Hong Kong Regulations

BARRISTERS (ADVANCED LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT) RULES - SECT 6

Accreditation of courses begun before pupillage

(1) If a pupil has before the commencement of his period of 
approved pupillage attended any course that is similar in nature to an ALE 
course he may, on application in writing to the Bar Council and at the
discretion of the Bar Council, be awarded with an appropriate number of
ALE points in respect of the course.

(2) If after the commencement of his period of approved pupillage a pupil
attends the remainder of any course that he had attended in part before
commencing his period of approved pupillage, being a course that is similar in
nature to an ALE course, he may, on application in writing to the Bar Council
and at the discretion of the Bar Council, be awarded with an appropriate
number of ALE points in respect of the course.