1、除公開組、青少年組、自由選曲組、齊奏組，所有參賽者之年齡及國籍均不受限制。詳情請查閱「比賽組別及曲目」一欄。
2、參賽者可同時選擇參加多於一個組別之賽事。
3、所有參賽者必須先參加當地賽區舉辦之初賽。
4、初賽結果將於即日公佈，並於二十天內以書面形式作核實通知。而所有海外參賽者則於二零一六年六月一日之前，以書面形式通知。
5、參賽者必須於比賽開始前十五分鐘到達比賽場地，辦理登記手續。
6、所有已列明年齡限制之組別，參賽者必須攜帶附有近照之有效之身份證明檔或旅遊證件，以便比賽場地之工作人員作年齡之核實。協奏曲組之伴奏者則不受此限。
7、參賽者於比賽當日不可穿著制服或校服。
8、賽事委員會有權隨時更改比賽時間表。如遇上由教育署發出因惡劣天氣或其他特殊原因而需要停課之指示，所有當日舉行之賽事將會全部取消，直至另行通告
9、對於評審委員所作出之最終比賽成績，任何人均不得異議。
10、評審委員有權于比賽中途終止參賽者的演出，參賽者不得異議。
11、如參賽者之演出超過法定時限，評審委員有權終止參賽者之演出。
12、所有與評審委員會之成員有任何親屬或師徒關係之參賽者，必須於申請表格內列明 ; 而該評審委員則不司參與該賽事組別之評審工作。如有違規者，其參賽資格將被取消。
13、任何人士不得于比賽場地內進行攝影、錄音或錄影。一切錄影版權均屬賽事委員會所有。
14、所有在場人士均需小心看管個人財物。如有任何遺失，賽事委員會均不會負責。
15、已繳交之報名費將不獲退還，亦不得轉讓他人或轉作另一項比賽之費用。
16、如參賽者的演出未達到賽會所規定的水準，賽事委員會將不會頒發任何獎項名次及該名次之獎品。
17、參賽者所填報之資料必須屬實。如有違規者，其參賽資格將被取消。所有資料只會作比賽之用。
18、參賽者如有違反任何比賽規則，賽事委員會有權取消其參賽資格。
19、主辦機構有權修改比賽規則，若有任何修改，恕不另行通知。
20、所有比賽者的評分紙、證書之領取方法請於二零一六年九月起參閱本會網站
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1.The competition is open to all performers regardless of the age and nationality except for groups of OPEN, YOUTH, FREE CHOICE and UNISON. Please refer to Groups & Pieces for details. 2.Each candidate may compete in more than one group. 3.Candidates must compete in the local preliminary contest beforehand. 4.The result of preliminary contest shall come out on the day of the contest and the written confirmation shall be released within twenty days. All overseas candidates shall be notified in writing before 1st June, 2016. 5.Candidates must register on site fifteen minutes before the competition. 6.For groups with age limit, all candidates, except accompanists in the group of CONCERTO, must produce identification document or travel document to staff on site for age verification. 7.Candidates must not wear any uniform on the day of competition. 8.The Competition Committee reserves the right to adjust the schedule without consent of the candidates. Should the Education Department releases the notice of school suspension due to inclement weather, etc., any competition of the day shall be postponed pending notice. 9.The decision of the Jury is final and is not open to further discussion. 10.The Jury maintain the right to terminate the performance of any candidates and the decision is not open to further discussion. 11.Should the duration of any performance exceed the specified limit, the Jury may immediately terminate the performance. 12.Should there be any family or educational relationship with any member of the Jury, the candidate must specify in the application form and the jury member involved shall be eliminated from the Jury. Any candidate in breach of this rule shall be disqualified from the competition. 13.Photography, audio and/or video recording are prohibited during the competition. All video copyrights are reserved to the Committee of the competition. 14.Each individual on site shall be responsible to attend to his or her belongings. The Committee shall not be held liable for any loss. 15.The entry fee is not refundable and cannot be transferred to other candidates or events. 16.The Committee reserves the right to withhold any prize or award should the required standard not be retained. 17.All information submitted by the candidate must be true and accurate. Failure to do so shall result in disqualification of the candidate. All information submitted shall be used for the competition only. 18.The Committee reserves the right to disqualify any candidate should there be any breach. 19.The organiser reserves the right to modify the rules without prior notice. 20.Instructions on receiving the score sheet and certificate can be referred to on the website of the competition (www.string-isc.com) from September 2016.