Ans: Rental bus subsidy is applicable for Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. However, schools must rent the bus themselves and pay in advance. In addition to renting a bus, schools can also take free shuttle buses to and from the venue. For details of the pick-up / drop-off point and frequency of the free shuttle bus to and from the venue, please click on the link below:

https://innocarnival.hk/en/About/Transportation

Ans: Please sign up and activate a "Type B: Schools / Groups / Charities” account for applying for school bus rental bus subsidy. (Please note that it is only applicable for Primary, Secondary and Special Schools to apply for rental bus subsidy.)

After successful registration and activation of the account, please sign in and enter to “My Account”after online enrolment of activities is started, then select “Group Visit Registration Form and School Bus Rental Subsidy Application” and click on “Registration Form”. Please fill in the form according to the application guidelines, a notification email will be sent after submitting the form.

For all approved applications, the final student attendance list has to be provided to the InnoCarnival onsite main reception upon your arrival. The original copy of official receipt of coach rental should be submitted together with the “Receipt Submission Form” to the address listed on the form on or before 29 November 2024. Upon validation of the application and official receipts, the reimbursement will be transferred to the school’s bank account directly. School could opt for receiving the reimbursement by bank cheque which would be mailed to the school’s postal address. (*If the cheque is lost during the postal delivery, the HKFYG would not arrange.)

If the application status is shown as “Waitlisted”, it is because a large number of applications are received, causing the total amount of bus subsidies that can be approved to reach the upper limit, hence the school's application has moved to the waiting list. After the conclusion of InnoCarnival on 3 November, if the applications of other schools are canceled due to insufficient number of actual visiting students, the organiser will arrange applicants to fill in according to the order of the waiting list. The schools that have successfully waited will receive an email notification in December the earliest (the order of the waiting list will be based on the time of application submission). Please pay attention in due course.

For the details and conditions of school bus rental subsidy application, please refer to the application guidelines issued on the event website.

Ans: No. School bus rental subsidy application is only applicable to primary, secondary and special schools. The applications from kindergartens, child care centres, tertiary schools, charities and other groups are not accepted. In addition, the minimum number of students must be 30 per coach.

Ans: Yes. "Type B: Schools / Groups / Charities” account can be used for applying for school bus rental subsidy, as well as enrolling physical workshops and online seminars (please note that groups are not applicable to enroll physical parent-child workshops), but the school bus rental subsidy application and activity enrolment must be submitted separately according to the instructions issued on the website. Schools should fill in and submit “Group Visit Registration Form and School Bus Rental Subsidy Application” as soon as possible, as the subsidy will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis (based on the time of application submission).

Ans: The application status is shown as “Waitlisted” is because a large number of applications are received, causing the total amount of bus subsidies that can be approved to reach the upper limit, hence the school's application has moved to the waiting list. After the conclusion of InnoCarnival on 3 November, if the applications of other schools are canceled due to insufficient number of actual visiting students, the organiser will arrange applicants to fill in according to the order of the waiting list. The schools that have successfully waited will receive an email notification in December the earliest (the order of the waiting list will be based on the time of application submission). Please pay attention in due course.

Ans: No. Schools must rent the bus themselves and pay in advance. If schools would like to apply for school bus rental subsidy, they are required to sign up a “Type B: Schools / Groups / Charities” account (the application of subsidy is only applicable to primary, secondary and special schools). Then, fill in the register form on the website to apply for school bus rental subsidy (this form will be launched together with activity enrolment starting in early October), meanwhile download the “Receipt Submission Form” and submit relevant documents within specified date if the application status is “initial approved”, including “Receipt Submission Form”, actual attendance list of students and the original copy of official receipt of coach rental. For the details and conditions of school bus rental subsidy application, please refer to the application guidelines issued on the event website.

Ans: No. The school bus rental subsidy is provided for schools to visit the venue in the Hong Kong Science Park regardless of their participation in physical workshops or online seminars. The eligibility for school bus rental subsidy application are primary, secondary or special schools, and at least 30 students per coach. Students can participate in online seminars via computer without having to go to the venue.

Ans: Based on above special circumstances, special schools can first fill in and submit the registration form (the number of vehicles must be filled in accurately and please fill in the number of vehicles based on 30 students per coach when submitting the form, so that the budget of subsidy can be reserved for the school). Then, please send an email to [email protected] to explain the special circumstances after submitting the form. We will contact the teacher and follow up soon.

Ans: Yes, the amount of the school bus rental subsidy will be divided into two subsidy ceilings based on the distance between the school and the Hong Kong Science Park, as well as depends on whether it is a one way or round trip. For the details and conditions of school bus rental subsidy application, please refer to the application guidelines issued on the event website.

Ans: There are no restrictions on the type of rental vehicle, but the minimum number of students has to be 30 per coach if schools would like to apply for the school bus rental subsidy.

Ans: No. It must fulfill the requirement of at least 30 students per coach in order to apply for the school bus rental subsidy. Even if a bus carries 100 students, you can only apply for the subsidy for one coach because only one coach was rent.

Ans: The pick-up and drop-off point for school bus is at the passing place opposite Building 10W, 10 Science Park West Avenue, (in front of the Charles K. Kao Auditorium [Golden Egg]). Please prepare a A3 paper with "InnoCarnival (School name)" and stick it on the windshield of the front of the bus. So that the on-site security guards could identify and guide the bus to the pick-up and drop-off point.