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Candidates are advised to read carefully all the rules
and regulations set out under the headings ˇ§General
Rulesˇ¨, ˇ§Proof of Identityˇ¨, ˇ§Use of Electronic
Calculatorsˇ¨ and ˇ§Misconductˇ¨ below before attending
their examinations. Failure to follow, and/or breach, of
ANY of these examination regulations may result in
disqualification
from the examination.
General Rules
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- Candidates should ensure that they attend the enrolled examination at the scheduled examination time and venue.
Candidates are advised to report to the examination
centre at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the examination.
- Candidates should bring their own stationery (HB pencils, eraser, calculators etc.) to all examinations. Calculators brought into the examination hall/room are subject to inspection. (Refer to "Use of Electronic Calculators" below.)
- Candidates are NOT
allowed to use any communication devices during the examination. Candidates are
required to switch off all communication devices such as mobile phones and
pagers, as well as devices which produce sound of any kind, such as alarm
watches, before entering
the examination hall/room.
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Candidates are NOT allowed
to use Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) or any devices (except authorised
calculators mentioned under the heading ˇ§Use of Electronic Calculatorsˇ¨ below)
which include any of the following functions during the examination:
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input/output and/or transmission
of information such as data, text and images;
-
data, text or image
storage/display functions (e.g. electronic diaries, dictionaries and databank
watches);
- wireless
communication functions such as Bluetooth® wireless technology, infrared
interface,
Wireless Local Area Network (LAN);
-
audio/video
play-back and/or recording (e.g. MP3 and compact disc players);
-
walkie-talkie
(i.e. radio transmitting and/or receiving) capability;
-
text/graphics
scanning functions;
-
photo-taking
functions - Candidates should use HB pencils to fill in all the particulars on the question booklets/answer sheets and to answer the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheets.
ONLY correct answers marked on the answer sheet will be counted towards a candidate's score.
- Candidates must sit at the designated seat according to the seat number printed on their
Admission Form, unless otherwise approved by the invigilator.
- Only the Admission Form, HKID card/passport, stationery and calculator are allowed on the desk. All personal belongings, textbooks, notes, dictionaries, electronic diaries and any other study materials must be placed in the designated area during the examination.
- The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) will not be responsible for any loss, theft or damage of personal belongings during the examination.
- Drinking, eating and smoking are not allowed during the examination.
- No candidate will be admitted to the examination hall/room more than 15 minutes
after
the scheduled starting time of the examination.
- Once the examination has been in progress for more than 20 minutes, candidates may request to leave the examination hall/room with the approval of the invigilator. However, candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall/room in the last 15 minutes.
- At the end of the examination, candidates should remain silent and seated until all examination materials including but not limited to question booklets have been collected and the invigilators have told them that they may leave.
- Candidates are not allowed to copy, distribute, publish, modify, create
derivative works from or otherwise use in any manner or media, the information,
materials and questions contained in the question booklet. All
information, materials and questions contained in the question booklet are the
proprietary information of the HKSI and all copyright therein belongs
exclusively to the HKSI. By taking the examination, candidates are deemed
to acknowledge the HKSI's intellectual property rights (including copyright) in
all such information, materials and questions contained in the question booklet.
The HKSI reserves the right to take appropriate action against candidates to
enforce its intellectual property rights.
Proof of Identity
On the examination date, each candidate MUST bring:
- the original copy of his/her Admission Form or hard copy of his/her e-Admission Form printed on a piece of white A4 paper that was originally blank on both sides. (If the e-Admission Form consists of more than one page, he/she must print all pages on separate pieces of the A4 paper and produce all pages during the examination.) ; and
- his/her original identity document, such as HKID card, valid passport or other identity documents with a photo accepted by the HKSI. The number of the identity document must be identical to the one indicated on the Admission Form.
Anyone failing to produce the above documents will not be permitted to sit for the examination.
Use of Electronic Calculators
- Non-programmable electronic calculators may be used by candidates in examinations, provided that the calculators are battery-powered, operate soundlessly and include neither print-out nor graphic/word display functions.
- Candidates are NOT permitted to bring calculators that use LCD dot-matrix technology display and/or other electronic devices that are able to store text to the examinations.
- Please click here for a list of approved models of calculator. It is subject to change and modification by the HKSI at its absolute discretion without prior notice.
- Calculators brought into the examination hall/room are subject to inspection and, in case of doubt, may be taken away for inspection. NO extra time will be given to the candidate in these circumstances.
- Should candidates have any queries regarding the acceptance of their calculators, for example if their calculator is not on the approved list but has features which may meet our standard, they are advised to call the HKSI or bring them to the HKSI office for approval before the examination.
- For Practical Papers, candidates are recommended to use calculators equipped with the following two functions:
- the ability to raise numbers to a power and its reciprocal, i.e. xy and x1 / y;
- the ability to process numbers up to eight decimal places, as is required in some papers.
- For Regulatory Papers, there may be some basic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Candidates are allowed to use calculators provided that they satisfy the aforesaid requirements.
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Misconduct
A candidate may be disqualified from the examination if he/she:
- improperly obtains information of an examination paper prior to the examination;
- communicates or attempts to communicate with any person inside or outside the examination hall/room during the examination;
- copies from notes, books or electronic devices brought into the examination hall/room or from the work of other candidates during the examination;
- takes away, or attempts to take away, from the examination hall/room any examination materials, such as examination question booklets, answer sheets, backing sheets or graph paper;
- leaves the examination hall/room without permission;
- starts to work on the examination paper before being instructed to do so, or continues to write after being told to stop writing at the end of the examination;
- does anything which causes unnecessary distraction to other candidates or disruption to the examination;
- takes an examination on behalf or in the name of another person;
- fails to follow the invigilators' instruction during the examination; or
- is found cheating in any manner whatsoever.
Guidelines on the Postponement and Cancellation of Examinations
Candidates
should take note of the guidelines below regarding the
postponement and cancellation of examinations:
- Examinations will be cancelled when typhoon signal No. 8 or above or the black rainstorm warning signal is hoisted.
- All examinations that start between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. will be cancelled when typhoon signal No. 8 or above or the black rainstorm warning signal is in force after 6:00 a.m. but before 12:00 noon.
- All examinations that start between 12:00 noon and 10:00 p.m. will be cancelled when typhoon signal No. 8 or above or the black rainstorm warning signal is in force at or after 12:00 noon.
- If typhoon signal No. 8 or above or the black rainstorm warning signal is hoisted while the examination is in progress, the examination will continue until the scheduled finish time.
- Candidates are advised to call the HKSI's Examination Hotline (3120 6220) for any special announcements.
- Candidates are also advised to listen to radio and/or television broadcasts for any special announcements.
- If an examination is cancelled, the HKSI will notify candidates in writing of the examination's rescheduled date and time. In these circumstances, candidates do not have to re-register for the examination. Applications for a refund and/or transfer of examination fees paid will not be entertained.
- The HKSI reserves the right to postpone and/or cancel an examination under extraordinary circumstances.
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