Dear HKILA Associate Members,
The HKILA Professional Practice Examination (PPE) 2025 is now open for registration. Please note that registration for re-taking the oral examination (i.e. for candidates failed in the oral examination in previous PPE with exemption given by the BoE from repeating the written examination) is required. The written examination of PPE 2025 is scheduled on 18 October 2025 (SAT), while the oral examination is scheduled on 17 January 2026 (SAT).
If you have registered as a HKILA Associate Member before 15 September 2023 and comply with the other pre-requisite requirements stated in the PPE Rules and Regulations, you are eligible to apply for the PPE 2025.
The following document links are provided for your preparation and submission for registration:
1.Professional Practice Examination –Rules and Regulations; [Click Here]
2.Examination Registration Form; [Click Here]
3.Practical Training Record (Annex A1 [Click Here], A2 [Click Here], A3 [Click Here] and Guidance Notes [Click Here]);
4.Suggested Reference List 2025 (reviewed by PPE examiners); [Click Here]
A. For registration for re-taking the written examination, applicants are required to attach the eligibility notification for written examination issued in PPE 2024, and submit the Practical Training Record for the period September 2024 to September 2025 only.
B. For registration for re-taking the oral examination, applicants are required to attach the exemption notification for written examination issued in PPE 2024, and submit the Practical Training Record for the period September 2024 to September 2025 only.
*We accept submission of registration by email.
Registration by email should be made by submitting the registration package in ONE SINGLE PDF file. The registration package (including the Registration Form, payment record of Registration and Examination Fees and Practical Training Record) shall be emailed to secretary1@hkila.com. Separate files submission will NOT be accepted.
Payment for registration and examination could be made by PayMe or PayPal. Remarks of payment shall be in format [Name + membership no. (PPE)]. Submitting screen capture of payment record together with the registration package is suggested for our ease of verification.
Alternatively, and similar to past practice, the registration package (including the Registration Form, Registration and Examination Fees, and Practical Training Record) could be submitted to the Institute by mail (West Wing 2/F, 822 Lai Chi Kok Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong (office time: Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 5:30pm)).
The date open for PPE 2025 registration: 15th August 2025
The deadline for PPE 2025 registration: 30th August 2025 (Before 12:00 noon)
Since the prime mode of future communication with applicants would be by email, all applicants are required to provide their email addresses.
Refund policy:
Candidates are responsible to ensure that they fulfill all the criteria for PPE application. There will be no refund should candidates are found not eligible after checking. Refunds will not be issued in any circumstances.
Regards,
HKILA Education Committee 2025