COVID-19 – second tranche of Hong Kong employment support scheme

To assist the affected industries and the public, the application details for the Second Tranche of Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) were announced by Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong on 18 August 2020. The application period for the Second Tranche of subsidy (covering September to November 2020) will be from 31 August to 13 September 2020. The Government expects to release subsidies to employers starting from the end of September.