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Midwives Council of Hong Kong Instructions to Candidates for Midwives Council Examination INTRODUCTION The Midwives Council Examination is divided into two parts: the written examination and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). WRITTEN EXAMINATION The written examination covers multiple choice questions, long and short essay questions. BEFORE THE EXAMINATION 1. Candidates should report to the place of examination 15 minutes before the starting time of the examination. 2. A candidate who arrives late will be asked to give a satisfactory explanation to the Presiding Invigilator. Except under exceptional circumstances, any candidate who is more than half an hour late will not be admitted. 3. No candidate will be admitted to the examination centre without the Notice of Examination Arrangements bearing her Candidate Number. 4. Candidates should bring their own pens, ball pens, pencils, rulers and rubbers. Candidates are not allowed to write their answers in pencils, except in multiple choice questions or otherwise specified. 5. Candidates are NOT allowed to carry anything in the nature of books, papers or electronic/communication devices into or out of the examination room. Any other possessions brought into the room must be left at the places as specified by the Council assistant. Candidates found using these devices during examination will be disqualified from the examination. DURING THE EXAMINATION 6. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination room within the first half an hour and within the final 15 minutes of the examination. 7. Candidates should pay particular attention to any general directions given either on the front sheet of the paper or at the beginning of the first page of the paper (e.g. directions regarding the number of questions to be answered). Candidates should also listen carefully to the Presiding Invigilator’s announcements. 8. Read the questions very carefully. No marks will be give