Education (Amendment) Bill 2026 (the Amendment Bill)

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Possess a valid certificate of registration as a teacher or permit to teach or have made an application for teacher registration and such application is being determined by the Permanent Secretary for Education;

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Be serving in or to be serving in a school as its teacher;

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Declare whether they have been convicted of any criminal offences;

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Declare that they would uphold the professionalism of teachers and comply with the law;

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Comply with the designated requirements on continuing professional development (CPD) ^{Note 2}; and

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Be ordinarily resident in Hong Kong ^{Note 3}.

Note 1:

Publicly-funded schools include government schools, aided schools, caput schools and schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme.

Note 2:

All teachers applying for a practising certificate should achieve 60 hours of CPD in the past 36 months prior to their applications.  Teachers serving in publicly-funded primary and secondary schools will remain subject to the prevailing requirement of 150 hours of CPD in each three-year cycle, which comprises 60 hours required for the application of a practising certificate and the remaining 90 hours of CPD.  Specific details will be announced later.

Note 3:

The EDB will take into consideration a number of factors, such as the applicants’ reason(s), duration and frequency of absence from Hong Kong when determining whether the applicant fulfill this requirement.