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Technical support and financial assistance
Loan Fund and Emergency Relief
J.E. Joseph Trust Fund
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The fund was established in 1954 under J.E. Joseph Trust Fund Ordinance. The capital of the Fund is $4,261,107 of which $459,554 was the original amount paid to the Trustee (currently the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation) in 1954, $1,553 was a further payment made by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking (Trustee) Ltd. in 1961; $750,000 was donated by the Government in July, 1957 as a special relief fund following the disastrous floods in May of that year, $3,000,000 was a private donation received in September 1991 and the balance of $50,000 was donated by the agricultural industry in 1997.
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The fund is vested in the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (currently held by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation) as the Trustee.
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Loans from this Fund are granted to farmers' co-operative societies and individual farmers for use either as development or working capital. The co-operative societies relent the money to their members at low interest rates.
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During 2023/2024, a total of 7 loans amounting to $ 1,400,000 were issued to farmers.
Application & Enquiry
Agricultural Extension Office, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Address : 5th floor, Yuen Long Government Offices,Tai Kiu Market, Yuen Long, N.T.
Telephone: 2476 2424
Download application form
- J.E. Joseph Trust Fund Application Form (Individual) (Chinese version only)
 pdf(259KB) 
- Appendix I : Letter of guarantee (Chinese version only) pdf(281KB)
- J.E. Joseph Trust Fund Application Form (Cooperative) (Chinese version only) pdf(220kb)
Legend of file format:
Adobe Acrobat e-Form
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