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PENALTIES FOR MISCONDUCT DURING EXAMINATION

During an examination, if an Examiner has reason to believe that a Candidate is in breach of Examination Conduct, the Examiner will:

1. immediately warn the Candidate;
2. confiscate any material that the Candidate brings into the examination room in breach of the Examination Conduct.

The Examination Supervisor may remove the Candidate from the examination room if the Candidate continues to disrupt the Examination Conduct.

Promptly after examination, the Examination Supervisor or Examiner will report the matter to the Segment Co-ordinator, the Chief Examiner and the Chairmen of Board of Examination & Assessment and Conjoint Examination Sub-committee. They will jointly decide if the misconduct is severe enough to call a meeting of the Special Committee formed by the Segment Co-ordinators, College Censors, the Chairmen of Board of Examination & Assessment and Conjoint Examination Sub-committee, and the Chief Examiner (or the Deputy Chairman in the absence of the latter three).

The Special Committee may, in its absolute discretion,

1. decide not to take any action in relation to the alleged offending conduct;
2. request explanation, comments and/or further information in writing or in person by the Candidate;
3. impose penalties on the Candidate.

The penalties that the Special Committee may recommend to the Board of Examination & Assessment to impose on a Candidate include, without limitation:

1. no penalty;
2. a downward revision of the Candidate's mark in the examination;
3. awarding the Candidate a zero mark for the segment or the whole Conjoint Examination;
4. expulsion from the examination process; for a certain period as decided by the Board;
5. inform the Council of HKCFP for further disciplinary actions.

The Chief Censor will, within a reasonable period, give the Candidate a written notice of the decision by the Special Committee concerning the alleged offending conduct, with reasons for imposing the penalty. The Candidate may, within 14 days of the issue of the notice, appeal in writing to the Chief Censor against the decision or the penalty. The appeal should be supported with relevant information or evidence. A duplicate of the appeal in writing must be sent to the President of the College who in his or her absolute discretion decides whether to hold further discussion of the alleged misconduct in the Council of HKCFP.