/circle-grey.svg\" \/><\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"px-2.5 truncate max-w-[300px] inline-block align-bottom text-grey-light\">\n                            Application Arrangements for the Caring Company Scheme 2025\/26                        <\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"py-[60px] lg:py-[120px]\">\n        <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n            <div class=\"container-3xl\">\n                <div class=\"top-section\">\n\n                    <div class=\"tag-section\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkcss.visibleone.site\/wp-content\/themes\/hkcss-caring\/public\/images\/icons\/tag.svg\" alt=\"tag\"\n                            class=\"mr-2.5\" \/>\n                        <p class=\"text-caption text-primary font-bold uppercase font-noto\">\n                            Important Notice                        <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-title\">\n                        <h1>Application Arrangements for the Caring Company Scheme 2025\/26<\/h1>\n                        <p>13.12.2025<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"news-detail-divider\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content wp-content-styles\">\n                        <div class=\"table-scroll\">\n                                                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application period for the 2025\/26 cycle will start from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mid-March to August 2026<\/span>. We encourage companies\/ organisations to plan ahead and take note of the following arrangements:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1) Application schedule<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"scroll-table-1\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline;\">Date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline;\">Procedure<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>19 March 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Application for the 2025\/26 cycle starts<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>31 August 2026, 6pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Application deadline for the 2025\/26 cycle<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Result announcement<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2) Essential Information for Application Forms<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Any community partnership projects completed <\/span><b>within this period and not previously used for applications in the 2024\/25 cycle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be considered)<\/span><b>Any consecutive 12-month between 1 January 2025 and 30 June 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"scroll-table-2\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>Form A: Community Partnership<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Form B: Sustainability<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Validity Period<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026<\/b><br \/>\n(Any community partnership projects completed <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">within this period and not previously used for applications in the 2024\/25 cycle<\/span> <\/strong>will be considered)<\/td>\n<td><b style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Any consecutive 12-month between 1 January 2025 and 30 June 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Each applicant can invite <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">multiple nominators<\/span><\/strong> to complete Form A. The criteria from multiple forms will be <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">combined and calculated<\/span><\/strong>; the combined <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>criteria must meet a minimum of two (2)<\/strong><\/span> to fulfil the basic eligibility requirement for Form A.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All data provided in Form B should fall within the selected reporting period.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Important Notes on Submission<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please ensure all information provided is accurate, as <\/span><b style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no modifications can be made once the forms are submitted.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please ensure all information provided is accurate, as <\/span><b style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no modifications can be made once the forms are submitted.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Updates on the application arrangements will be continuously shared on our website. Please stay tuned for the latest news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for the continued support for the Caring Company Scheme!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline;\">Enquiry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WhatsApp: (852) 2864 2966 (text message only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: nomination@hkcss.org.hk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Due to the high volume of inquiries we have been receiving, we appreciate your patience.)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"bottom-news-detail-divider\"><\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"read-more-section\">\n                        <h3 class=\"heading3 text-[#241F15] font-semibold text-center\">\n                            Read 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