Exemption from Chinese Courses

Exemption from Specified Core English Courses

 Who can apply

• Students who do not have local Chinese Language background at Secondary 4 or above; or
   
• Students with overseas Qualifications (IB Diploma, SAT, GCE, IGCE or IGCSE result); or
   
• Students who have taken Applied Learning Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students); or
   
• Other qualifications to be considered on a case by case basis.

       Note: Students who have sat for HKDSE/ HKCEE/ HKALE Chinese subjects or equivalent

       will NOT be considered for exemption from Chinese course(s) regardless of the examination results.

• Students with satisfactory results in a course equivalent to the specified core English course they 
  
  are required to take; or
  
   
• Students with outstanding results in the public examination (e.g. HKDSE / IELTS / GCSE).

 How to apply

• Make an application via e-Form “(HP31-CEX-C) Application for Course Exemption for
  
  students who have not received sufficient training in Chinese Language” along with the
  
  required supporting documents and pay a non-refundable and non-transferable application fee
  
  of HK$200 (per application) by 31 August 2026.
  
   
• Attend interviews and sit for placement tests, if necessary

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       Note: Students who have applied through the Stage 1 Online Registration System or submitted 

       an earlier application DO NOT need to apply again. 

• Make an application via e-Form “(HP31-CEX-E) Application for Course Exemption /
  
  Exemption from Course Attendance of Core English Courses” along with the required
  
  supporting documents and pay a non-refundable and non-transferable application fee of
  
  HK$200 (per course) via e-Form by 31 August 2026.

       Note:  Exemption from the core English courses does NOT apply to the following programmes:

• HD Applied Health and Rehabilitation Care
• HD Applied Intelligent Technologies
• HD Community and Primary Healthcare
• HD Food Science and Safety (HP812)
• HD IT and Data Analytics
• HD Nutrition and Food Management (HP813)

 Result Notification

  Once all required documents are received, the College will review the application and notify applicants of the result by email within about two weeks.

  What to do if the 

 application is approved

  The College will assign a substitute course based on student’s class schedule and availability.

  ​No change of the proposed substitute courses can be made by the students.

• If the exemption from the course “CCEN4003 Introduction to Academic English” is approved,
  
  the student has to take a substitute course. The substitute course will be assigned based on 
  
  student’s class schedule and availability. No change to the substitute course assigned can be 
  
  made by the students.
  
  
   
• If the exemption from attending the lessons of other core English courses, students are still
  
  required to complete the course assessments (e.g. assignments/tests/examination). Students
  
  have to communicate with the course lecturer from time to time for the schedule of 
  
  coursework submission, test and examination.