Pyrotechnics and Special Effects Operators Subsidy Scheme under sixth round of AEF completes disbursement

     The Pyrotechnics and Special Effects Operators Subsidy Scheme under the sixth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund (AEF) was opened for application from February 18. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau has disbursed the subsidies to all 166 eligible applicants today (April 13).
      
     The Scheme provides a one-off subsidy of $10,000 to each eligible special effects operator and assistant holding at least one valid licence between February 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022, issued under the Entertainment Special Effects Ordinance (Cap. 560) and its subsidiary legislation, and who have not benefited from any other sector-specific subsidy scheme under the AEF since January 2022.

Ends/Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Issued at HKT 12:00

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