Hong Kong Basic Law quiz contest opens for registration
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and civic education bodies launched the 2026-27 'Q&A Basic Law Quiz Contest' to promote understanding of the Basic Law and national security. Registration for the preliminary round opened on 30 October 2026 and runs until 31 December 2026. Participants can win a 202
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, the Committee on Civic Education, and the Local Community Sub-group under the Working Group on the Constitution, the Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law, under the Steering Committee on Promotion of the Constitution and the Basic Law, have launched a new edition of the “Q&A Basic Law Quiz Contest”. The contest aims to enhance public understanding of the relationship between the Constitution and the Basic Law, the Basic Law and its history, as well as the safeguarding of national security.
Registration for the preliminary round opened on 30 October 2026, the government announced. The contest is divided into four categories: parent-child, upper primary, secondary and open. Participants can log on to the contest website, answer 20 questions and submit their application. The deadline for the preliminary round is 31 December 2026.
After completing the preliminary round and successfully submitting their application, participants may receive a 2027 civic education calendar by post, while supplies last. After the preliminary round, the organiser will draw lots to invite the participants who answered the most questions correctly in each category to attend the final and award ceremony, provisionally scheduled for February 2027. Attendees will have the chance to take part in the final round and win prizes.
The Committee on Civic Education is a non-statutory body that promotes civic and national education to the public outside schools and within the community, through various channels and methods, to help foster positive values, civic awareness and patriotic sentiment.
For enquiries, members of the public can call 2880 2885 or visit the contest website at www.cpce.gov.hk/basiclaw2026-27.
