Important Notices

DISCLAIMER

1 Unless provided otherwise in this Disclaimer, the information on the website of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (the Council) is provided to you on an “AS IS” basis without any express or implied warranty of any kind and is provided for a general, indicative purpose only. In particular, the Council does not make any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, reliability, security, timeliness or freedom from computer virus in relation to such contents. The Council will not be liable for any errors in, omissions from, or misstatements or misrepresentations (whether express or implied) concerning any such information, and will not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility whatsoever for any loss, destruction or damage (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction or damage) however arising from or in respect of any use or misuse of or reliance on the information delivered on the website of the Council or inability to use it.
2 The Council will not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility whatsoever for any loss, destruction or damage (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction or damage) however arising from or in respect of any use or misuse of or reliance on the electronic service delivered through the website of the Council.
3 The website of the Council may contain materials contributed by third parties. To facilitate access to information provided by or via third parties, the Council may provide or assist in providing links to external websites through the webpages of its website. The Council states that it has not approved or endorsed the materials contributed by third parties on its website or any external websites linked to its website. The provision of any such materials or links to external websites shall not constitute any form of co-operation or affiliation with any such third parties or external websites. Provision of, or assistance in providing, materials contributed by third parties on the website of the Council or links to external websites gives rise to no statement, representation or warranty, express or implied, that the Council agrees or does not disagree with the contents of any such materials or external websites and the Council will not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility whatsoever for any loss, destruction or damage (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction or damage) however arising from or in respect of any use or misuse of or reliance on the contents of any such materials or external websites delivered on or via the website of the Council or inability to use any of them.
4 The Council is not responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any information on its website. The Council reserves the right to omit, suspend or edit all information compiled by the Council on its website at any time in its sole discretion without giving any reason or prior notice. You are responsible for making your own assessment of all information contained on the website of the Council and shall verify such information by making reference, for example, to original publications and obtaining independent advice before acting upon it.
5 This Disclaimer has been translated into Chinese. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English version and the Chinese version, the English version shall prevail.
6 By accessing the website of the Licensing Examination Information Portal (https://leip.mchk.org.hk/) or any of its webpages, you unconditionally agree to the terms of this Disclaimer and as they may be modified and/or supplemented from time to time by the Council without prior notice to you. Please check this webpage regularly for any modifications and/or supplements which may be made.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Introduction
1 By accessing the website of the Licensing Examination Information Portal (https://leip.mchk.org.hk/), you unconditionally agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice and as they may be modified and/or supplemented from time to time by the Council without prior notice to you. Please check this webpage regularly for any modifications and/or supplements which may be made.
Scope of Copyright Ownership
2 Unless otherwise indicated, the contents found on the website of the Council are subject to copyright owned by the Council.
Non-text Contents on the Website of the Council
3 Prior written consent of the Council is required if you intend to reproduce, distribute or otherwise use any non-text contents (including but not limited to photographs, graphics, drawings, diagrams, audio files and video files) found on the website of the Council in any way or for any purpose. Such requests for consent shall be addressed to the Council via email at mchk@dh.gov.hk.
4 Where third party copyright is involved in the non-text contents found on the website of the Council, authorization or permission to reproduce or distribute or otherwise use any such non-text contents must be obtained from the copyright owners concerned.
Text Contents on the Website of the Council
5 The Council copyright protected text contents found on this website may be reproduced and distributed free of charge in any format or medium for personal or internal use within an organisation subject to the following conditions:
  • the copy or copies made must not be for sale, or exchange for any benefit, gain, profit or reward, or any other commercial purposes.
    "Commercial purposes" include but not limited to the following:
    • the purpose to offer to supply goods, services, facilities, pharmaceutical products or an interest in pharmaceutical products;
    • the purpose to offer to provide a business opportunity or an investment opportunity;
    • the purpose to advertise or promote goods, services, facilities, pharmaceutical products or an interest in pharmaceutical products;
    • the purpose to advertise or promote a business opportunity or an investment opportunity;
    • the purpose to advertise or promote a supplier, or a prospective supplier, of goods, services, facilities, pharmaceutical products or an interest in pharmaceutical products; and
    • the purpose to advertise or promote a provider, or a prospective provider, of a business opportunity or an investment opportunity, in the course of or in the furtherance of any business.
  • such text contents must be reproduced accurately and must not be used in a manner adversely affecting the moral rights of the Council; and
  • the Council must be acknowledged as the copyright owner of such text contents and acknowledgement must be given to the Council as the source of such text contents.
6 Please note that the permission given in clause 5 above only applies to the Council copyright protected text contents found on the website of the Council. The Council reserves the right to withdraw any permission given in clause 5 above at any time without any prior notice to you.
7 Prior written consent of the Council is required if you intend to reproduce, distribute or otherwise use any Council copyright protected text contents found on the website of the Council in any way other than that permitted in clause 5 above, or for any purpose other than that permitted in clause 5 above. Such requests for consent shall be addressed to the Council via email at mchk@dh.gov.hk.
8 Where third party copyright is involved in the text contents found on the website of the Council, authorization or permission to reproduce or distribute or otherwise use any such text contents must be obtained from the copyright owners concerned.
Contents on Linked Websites
9 For the avoidance of doubt, the permission given in clause 5 above does not extend to any contents on other websites linked to the website of the Council. If you intend to reproduce, distribute or otherwise use any contents on any such linked websites, you shall obtain all necessary authorization or permission from the copyright owners concerned.
10 This Copyright Notice has been translated into Chinese. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English version and the Chinese version, the English version shall prevail.

WEB ACCESSIBILITY CONFORMANCE STATEMENT

We are committed to ensuring that our website conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA requirements to the maximum extent possible. However, there are some web pages containing archive materials and content that may not be fully incorporated with all Level AA accessibility features. If you wish to have such information in a format accessible to you, please let us know by email to mchk@dh.gov.hk .