CEPAS IELTS examinations
All IELTS examinations will be held as scheduled.

Written examinations (Listening, Reading and Writing)
Candidates are allowed to put on masks at the examination venues but will be required to remove their masks during registration and the checking of attendance in order to verify
candidates’ identities.

Speaking examinations
Candidates are allowed to put on masks in the Registration Room but will be required to remove their masks during registration and the checking of attendance in order to verify
candidates’ identities. They must take off the masks inside the Examination Room.

The following measures will also be applied:

• Candidates with fever or influenza-like illness (I.L.I.) symptoms are strongly advised to visit a doctor as soon as possible and should not go to any examination centres.
• If candidates have been quarantined, they should inform IELTS CEPAS Management Unit via the Department of Health.
• Candidates should refer to the CEPAS website at www.ugccepa.com for information and updates regarding IELTS CEPAS examinations.

Candidates who are absent on the test day due to serious illness may apply for Test Day Transfer with the following medical supporting documents and an administrative
charge of HKD375 submitted to CEPAS within 3 working days after the original test date:

• Medical Certificate
• Certificate of Professional Practitioner filled by doctor. This form can be downloaded from the CEPAS website

You may fax/email the supporting documents to us first in order to speed up the processing; however, originals of the supporting documents must be posted to us as
soon as possible.

For more information regarding Test day Transfer, please refer to section 5 of our Terms and Conditions.