Professional and Technical Personnel Qualification Examinations

The Agreement on Trade in Services covers and consolidates commitments relating to liberalisation of trade in services provided in CEPA and its Supplements and also the Agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on Achieving Basic Liberalisation of Trade in Services in Guangdong.

Agreement on Trade in Services
Liberalisation Measures under Cross-border Services (Positive List)
Others	Professional and technical personnel qualification examinations¹
Specific commitments	To allow eligible Hong Kong residents to take the following qualification examinations for professionals and technicians in the Mainland: registered architect, registered structural engineer, registered civil engineer (geotechnical), construction supervising engineer, cost engineer, certified urban-rural planner, estate agent, registered fire engineers, certified safety engineer, registered nuclear safety engineer, constructor, registered public facility engineer, registered chemical engineer, registered civil engineer (harbour and waterway), registered facility supervising engineer, registered land surveying and design engineers, cost evaluator, enterprise legal consultant, cotton quality examiner, auctioneer, medical practitioner specialized in public health, practising pharmacist, environmental impact assessment engineer, real estate appraiser, registered electrical engineer, tax agent, certified public valuer, prosthetist and orthotist, mining rights assessor, registered consulting engineer (investment), international business, real estate registration agent, gemstone quality examiner; quality, translation, computing technology and software, auditing, health, economic, statistics, accountant professional, communications professional qualification. Certificates of the relevant professional qualifications will be issued to those who pass the examination. To allow eligible Hong Kong permanent residents to take the qualification examination for land surveyors in the Mainland, and a qualification certificate will be issued to those who pass the examination. To allow eligible Hong Kong residents to apply in the Guangdong Province to take the qualification examination for veterinary practitioners in the whole Mainland, and a corresponding qualification certificate will be issued to those who pass the examination. To allow eligible Hong Kong residents to take the qualification examination for teachers in the Mainland. Those who pass the examination can apply for recognition of the corresponding qualification certificate.

Examination subjects in the List may change according to the State's abatement of certification of vocational qualifications and approvals of job requirements. Specific subject(s) announced by the State Council shall prevail.

Eligible Hong Kong residents may take the qualification examinations for professionals and technicians in the Mainland. Certificates of the relevant professional qualifications will be issued to those who pass the examination.
Hong Kong residents passing the qualification examinations for professionals and technicians in the Mainland will need to comply with any statutory practising requirements of the relevant profession before they could practise in the Mainland.
For details, please refer to:
- "Notice on Issues Concerning Hong Kong and Macao Residents Participating in Qualification Examinations for Professionals and Technicians held in the Mainland" (Circular of the Ministry of Personnel No. 9 - Jan 2005) (in Chinese only)
Eligible Hong Kong residents may take the Mainland’s qualification examination for teachers. Those who pass the examination can apply for recognition of the corresponding qualification certificate. For details, please refer to:
- "Notice on Issues Concerning Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents Applying for Primary and Secondary School Teacher Qualifications in the Mainland" (The General Office of the Ministry of Education No. 1 - Jan 2019) (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

2025-05-22

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