Starting from September 2001,all trained new English and Putonghua teachers should meet established language benchmarks before joining the profession and untrained new English and Putonghua teachers should meet benchmarks within one year of employment.

• 由二零零一年九月起，所有新入职的已受训英文科及普通话教师在入职前应已符合既定的语文基准，新入职而未受训的，则应在受聘后一年内达到基准。