Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Records from Hong Kong and Macao Article 7
Any of the following types of educational records issued by an educational institution at junior college level or higher in Hong Kong or Macao are not eligible to be examined or recognized:1. Educational records obtained undertaking studies in correspondence mode;2. Certificates awarded after attending any kind of training course(s), seminar(s), or workshop(s);3. Academic records of a person with the qualifications to become a doctoral candidate who was not conferred a doctorate for an application for their academic records to be assessed and recognized as the equivalent of a master's degree;4. A doctorate obtained simply with a dissertation, without the person having registered, been admitted, and undertaking any courses;5. An honorary doctorate;6. Records of studies undertaken at a branch campus located outside Hong Kong or Macao; or7. Any educational records for studies undertaken in distance education mode which do not satisfy the provisions governing distance education in the Taiwan Area, or if the credits awarded for completing distance education courses exceed half of the total academic score at graduation.
中文原文 香港澳門學歷檢覈及採認辦法第7條
香港或澳門專科以上學校製發之學歷有下列情形之一者，不予檢覈及採認：
一、經函授方式取得。
二、各類研習班所取得之修課證書（明）。
三、取得博士學位候選人資格而未獲得博士學位，申請採認相當於碩士學位資格。
四、未經註冊入學及修業，僅以論文著作取得博士學位。
五、名（榮）譽博士學位。
六、在香港或澳門以外地區設立之分校就讀。
七、以遠距教學方式取得之學歷不符合國內遠距教學之規定，或遠距教學課程學分數，超過畢業總學分數之二分之一。
一、經函授方式取得。
二、各類研習班所取得之修課證書（明）。
三、取得博士學位候選人資格而未獲得博士學位，申請採認相當於碩士學位資格。
四、未經註冊入學及修業，僅以論文著作取得博士學位。
五、名（榮）譽博士學位。
六、在香港或澳門以外地區設立之分校就讀。
七、以遠距教學方式取得之學歷不符合國內遠距教學之規定，或遠距教學課程學分數，超過畢業總學分數之二分之一。