Short answer
PTSGLS, the Professional Training for Smart and Green Logistics Scheme, is administered by the Hong Kong Productivity Council. Refunds are claimed by individuals, not companies: the applicant must be a Hong Kong resident lawfully employable in Hong Kong, working full time in logistics or performing logistics duties. After satisfactorily completing a pre-approved course, the applicant may claim 80% of course fees, up to a cumulative HK$30,000 per person. Applications must be made within four months after completion, the same course cannot be double-claimed under another subsidy, and funding and approval are not guaranteed. These conditions appear on the official page at bee.hkpc.org.
What PTSGLS is
Definition: PTSGLS is the Professional Training for Smart and Green Logistics Scheme, administered by the Hong Kong Productivity Council to raise the professional capability of logistics practitioners in smart and green logistics.
The official page lists a course scope covering e-logistics, digitalisation, blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, robotics and automation, cybersecurity and ESG, so AI and automation courses fall within the subject area the scheme addresses (source: bee.hkpc.org).
The applicant is a person, not a company
This is the point most often confused with NITTP. Official material states that refund applications are made by individuals: the applicant must be a Hong Kong resident lawfully employable in Hong Kong, working full time in logistics or performing logistics duties.
For an employer, that means the training arrangement and the refund claim are two separate tracks. A company can support staff attendance, but the claim itself is filed by the qualifying individual under the official process.
Refund amount and deadline
Official material states that after satisfactorily completing a pre-approved course, an applicant may claim 80% of course fees up to a cumulative HK$30,000 per person, and that applications must be submitted within four months after completion (source: bee.hkpc.org).
“Cumulative” is the operative word: the ceiling is a per-person total, not a per-course limit. If several courses are planned in stages, sequence them and keep complete fee receipts and completion evidence.
Common misreadings
The first misreading is assuming any smart logistics course qualifies. The official requirement is a pre-approved course, so confirm against the scheme's course information first.
The second is assuming another subsidy can run alongside. The official position prohibits double-claiming a subsidy for the same course.
The third is assuming completion equals approval. Official material states that funding and approval are not guaranteed and rest with the administrator.
How this connects to AI operations work
When logistics and distribution teams adopt AI, the usual entry points are demand forecasting, exception detection, document processing and warehouse task sequencing. Individual training builds understanding, but running it in operations still requires integration, agreed data definitions and human review points.
If training and system changes are being considered together, our AI workflow automation and AI ERP operations directions are a practical place to define scope and deliverables first.
Self-check before claiming
- Whether the applicant is a Hong Kong resident lawfully employable in Hong Kong.
- Whether they work full time in logistics or perform logistics duties.
- Whether the course appears in the scheme's pre-approved course information.
- Whether the course was satisfactorily completed with completion evidence issued.
- Whether another subsidy has already been claimed for the same course.
- Whether the claim is still within four months of completion.
- Whether fee receipts and payment records are complete.
Limitations
- This page is general information only. It is not government, financial or legal advice.
- Smark Global is not the administrator of any funding scheme and does not represent any government department or scheme secretariat.
- Scheme terms, scope, amounts and covered markets can change. Always rely on the latest official guide published by the administrator.
- Eligibility, acceptance of expenditure and the final approval decision rest solely with the relevant authority or scheme administrator.
- Information on this page was last checked on 13 September 2026.
Official sources
- Professional Training for Smart and Green Logistics Scheme (PTSGLS) official page, HKPC https://bee.hkpc.org/funding-schemes/ptsgls/
Official information last checked: 13 September 2026
Source: HKPC PTSGLS official page https://bee.hkpc.org/funding-schemes/ptsgls/ (information last checked: 13 September 2026)
Last updated: 2026-09-13（first published: 2026-09-13）
