[clarification needed] The purpose is to provide a wide variety of financial support which are excluded in Comprehensive Social Security Assistance for the poor.
[3] Covering period: July 2011 to June 2014 It provides subsidies for patients with financial difficulties to pay medical bills.
Indication and commencement of treatment must be supported by a designated HA doctor as stipulated under the prevailing clinical guidelines.
Moreover, an applicant must pass a household-based financial assessment conducted by the Medical Social Workers (MSWs).
[8] Responding to these voices, the Hong Kong government has regularized some measures since September 2013, including Financial Assistance for Non-school-attending Ethnic Minorities and New Arrivals from the Mainland for Taking Language Examinations, Medical Assistance Programme (second phase) and Subsidy for Non-school-attending Ethnic Minorities and New Arrivals from the Mainland Participating in Language Courses.
[9] Also, in the 2014 Policy Address, the government has announced that seven programmes under the fund will be regularized progressively starting from April 2014.
[12] The imbalance proved its initial attempt to help the poor by receiving assistance from the business sector is unsuccessful.
In response to this, Carrie Lam, the Chief Secretary for Administration at the time, assured lawmakers that LegCo will always be consulted beforehand if a CCF program costs more than HK$100 million.