For OUHK Full-time students who will be studying in postgraduate courses or in the final year of undergraduate courses in the 2012-13 academic year,

Please be informed that the coming Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law Test (Degree / Professional Grades) (CRE and BLT) will be held on 6 and 13 October 2012 in Hong Kong.  The application period will be from 3 to 16 August 2012.  The application details and an on-line application system will be available on the Civil Service Bureau webpage at www.csb.gov.hk/eng/cre.html during the said application period.  Applicants may choose to take any of the CRE papers and / or the BLT paper in this examination.

The CRE and BLT are open to all holders of degree or a qualification meeting the entry requirement on professional qualifications required for civil service degree or professional posts.  Students who will have attained a degree in the 2012-13 academic year may also apply to take the coming CRE and BLT.

For reference please refer to the attached advertisement (bi-lingual).

For the convenience of those studying or residing outside Hong Kong, the CRE and BLT will also be held on 8 December 2012 in seven other cities, namely Beijing, London, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney.  Applications for taking the examination outside Hong Kong will be called from 20 September to 3 October 2012.   Persons applying to sit the examination in Hong Kong will NOT be allowed to apply again for sitting the examination outside Hong Kong.

Enquiries:
For general enquiries regarding the CRE and BLT, please contact the Civil Service Examinations Unit at Tel: 2537 6429 or by e-mail to csbcseu@csb.gov.hk.