Dear Associates

Attached please find a circular detailing the application procedures for the above exam. Application period starts from 13 July 2026 (Mon) to 24 July 2026 (Fri). Please fill in relevant application forms and submit to College Secretariat with cheque before the deadline. 

* Please note that a candidate declaration form will need to be completed and submitted with Application Form D.

Examination Fee HK$16,600

Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

**Please be kindly reminded the changing in eligibility criteria will start at 1 July 2024: Applicants for entry to the Clinical Examination must be holding posts and eligible to practice in Hong Kong and have completed a period of training at least two and a half years form the date of graduation given on their diploma of medical qualification. Within a five-year period before the date of the Clinical Examination, not less than 18 months of College accredited training and 12 months of unselected emergency paediatric patients.

Please note that candidates have a period of 7 years to complete the Clinical Examination from the date he/she passed all of the theory examinations. There is no limit to the number of attempts.  If candidates are not able to pass the Clinical Examination within the seven years, he/she has to re-sit the Applied Knowledge in Practice Examination in order to take the Clinical Examination again.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat

Dear Associates

MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (formerly Part II) Examination, 16 September 2026 (Wednesday)

Please be informed that the next MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) Exam will be held in HK on 16 September 2026. Candidates wishing to sit the above exam in HK please apply both online using the RCPCH website (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/user) AND submit paper applications to our College.  

Please study carefully the details of application as outlined in the attached circular.

Application period

29 June 2026 (Mon) - 6 July 2026 (Mon)

*for applications for online invigilation, closing date is 3 July 2026 (Friday)

Examination Fee

HK$8,800

Payment should be made payable to Hong Kong College of Paediatricians.

Attached please find an Application Form C for your use. 

Options for sitting this exam

1. 1. At your own home or workplace with online invigilation (pls refer to online invigilation quick guide attached)

Note: Please note that there will NOT be any test centre option for this diet of exam. 

Remarks:

1. All theory exams have been moved to computer-based testing since January 2015. Please refer to the RCPCH website for more CBT information: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exams-mrcpch-dch-how-apply

2. Sample examination questions are available on the RCPCH website for candidates viewing.  Candidates sitting for CBT exams are strongly advised to study these sample questions at this link (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/theory-exam-sample-papers).

3. Candidates can sit the MRCPCH theory exams in any order, and are allowed to take the Applied Knowledge in Practice Exam as their first MRCPCH theory exam.

4. Those candidates who have never taken an exam with the RCPCH and/or do not have an RCPCH number are advised to first register for an exam account with the RCPCH any time before the application period (preferably 10 working days before the application period opens).  You do not need to wait until a specific examination opens to apply for an RCPCH online account.  You are not able to apply for any exams online until your registration for an exam account is accepted.

5. For details of online application procedures, please refer to the Guidance Notes for HK candidates attached.

Thank you for your kind attention.

College Secretariat

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

Dear Trainees of Subspecialty in Paediatric Haematology Oncology (PHO), 

 
The PHO Subspecialty is now inviting applications for the Exit Assessment, which will be held in the afternoon on 25 November 2026 in the HKAM. 

Trainees who are eligible and wish to sit for the Exit Assessment are requested to submit the completed application form, together with the required documents and dissertations, to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by Friday, 11 September 2026.

For your reference, please find the application form, as well as log sheets (Clinical cases, Longitudinal FU record, Procedures, Training activity) and training record templates of the PHO Exit Assessment for your attention.

Best regards,

Dr Alex Leung
Honorary Secretary
PHO Subspecialty Board

For
Dr Alan Chiang
Chairman
PHO Subspecialty Board

Dear Members and Fellows of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians,

It is our pleasure to inform you that Paediatric Haematology & Oncology (PHO) is inviting applicants to apply for training in the PHO subspecialty. The PHO SB is registered in the Specialist Register of The Medical Council of Hong Kong in 2022 with the specialty code of S65. We are now calling for enrolment of PHO trainees for the programme commencing in year 2027. Please find the enclosed files of Application Information, Training Application Form and the training curriculum.

Full details are available at the College website: www.paediatrician.org.hk 

Please be reminded that the training programme will commence on 1st January 2025. The deadline for enrolment for this admission will be on 17 September 2026, (Thursday), 5:00 pm. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

Best regards,

Dr Alex WK Leung

Honrary Secretary

PHO Subspecialty Board

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c/o Angel Lam

College Secretary

Hong Kong College of Paediatricians

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