Candidates applying for civil service jobs from July onwards must pass the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST)

For all civil service recruitment exercises to be advertised on or after 1 July 2022, attaining a pass result in the newly introduced Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) will be an entry requirement for all civil service jobs.  

All candidates for civil service jobs must pass the BLNST in order to be considered for appointment, regardless of whether the candidates have previously taken the Basic Law Test (BLT) (either a BLT centrally conducted by the CSB or a BLT arranged by individual bureaux/departments in their past civil service recruitment exercises (degree/professional grades)) and attained a pass result.  Candidates who have taken any BLT in the past and wish to apply for any civil service job advertised on or after 1 July 2022 must take the BLNST and attain a pass result in order to be considered for appointment.

Basic Law and National Security Law Test (Degree / Professional Grades)
The BLNST is a 30-minute bilingual paper comprising 20 multiple-choice questions.  Answering at least 10 out of 20 questions correctly will be deemed to have a pass result in the BLNST.  The pass result of the BLNST is acceptable for the purpose of applying for all civil service jobs.

Details and enquiries
For details, please visit the webpage of the Civil Service Bureau. Enquiries may be directed to CSEU by phone at (852) 2537 6429 or by e-mail to csbcseu@csb.gov.hk.