Appendix ANNEX 4 GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASS

Specified occupational group	Qualification	Points
1 Managers and administrators	Matriculation	25
	Post-secondary qualification (other than a degree)	35
	Bachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
2 Business professionals	Matriculation	25
	Post-secondary qualification (other than a degree) or associate membership of professional institution	35
	Bachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
3 Business and administration associate professionals	Matriculation	25
	Post-secondary qualification (other than a degree) or associate membership of professional institution	50
4 Accountants and auditors	Level I Professional Examination	15
	Bachelor degree in accountancy	20
	Level II Professional Examination	25
	Level III Professional Examination	40
	Membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
5 Accounting associate professionals	First level, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“LCCI”) Group Certificate	5
	Second level, LCCI Group Certificate	10
	Third level, LCCI Group Certificate	20
	Preliminary examination of Association of Accounting Technicians (“AAT”)	30
	Intermediate examination of AAT	40
	Final examination of AAT	50
6 Engineers and related professionals	Part I Professional Examination	10
	Part II Professional Examination	20
	Practical training, Stage 1	30
	Practical training, Stage 2	40
	Membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
7 Architects, planners and surveyors	Part I Professional Examination	10
	Part II Professional Examination	20
	Part III Professional Examination	35
	Membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
8 Engineering associate professionals	Engineering certificate or diploma	10
	Polytechnic higher certificate	20
	Polytechnic higher diploma	35
	Polytechnic endorsement certificate	50
9 Information science professionals	Diploma or certificate	20
	Higher or advanced diploma or certificate or associate membership of professional institution	40
	Bachelor degree in information science	45
	Membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
10 News editors and journalists	A-level in Chinese or English	10
	Certificate or diploma other than in journalism or communications	20
	Certificate or diploma in journalism or communications	30
	Bachelor degree other than in journalism or communications	45
	Bachelor degree in journalism or communications	50
11 Medical doctors	Medical graduate provisionally registered with Medical Council of Hong Kong	10
	Practising certificate issued by Medical Council of Hong Kong	15
	Licentiate of Medical Council of Hong Kong	25
	Registered medical practitioner	50
12 Physical and life science professionals	Post-secondary certificate or diploma	35
	Bachelor degree	45
	Membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
13 Nurses and midwives	Certificate of enrolment with Nursing Board of Hong Kong or Certificate of registration with Midwives Board of Hong Kong	30
	Certificate of registration with Nursing Board of Hong Kong	50
14 Other medical professionals (except nurses and midwives)	Professions registerable under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Chapter 156 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Chapter 138 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
	Certificate or Diploma	30
	Bachelor degree	40
	Registered as medical professional	50
	Professions not registerable under any Hong Kong Ordinance
	Certificate	30
	Diploma	40
	Bachelor degree	50
15 Health associate professionals (except nurses and midwices)	Matriculation	10
	Certificate or diploma (other than a professional diploma)	30
	Professional diploma	50
16 Legal professionals	Bachelor degree in law	10
	Post-graduate certificate in law	20
	Completion of articles or pupillage	35
	Registered lawyer	50
17 Legal associate professionals	Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination	10
	Matriculation	25
	Polytechnic higher certificate or diploma	50
18 Teaching professionals (post-secondary)	Teacher certificate	10
	Bachelor degree	20
	Post-graduate diploma	25
	Post-graduate degree (other than by research)	30
	Post-graduate degree by research (other than Ph.D)	40
	Ph.D	50
19 Educational administrators	Teacher certificate	20
	Post-secondary certificate or diploma	35
	Associate membership of professional institution	40
	Bachelor degree or membership or fellowship of professional institution	50
20 Other teaching personnel	Teacher’s permit	5
	Qualified kindergarten teacher	10
	Diploma or certificate from polytechnic or technical institute	25
	Completion of In-Service Training Course for Teachers	30
	Teacher certificate	35
	Bachelor of Education degree obtained after 1 or 2 years full-time study	40
	Bachelor degree (other than Bachelor of Education)	45
	Bachelor degree (other than Bachelor of Education) together with teacher certificate; or completion of Bachelor of Education degree obtained after 3 or 4 years full-time study	50