...national security law of the people's republic of china was adopted at the 15th session of the standing committee of the 12th national people's congress, and 15 april each year was designated as the national security education day. The national security education day aims at raising public awareness of national security, creating a positive atmosphere of safeguarding national security, enhancing the capacity to fend off national security risks, deepening public understanding of the constitution, the basic law and national security, and fostering a sense of national identity. 2026 marks the start of the 15th five-year plan, and the theme of this year's national security education day is “proactively align with the 15th five-year plan follow a holistic approach to development and security.” the activities of the 2026 national security education day include national security education day flag raising ceremony, open days of disciplined and auxiliary services, national security cup awards presentation ceremony of the disciplined services, opening ceremony of national security education day, seminars, school workshops, etc. Meanwhile, community activities in the 18 districts across the territories and different activities organised by relevant bureaux and departments are being held in support of national security education day. Some of the activities are as follows: “national security education day” opening ceremony cum seminar venue: grand hall, hong kong convention and exhibition centre time: live stream by rthk 32 from 09:30am on 15 april open days of disciplined and auxiliary services ​to echo the national security education day on april 15, the security bureau's 8 disciplined services and auxiliary services will hold open days in such places as their training schools, a museum, headquarters, divisional premises or relevant venue on different weekends from late march to mid-april to deepen the public's understanding of the services as well as their work and achievements in safeguarding national security. Members of the public can register for free admission tickets via the relevant disciplined services' websites. Admission tickets are not required for the open days of the hong kong police force, the civil aid service and the auxiliary medical service. Members of the public are welcome to visit the websites of the relevant services for more information on the open days, and register to obtain tickets. Successful applicants will receive notifications from the organisers. Date location march 29 (sunday) government flying service kai tak division april 11 (saturday) hong kong correctional services museum and community education experience centre civil aid service headquarters april 12 (sunday) "little grape"-themed park at harcourt garden fire and ambulance services academy april 18 (saturday) immigration service institute of training and development hong kong customs college april 19 (sunday) auxiliary medical service headquarters activities organised in 18 districts for the national security education day ( please refer to the chinese version ) members of the public are welcome to visit the national security education day's dedicated website and the activity overview (chinese only) to view the full list of events.

...national security law test (blnst) (degree / professional grades) at their own selected timeslots throughout the year. In view of the launch of digitalised blnst, with effect from june 2025, the csb will no longer organise the paper-based blnst on the same day of the common recruitment examination (cre) in hong kong. The examination format, duration and content of digitalised blnst are identical to those of the paper-based blnst. The only change is that the test would be conducted by computer and the results of digitalised blnst will be issued by e-mail to the candidates in the form of electronic result certificates on the same day as the examination.。 examination schedule digitalised blnst is conducted from monday to friday (except public holidays) at the recruitment centre, general grades office (address: 37th floor, revenue tower, 5 gloucester road, wanchai, hong kong) . There are six examination timeslots per day . Limited quotas will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants can choose the timeslot for digitalised blnst to be conducted in the coming 8 weeks from the day of application . The earliest date that can be selected is the next working day. Suspension period digitalised blnst has a three-month suspension period . If an applicant is absent from the examination or has not attained a pass result in the examination, he / she can only take digitalised blnst again three months after the date of absence or the date of failing the examination. How to apply applicants must submit the application through digitalised blnst online application system . Upon completion of application procedures, applicant will be provided with an application reference number immediately. A confirmation e-mail will also be sent to the applicant’s e-mail address. For more details, please visit the webpage for the digitalised basic law and national security law test (degree / professional grades) . For details about the blnst (degree / professional grades) including the examination format and sample questions, and the blnst in the civil service recruitment, please refer to the common recruitment examination and the basic law and national security law test (degree / professional grades) webpage. Source: civil service bureau

...national security law test. Please visit the website of civil service bureau and government vacancies enquiry webpage for more details.

...national security law test. Please visit the website of civil service bureau and government vacancies enquiry webpage for more details.

...national security law test (blnst) (degree / professional grades). (remarks: applicants will be required to pass the official languages officer written examination) official languages officer written examination (olowe)eligible applicants will be invited to sit for the olowe. The olowe includes papers on practical writing (chinese and english) and translation (chinese to english and vice versa). Applicants who pass the olowe will be selected for interpretation test and interview based on their results in the olowe. Those who are not selected for interpretation test and interview will be notified in writing in eight to ten weeks after the examination. As it takes time to process all applications, an invitation to the olowe does not imply that an applicant's qualifications meet the entry requirements. Tips for taking the olowe* 攻略1︰平日根基要打穩 攻略2︰應試答題勿慌忙 攻略3︰筆試前夕準備清單 tips for taking the interpretation test and interview* *source: civil service bureau facebook; chinese only remuneration package1. Starting salary: master pay scale point 14, which is at present hk$32,430 per month2. Annual vacation leave: 18 days per year3. Fringe benefits: medical and dental benefits; housing benefitsfor more details, please visit the website of civil service bureau.

...national security law test (degree/professional grades) (blnst) tentatively scheduled for october (in hong kong) and december (in cities outside hong kong) this year, and the joint recruitment examination for administrative officer, executive officer ii, assistant labour officer ii, assistant trade officer ii, management services officer ii and transport officer ii (jre) scheduled for december (in hong kong and cities outside hong kong) will be open to persons holding a bachelor's degree, final year undergraduate students (i.E. Graduating in the 2023-24 academic year), and penultimate year undergraduate students graduating in the 2024-25 academic year. The next round of the cre and blnst is tentatively scheduled to be open for application in august (for examinations in hong kong) and september (for examinations outside hong kong) this year, while the jre (for examinations in and outside hong kong) is tentatively scheduled to be open for application in september. For details of the civil service recruitment examination arrangements, please visit the civil service bureau's webpage. It is expected that similar arrangements will be announced by different departments/grades. If you wish to apply for civil service jobs early, remeber to pay attention to the recruitment and examination details concerned!