Course of Training, Study and Examination for Applicants for Registration as Pharmacists Regulations
[1 January 1938]
(Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2020)
Every applicant for registration as an apprentice or student must have entered into Articles of Pupilage with a registered pharmacist or with a body corporate entitled to become an authorized seller of poisons, or with a pharmacist jointly with either the committee of a hospital or similar institution or the owner of a pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratory:
Provided that where a person is engaged on a full time agreement in a Government hospital or other Government institution under the direction of a qualified pharmacist, such agreement shall be accepted in the place of Articles of Pupilage.
At the time of making an application for registration as an apprentice or student the applicant shall—
lodge with the registrar a certificate of having passed the Matriculation Examination of the University of Hong Kong or such other equivalent examination as the registrar shall approve; (G.N.A. 187 of 1952)
pay the prescribed fee for registration;
lodge with the registrar a copy of his Articles of Pupilage.
The Qualifying Examination shall be styled “The Chemist and Druggist Qualifying Examination”.
The Qualifying Examination shall be in two parts, the first part the Intermediate Examination and the second part the Final Examination.
The Intermediate Examination shall be held twice a year in June and December. When applying to enter for the first time, the candidate shall—
have been registered as an apprentice or student;
pay the prescribed fee;
lodge with the registrar a certificate on the official form obtainable from the registrar signed by the applicant’s principal or his authorized deputy that, subsequent to registration as an apprentice or student, he has attended a course of approved instruction at a recognized educational institution over a period of one year full time study or two years’ attendance at evening classes.
The subjects of the Intermediate Examination shall be Chemistry, Physics and Biology and the examination shall be conducted in accordance with the syllabus as approved from time to time by the Chief Executive in Council. The registrar shall supply, without fee, a copy of the syllabus to any person on application.
A person who has been registered as an apprentice or student and who satisfies the registrar that he has passed one of the examinations set out in Appendix 1 shall be deemed to have passed the Intermediate Examination provided that the subjects include Chemistry, Physics and Biology. If the subjects include two only of those prescribed in these regulations he shall be deemed to have passed the examination in such two subjects.
A candidate shall present himself for examination in all of the subjects of the examination except that a candidate who shall be deemed to have passed the examination in two of the subjects only may present himself for examination in the one remaining subject.
A candidate who has failed to satisfy the Examiners in one subject only may, subject to the permission of the Examiners, present himself for examination in that one subject only. Before be applies to enter again for the examination a candidate who has failed to satisfy the Examiners shall produce satisfactory evidence to the Examiners that he has complied with any conditions made by them concerning his presenting himself for examination in the subject in which he failed to satisfy the Examiners.
Except in the following circumstances no fee or portion of a fee shall be returned—
a candidate who withdraws before the last date of entry for the examination shall receive back the fee paid;
a candidate who has entered for the examination but fails to present himself and submits proof satisfactory to the registrar that his absence was due to illness or other unavoidable cause shall receive back the fee paid.
The Examination shall be held twice a year in March and October. When applying to enter the Examination for the first time a candidate shall—
have passed or be deemed to have passed the Intermediate Examination;
pay the prescribed fee;
produce to the registrar—
a certificate of registration of birth;
a declaration, signed by the candidate on the official form obtainable from the registrar, that he has been trained under the supervision of a registered pharmacist in the dispensing and compounding of medicines for a period of not less than four thousand hours, spread over not less than two years, in one of the following places—
a set of premises registered under section 13 of the Ordinance; (32 of 2000 s. 48)
a manufacturing pharmaceutical laboratory;
a dispensary of a hospital or similar institution.
The declaration shall state the address of the place or places at which the course has been undergone with the dates and periods of such training and shall be signed by the pharmacist who supervised the training. The declaration shall only be valid if the course was undergone by the candidate subsequent to registration as an apprentice or student and while serving under Articles of Pupilage in accordance with regulations, and only if the course was subsequent to such Articles of Pupilage having been endorsed by the registrar and a copy lodged with him;
a certificate on the official form obtainable from the registrar signed by the candidate’s principal or his deputy that, subsequent to having passed or being deemed to have passed the Intermediate Examination, the candidate has attended at a recognized educational institution an approved systematic course of instruction in the subjects of the Final Examination and has completed the work to the satisfaction of the principal. The course of instruction shall be spread over a period of not less than 250 hours in Pharmaceutics, 250 hours in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and 250 hours in Physiology, Pharmacognosy and Forensic Pharmacy.
The subjects of the Examination shall be Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Physiology and Forensic Pharmacy, and shall be in accordance with the syllabus as approved from time to time by the Chief Executive in Council. The registrar shall supply, without fee, a copy of the syllabus to any person on application.
A candidate shall present himself for examination in all subjects of the Examination except that—
a candidate who has failed to satisfy the Examiners in one subject only, may, subject to the permission of the Examiners, present himself for examination in that one subject only. Before he applies to enter again for the Examination a candidate who has failed to satisfy the Examiners shall produce satisfactory evidence to the Examiners that he has complied with any conditions made by them concerning his presenting himself again for examination in the subject in which he failed to satisfy the Examiners;
a candidate who satisfies the Examiners in the subject or subjects in which he presents himself for examination in accordance with these regulations shall be granted a certificate by the Examiners to that effect and entitling him to be registered as a chemist and druggist in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance: Provided that no such certificate shall be issued until such time as the candidate has attained the age of twenty-one years.
The Articles of Pupilage shall contain the provisions of the draft Articles set out in Appendix 2 or provisions to like effect or the provisions of any Articles under which the candidate may have been serving on 18th March, 1949, provided that such Articles had been endorsed by the registrar.
Except in the following circumstances no fee or portion of a fee shall be returned—
a candidate who withdraws before the last date of entry for the examination shall receive back the fee paid;
a candidate who has entered for the examination but fails to present himself and submits to the registrar proof satisfactory to the registrar that his absence was due to illness or other unavoidable cause shall receive back the fee paid.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing regulations it shall be permissible for the registrar to exempt from compliance with any requirement contained in such of the regulations as apply to examinations for registration as an apprentice or student to courses of theoretical and practical study, any person who produces evidence to the satisfaction of the registrar that either—
he has complied with a corresponding requirement under previous regulations at the time such regulations were in force; or
he has received a sufficient preliminary practical training in a course of study for the subjects of the examination.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing regulations the registrar may, subject to such conditions as he may prescribe, accept a practical course of study undergone in a place other than Hong Kong provided the person is registered as an apprentice or student.
A candidate who has received training in a place other than Hong Kong may, at the discretion of the registrar, be admitted to the Final Examination of the Chemist and Druggist Qualifying Examination provided that—
he produces evidence satisfactory to the registrar of having undergone a course of training and study which, in the opinion of the registrar, is equivalent to that required under regulation 11;
he produces evidence satisfactory to the registrar of having passed an examination which in the opinion of the registrar is equivalent to the Intermediate Examination of the Chemist and Druggist Qualifying Examination;
he pays the prescribed fee for entry to the Final Examination.
These regulations may be cited as the Course of Training, Study and Examination for Applicants for Registration as Pharmacists Regulations.
A candidate shall be deemed to have passed the Intermediate Examination of the Chemist and Druggist Qualifying Examination if he produces evidence to the registrar as having passed one of the following examinations provided that the subjects include Chemistry, Physics and Biology—
the Final or Intermediate Examination for a degree in Arts or Science of the University of Hong Kong or of any other British or Colonial or Dominion University;
the Higher School Examination;
the First or any subsequent examination for any degree or diploma recognized by the General Medical Council;
the Preliminary Scientific Examination for Chemist and Druggist of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance if taken prior to the 18th of March, 1949.
It is agreed between . of . (hereinafter called the Employer) of the first part . of . (hereinafter called the Pupil), son or ward of . (hereinafter called the Parent or Guardian) of the third part, as follows:—
The Pupil for himself and the Parent or Guardian as surety for him jointly and severally bind themselves that the Pupil shall honestly faithfully and diligently serve the Employer in his business of Dispensing Chemist for a period of . years from the . day of . Nineteen hundred and . which day is declared to be the commencement of the Pupilage of the Pupil; that the Pupil shall always keep the Employer’s secrets and shall obey his lawful commands, and shall not without authority make copies of any papers or books belonging to the Employer; that the Pupil shall not absent himself from the Employer’s service without leave, shall behave himself civilly and respectfully to the Employer and his customers, shall observe the rules appended to these Articles and shall both during and outside of business hours abstain from all illegal practices.
And the Employer (in consideration of the Premium of H.K.$ . now paid by the Parent or Guardian the receipt of which the Employer hereby acknowledges)* binds himself to instruct the Pupil in his business of Dispensing Chemist; to afford the Pupil such reasonable opportunities and work as may be required to enable him to learn the same; to observe the rules appended to these Articles; to grant the Pupil such facilities to attend such classes as may be necessary; on their due completion to discharge these Articles in the form provided and if in his opinion correct, to verify the facts set out in the declaration regarding the practical study required by the regulations to be made by the Pupil when entering for the Qualifying Examination.
And the Employer further binds his executors and administrators to repay to the Parent or Guardian a proportionate part of the premium afore-mentioned in the event of the death of the Employer before the expiration of these Articles, or alternatively to make provision for the completion by the Pupil of the remainder of the Pupilage under conditions acceptable under the afore-mentioned regulations without cost to the Parent or Guardian.
In Witness Whereof the parties to these Articles have set their hands and seals this . day of . Nineteen hundred and .
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The employer shall from time to time if so requested, furnish such information as may be required by the registrar about the staff, accommodation, equipment and work of the shop, hospital, dispensary or manufacturing laboratory where the apprenticeship is being carried out, and shall permit a representative of the registrar to inspect the premises at any reasonable time during working hours.
If the employer is not a registered pharmacist or does not undertake personally the practical course of study of the pupil he shall appoint some registered pharmacist member of his staff who shall be responsible to the employer therefor.
The practical course of study shall include—
the manipulation of pharmaceutical apparatus in common use;
the preparation of the more commonly used galenicals;
the reading, translation and copying of prescriptions including the checking of doses;
the dispensing of prescriptions;
The apprentice or pupil shall keep a record of his work.
The employer shall provide such apparatus, books of reference, materials and the opportunity to enable the pupil to undergo the practical course of study outlined in paragraph 3.
The number of pupils that may be employed in any shop, hospital dispensary or manufacturing pharmaceutical laboratory, shall not exceed two for each registered pharmacist engaged in the work in which the pupil is undergoing the course mentioned and referred to above.