Common Recruitment Examination (CRE)

Format

The question types and number of questions of the papers are as follows -

Paper (multiple-choice)	No. of Questions	Duration	Question Types
Use of Chinese (中文運用)	45	45 minutes	閱讀理解字詞辨識句子辨析詞句運用
Use of English	40	45 minutes	Comprehension Error Identification Sentence Completion Paragraph Improvement
Aptitude Test	35	45 minutes	演繹推理 Verbal Reasoning (English) Numerical Reasoning Data Sufficiency Test Interpretation of Tables and Graphs

Basic Law Test (Degree / Professional Grades) (BLT)

Format

The BLT is a 20-minute bilingual paper comprising 15 multiple-choice questions. The paper assesses candidates' Basic Law knowledge. The scope of the BLT is based on the text of the Basic Law (which includes all its annexes, attachments and appendices). Relevant reference materials can be found in the government Basic Law homepage (http://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law).