Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and Basic Law and National Security Law Test
Civil Service Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government Hong Kong, Beijing, Hong Kong SAR China, China, United Kingdom
The Hong Kong government's standard entry exam (language and aptitude papers) required for degree-level civil service posts, held in Hong Kong several times a year and in some overseas and mainland cities.
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About
Also: qualifies candidates for degree/professional civil service grades; electronic result certificates; sittings in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney.
Who can apply: For degree holders or final-year students seeking degree-level civil service posts; applicants must also pass the BLNST for many grades.
Several rounds a year; the latest Hong Kong round was 3 October 2026 and an overseas round is scheduled for 5 December 2026 (applications closed 2 October).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: online application.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “This round of CRE was held on 3 October 2026.”
Who can apply
- Open to students, working professionals, people in a career transition, licensed professionals
- For degree holders or final-year students seeking degree-level civil service posts; applicants must also pass the BLNST for many grades.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application answers for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Civil Service Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government without your tap.
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