Enhancements to the Special 100% Loan Guarantee to Take Effect

HKMC Insurance Limited announced that enhancements to the Special 100% Loan Guarantee of the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme (SFGS) will take effect from 29 March 2021 (Monday).

In order to further alleviate the cash flow pressure of small and medium-sized enterprises, the Financial Secretary announced earlier in the 2021-22 Budget that enhancements will be made to the Special 100% Loan Guarantee, and the application period will be extended to 31 December 2021. Under the enhancement measures, eligible enterprises should have been operating for at least three months as at 30 June 2020, and have suffered at least a 30% decline in sales turnover in any month since February 2020 compared with the monthly average of any preceding quarter from early 2019 to mid-2020¹. The maximum amount of loan per enterprise will be raised from the total amount of employee wages and rents² for 12 months to that for 18 months, or HK$6 million (originally HK$5 million), whichever is lower. Meanwhile, the maximum repayment period of the guaranteed loans will be increased from 5 years to 8 years, and the principal moratorium arrangement will be extended from up to 12 months to up to 18 months.

For public enquiries, please call the SFGS Hotline at 2536 0392.

HKMC Insurance Limited
22 March 2021