Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme
The Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme (CCFS) was launched in 2019 to provide financial support to local non-profit-making organisations (NPOs) and villagers for organising diverse and innovative conservation activities or projects in the countryside (except Lantau Island) based on an interactive and co-operative approach.
There are four types of projects, namely the Nature Conservation Management Agreement Projects, Formulation of Proposals on Restoration of Built Heritage, Cultural Rehabilitation/Revitalisation Projects and Research Activities on Countryside Conservation and Revitalisation.
A new project type entitled Proactive Conservation (PC) was introduced under the CCFS in February 2023, with a view to deepening the sustainable conservation and revitalisation efforts for the countryside. Different from the prevailing four project types which are initiated by NPOs, the PC projects are initiated by the Countryside Conservation Office (CCO) in collaboration with relevant Government Bureaux/Departments to proactively identify sites worthy of conservation, and implement targeted conservation work. The PC projects would be run by NPOs, selection of which follows the established procurement and tendering procedures of the Government.