The Hong Kong QF is underpinned by a robust quality assurance mechanism to ensure all QF-recognised qualifications are of good quality and standard.
According to the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592), the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) is specified as the Accreditation Authority and the Qualifications Register (QR) Authority. It is tasked with the responsibility of assuring the quality of qualifications recognised under the QF and the administration of the QR.
The above Ordinance enables HKCAAVQ to assess academic and vocational and professional programmes conducted by non-self-accrediting institutions. As such, self-accrediting institutions* will not be affected.
The University Grants Committee (UGC) has established a Quality Assurance Council to assist the UGC in assuring the quality of all programmes at the levels of sub-degree, first degree and above (however funded) offered in UGC-funded universities.
* Remark: The nine self-accrediting institutions are: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lingnan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Metropolitan University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) is a statutory body established under the HKCAAVQ Ordinance (Cap.1150). All qualifications including their providers (other than those offered by institutions with self-accrediting status as listed under Schedule 2 of the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592)) have to be accredited by the HKCAAVQ before they can be registered in the Qualifications Register (QR) and recognised under QF.
For detailed information about the HKCAAVQ, please visit www.hkcaavq.edu.hk.
The Appeal Board is an independent appeal mechanism established under Section 10(1) of the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592) to determine appeals against the accreditation decision by the Accreditation Authority or a decision on the entry of a qualification into the QR by the QR Authority. HKCAAVQ is specified as the Accreditation Authority and QR Authority.
The Appeal Board provides an independent avenue for aggrieved parties to review the decision of the Accreditation Authority or Qualifications Register Authority on accreditation or qualifications registration matters. Its terms of reference are to deal with appeals under Section 11(1) of the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592) by an operator, assessment agency or granting body.
The membership of the Appeal Board is as follows:
| Chairman | Ms Jane Curzon LO, BBS, JP |
| Deputy Chairmen | Mr CHU Kin-wing Ms Anita MA Wing-tseung Mr SOO Kwok-leung |
| Members | Mr CHAN Kai-cheung Professor Randy CHIU, MH Ms Theresa Lena CHOW Professor Joanne CHUNG Wai-yee Mr Hugh Alexander KAM Tsun-ting Ms Catrina LAM Ding-wan Ms Christina Maisenne LEE, JP Dr Miro NG Fei-yeung Ms NGAI Yuet-ping Miss Yasmine ZAHIR |
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Under Section 11(2) of the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592), an operator, assessment agency or granting body wishing to appeal shall lodge a notice of appeal with the Appeal Board in such form as the Chairman of the Appeal Board may specify.
Download the Notice of Appeal（ pdf format word format）
For service of notice of appeal or further information on the Appeal Board under the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap.592), please address to the Appeal Board.
The address is as follows:
Further Education Division, Education Bureau
7/F., East Wing
Central Government Offices
2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Cap. 592 Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance
Cap. 592A Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (Appeal) Rules
The Quality Assurance Council (QAC) has been established under the aegis of the University Grants Committee (UGC) and functions as a semi-autonomous body under the UGC. It aims to assist the UGC in assuring the quality of all programmes at the levels of sub-degree, first degree and above (however funded) offered by UGC-funded institutions.
For detailed information about the QAC, please visit Quality Assurance Council.