General Information

Eligibility

Eligibility for taking the Licensing Examination is governed by section 7A of the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161 of the Laws of Hong Kong (“MRO”) which stipulates that:
    " (1) No person shall be eligible to take the Licensing Examination unless -
        (a) the person makes an application in that behalf to the Council and pays to the Registrar a prescribed fee for taking the Licensing Examination; and
(b) the person satisfies the Council that the person is of good character and -
          (i) that at the time of the application the person has satisfactorily completed not less than 5 years full time medical training of a type approved by the Council and is the holder of a medical qualification acceptable to the Council; or
          (ii) as an alternative for a Hong Kong permanent resident—that the person holds a medical qualification that is a recognized medical qualification for the purposes of section 14C.
      (2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(b)(i), the 5 years full time medical training shall include a period of internship as approved by the Council. "

For applicants applying for taking the examination as described under section 7A(1)(b)(ii) of the MRO, you may refer to the website of the Medical Council for the List of Recognized Medical Qualifications for the purposes of section 14C of the MRO.
Please refer to Guideline 1- Eligibility to Take Licensing Examination for further details of eligibility to take the Licensing Examination.
An applicant should provide 2 character references in the application form.
Certificate of Good Standing/Certification of Good Character:
(a) An applicant who has been registered in any place as a medical practitioner should submit a certificate of good standing (original) issued by each registration/licensing authority within 3 months before the application for the Licensing Examination and include a copy of the registration certificate/license if he/she is currently registered.
(b) An applicant who has never been registered in any place should submit a certificate of good character (original) issued by the dean of the medical school or authorised person of the hospital in which he/she last received internship/residency training, testifying that he/she was of good character during internship/residency training.
A pass in Part I examination (Examination in Professional Knowledge) can be retained for 5 attempts in taking Part III examination (Clinical Examination) within 5 years. If the candidate does not pass Part III examination in up to 5 attempts within 5 years, he/she will have to take and pass Part I examination again before making further attempts to take Part III examination.
A pass in Part II examination (Proficiency Test in Medical English) can be retained for 5 attempts in taking Part III examination (Clinical Examination) within 5 years. If the candidate does not pass Part III examination in up to 5 attempts within 5 years, he/she will have to take and pass Part II examination again before making further attempts to take Part III examination.
A candidate who has passed 3 out of 4 subjects in Part III examination (Clinical Examination) in one go can retain those passes for 1 further attempt for the failed subject in either of the next two scheduled sittings. If he/she passes the failed subject in the said further attempt, he/she passes the Clinical Examination. If not, the validity of passes for the 3 subjects will lapse and he/she will have to take Part III examination for all 4 subjects again.