860,000 applicants register for China's legal professional exam

The Ministry of Justice announced on Monday (Sept. 18) that over 860,000 candidates enrolled for the first round of China's national unified legal professional qualification examination which features objective questions, held on Saturday (Sept. 16) and Sunday (Sept. 17).

The number of applicants represented an increase of 5.26 percent year on year, according to the ministry.

About 75 percent of the applicants took the exam at testing sites across the country, including those in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

The results of the examination of the objective question will be released on September 22. Those who pass the phase should apply for the examination of the subjective question between Sept. 23 and 27.

The subjective questions examination will be held on October 15.