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Details of the Mutual Recognition Scheme for Mainland Estate Agents

Mainland estate agents wishing to have their professional qualification recognized by the Estate Agents Authority must fulfill the following basic requirements:
  • being 18 years of age or over;
  • holding a valid certificate of registration issued by the China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA) (such certificate not having been obtained through any recognition scheme between the Mainland and other countries or regions) and being a practising member of the CIREA;
  • having carried out estate agency work in the Mainland for not less than 2 years or having been a professor or an associate professor specializing in real estate related subjects in a higher educational institution in the Mainland; and
  • being a fit and proper person to hold a licence under section 19 of the Estate Agents Ordinance (Laws of Hong Kong, Cap 511).

For other details of the Scheme for Mainland estate agents, please contact the CIREA.

Mainland estate agents who have obtained an estate agent's licence under the Scheme may find the following hyperlinks useful:

LICENCE LIST

Ascertain if the person concerned is currently licensed and the details of the licence

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LICENSEE CORNER

Useful quick links for Licensees

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CONSUMER EDUCATION WEBSITE

Useful information and advice for consumers

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CANDIDATE CORNER

Useful information before becoming an estate agent

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