Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Records from Hong Kong and Macao Article 5
When educational records from an educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao are being examined, the required length of study and the program undertaken must both be deemed equivalent to those prescribed for a comparable program at an educational institution in Taiwan of an equivalent academic level and nature in the Taiwan Area to be determined to be the equivalent of educational records from an educational institution of an equivalent academic level and nature in the Taiwan Area.The “required length of study” in the preceding paragraph refers to the period of time which the applicant spent studying at an educational institution in that locality, and the following provisions apply:1. The cumulative period of time spent studying by a person who has educational records issued by a senior secondary school or a senior secondary school diploma shall satisfy the regulations of Hong Kong or Macao governing the length of programs.2. A holder of a bachelor’s degree must have completed a cumulative total period of study of at least 32 months.3. A holder of a master’s degree must have completed a cumulative total period of study of at least 8 months.4. A holder of a doctorate must have completed a cumulative total period of study of at least 16 months.5. A student undertaking a master's degree program and a doctorate program in the same department (institute) at the same time must have completed a cumulative total period of study of at least 24 months.6. An applicant who was admitted into a bachelor’s degree program on the basis of their educational records from when they graduated from a junior college or on the basis of being considered to have academic ability equivalent to that of a junior college graduate must have then completed a cumulative total period of study of at least 16 months.An overall determination of the required length of study referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be made on the basis of the length of the program in Hong Kong or Macao for which the applicant has educational records, the administrative calendar of the educational institution during the period the applicant was undertaking the program, and the applicant’s cross-border entry and exit record. Any period that the applicant spent in Hong Kong or Macao that is not consistent with the regular academic system or the program schedule at that educational institution indicated on its administrative calendar will not be counted.If an applicant’s performance during their study for a bachelor’s degree was outstanding, a discretionary reduction may be made to the required length of study stipulated in Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 2, taking into due consideration the regulations governing the length of programs at their educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao and the specific circumstances.The required length of study stipulated in each subparagraph of Paragraph 2 may be reduced on a discretionary basis for a disabled person who satisfies the criteria set out in the Special Education Act for being categorized as having a disability, taking into due consideration the regulations governing the length of programs at their educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao, their degree of physical and/or mental disability, and other specific circumstances.
中文原文 香港澳門學歷檢覈及採認辦法第5條
香港或澳門學歷經檢覈，其修業期限及修習課程均與臺灣地區同級同類學校規定相當者，始予認定其與臺灣地區同級同類學校相當之學歷。
前項所稱修業期限，指申請人停留於當地學校之修業時間；其規定如下：
一、持高級中等學校學歷或高級文憑者，累計修業時間應符合香港或澳門學制規定。
二、持學士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿三十二個月。
三、持碩士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿八個月。
四、持博士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿十六個月。
五、碩士、博士學位同時於同校系（所）修習者，累計修業時間至少須滿二十四個月。
六、以專科學校畢業學歷或具專科學校畢業同等學力進修學士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿十六個月。
前項修業期限，應以申請人所持香港或澳門學歷之學制、修業期間學校行事曆及出入境紀錄證明等綜合判斷，其所停留期間非屬學校正規學制及行事曆所示修課時間者，不予採計。
修讀學士學位表現優異者，其修業期限，得衡酌各該香港或澳門學校學制之規定及實際情況，就第二項第二款修業時間予以酌減。
符合特殊教育法所定身心障礙者，其修業期限，得衡酌各該香港或澳門學校學制之規定、身心障礙程度及其他實際情況，就第二項各款修業時間予以酌減。
前項所稱修業期限，指申請人停留於當地學校之修業時間；其規定如下：
一、持高級中等學校學歷或高級文憑者，累計修業時間應符合香港或澳門學制規定。
二、持學士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿三十二個月。
三、持碩士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿八個月。
四、持博士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿十六個月。
五、碩士、博士學位同時於同校系（所）修習者，累計修業時間至少須滿二十四個月。
六、以專科學校畢業學歷或具專科學校畢業同等學力進修學士學位者，累計修業時間至少須滿十六個月。
前項修業期限，應以申請人所持香港或澳門學歷之學制、修業期間學校行事曆及出入境紀錄證明等綜合判斷，其所停留期間非屬學校正規學制及行事曆所示修課時間者，不予採計。
修讀學士學位表現優異者，其修業期限，得衡酌各該香港或澳門學校學制之規定及實際情況，就第二項第二款修業時間予以酌減。
符合特殊教育法所定身心障礙者，其修業期限，得衡酌各該香港或澳門學校學制之規定、身心障礙程度及其他實際情況，就第二項各款修業時間予以酌減。