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- ↑ http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/calendar/2006-07/english/pdf/p7_04.pdf, section 13.2
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- ↑ "Equivalence of Hong Kong qualifications in the UK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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