Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Professional Qualification Examinations

Under CEPA II, the Mainland allows eligible Hong Kong residents to take qualification examination concerning 38 categories of professionals and technicians, including: registered architect, registered structural engineer, registered civil engineer (geotechnical), registered civil engineer (harbour and waterway), registered public facility engineer, registered chemical engineer, registered electrical engineer, registered town planner, certified tax accountant, certified public valuer, construction supervising engineer, cost engineer, real estate appraiser, estate agent, constructor, pharmacist, auctioneer, cost evaluator, enterprise legal consultant, prosthetist and orthotist, cotton quality examiner, mining rights assessor, registered consulting engineer (investment), certified safety engineer, certified nuclear safety engineer, registered facility supervising engineer, land registration agent, international business personnel, environmental impact assessment engineer, gemstone quality examiner, as well as quality, translation, computing technology and software, health, economic, statistics, auditing and accountant professional qualifications. Candidates passing the qualification examination will be issued a certificate in the respective profession.

For the latest information on the participation of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland's qualification examinations for professionals and technicians, please consult

• "Notice on Participation of Hong Kong and Macao Residents in Qualification Examinations for Professionals and Technicians" (Circular of the Ministry of Personnel in Guangdong No. 26 - Jan 2005) (in Chinese only)

Enquiries concerning the participation of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland's qualification examinations for professionals and technicians can be directed to :

• The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China
  (Website : http://www.mohrss.gov.cn )
  
  
• Personnel Examination website
  [ Website : http://www.cpta.com.cn ]
  
  
• Guangdong Professional and Technical Personnel Aptitude Test Centre 
  [ Website : http://www.gdkszx.com.cn ]

Hong Kong residents passing the professional qualification examination will need to comply with any statutory requirements concerning permission to practice in the relevant profession before they could practise in the Mainland.

According to information available to Trade and Industry Department, the relevant Mainland authorities have drawn up detailed implementation measures enabling Hong Kong residents to take the qualification examination for specific categories of professionals and technicians in the Mainland as follows:

• Accounting qualification examination:
  "Measures on the Administration of Accounting Qualification" (Decree of the Ministry of Finance No. 26 - Jan 2005) (in Chinese only)
  Enquiry : The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China
  (Website : http://www.mof.gov.cn/index.htm )
  
  
• Certified tax accountant qualification examination: 
  "Measures on the Administration of Accounting Qualification" (Decree of the Ministry of Finance No. 26 - Jan 2005) (in Chinese only)
  Enquiry : The State Administration of Taxation of the People's Republic of China
  (Website : http://www.chinatax.gov.cn/n480462/index.html)
  
  
• Guangdong/Hong Kong CEPA Services Expert Group : CEPA Forum on Trade in Services (8 July 2004) (in Chinese only)