PCLL Conversion Courses

前文「入讀PCLL的要求」和大家分享了如果想入讀PCLL，在讀LLB時，一定要修讀Tort, Contract, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Equity。至於Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedures, Evidence, Business Associations, Commercial Law,申請人可以透過考Conversion Exam證明自己的Competency。

那麼有讀者可能會問，那麼我們是否必須報讀有關Conversion Courses的堂嗎? 答案是不用。Hong Kong Conversion Examination Board明確指出-

"Students who do not meet the above eligibility requirement for PCLL admission (按:請參閱前文「入讀PCLL的要求」) are not required to attend any conversion courses. There will not be any mandatory Conversion Courses. Students may prepare for the Hong Kong Conversion Examinations for PCLL Admission through self-study or attend courses to prepare themselves for the Conversion Examinations. The attendance at such courses is in itself insufficient to demonstrate competence in the Core Subjects or Top-up Subjects. "

就筆者所知，每年有不少在英國和澳洲當地修讀LLB的香港學生會在暑期或其他長假期間返港考Conversion Exams。大概是每次考一至兩科。在他們三年大學的暑期或其他長假期間便可以完成全部Conversion Exams。由於他們回港時間不多，他們大多以自修方式考畢Conversion。事實上Hong Kong Conversion Examin Board已將所有Past Papers, Exam Reports以至Reading Lists放在其網頁上，諸位的確可以自修－

http://www.pcea.com.hk/package.html

然而，若你希望有人在旁邊講解一下，那麼去上Conversion Courses也未嘗不可。就筆者所知，現時開辦Conversion Courses的機構只有以下兩者－

1. HKU Space
2. IP Learning

HKU Space
現時HKU Space正開辦Hong Kong Land Law的課程。而Hong Kong Constitutional Law的課程將於8月17日開始。有意報讀的同學可參考其網頁－

http://hkuspace.hku.hk/prog/prep-courses-for-pcll-admission-conversion-exam

至於Civil Procedures和Criminal Procedures，根據往績，HKU Space應在今年11月開辦有關課程。當中Civil Procedures的課程約為32小時，而Criminal Procedures約為24小時。但HKU Space方面未能明確回覆是否將於11月開辦這兩科的課程。有意報讀的同學可多留意其網頁。

Evidence的課程(約30小時)則可能於明年4月開辦。

IP Learning
根據IP Learning的網頁，它將於明年1月開辦以下各科的課程-

Business Associations                     

Civil Procedure                                 

Criminal Procedure                          

Commercial Law A                           

Commercial Law B                           

Commercial Law C                            

Evidence                                             

Hong Kong Constitutional Law      

Hong Kong Land Law                       

Hong Kong Legal System                 

有意報讀的同學可參考其網頁－

http://www.ip-learning.com/pcll

筆者並不清楚兩者有何優劣，若果大家曾報讀兩者的Conversion Courses，不如留言一起討論。