Pass the first hurdle.
Earn your ticket in.
IRB CRE Master is the gateway. Two thousand questions. Forty-five-minute mocks. Analytics that find the gaps. Designed by a former Senior Administrative Officer who has sat where you are sitting.
It is not intelligence.
It is preparation.
Three reasons keep good candidates out. Each one has a fix. None of them are mysterious.
Time runs out before the page does.
Candidates average forty-five seconds a question. The real paper demands thirty. Most fail not for lack of knowledge — they fail the clock.
Two options. One word apart.
UE and AT options are engineered to trap. A and B look identical. A single word decides everything. Untargeted drilling becomes guesswork.
Another year. HK$480,000 gone.
An Executive Officer II earns HK$480,000 a year. Fail CRE and you wait another cycle — a year of dry salary, plus stress, plus the slow erosion of momentum.
Six features. One goal:
Level 2 on the next sitting.
Designed by Head Coach Mike Yeung — former Senior Administrative Officer, with service across Tourism Commission, Home Affairs, Security Bureau, Education Bureau, Lands, and the Civil Service Bureau.
Smart Drilling
The system finds your weak spots and targets them. No wasted reps on what you already know.
Speed Training
Timed sets calibrated to exam pace. Build the reflex to answer fast — and right.
Track Every Gain
Weekly analytics. Watch the readiness score climb toward Level 2.
Exam-Accurate Content
Two thousand plus questions aligned to CRE format. What you drill is what you face.
BLNST Mastery
Basic Law and NSL catch many off guard. A dedicated section with bilingual explanations.
Full Mock Exams
Forty-five minutes under pressure. Know what to expect before you walk in.
Three papers. One short test. Permanent record.
Level 2, Level 1, and Pass results carry permanent validity. Pass once. Carry it forever.
Use of English
- Comprehension
- Error Identification
- Grammar & Usage
- Writing Skills
中文運用
- 閱讀理解
- 語誤辨析
- 語法運用
- 寫作技巧
Aptitude Test
- Deductive Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- Numerical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
Basic Law & NSL Test
- Basic Law Articles
- National Security Law
- Bilingual Questions
Eight weeks. Four papers.
Numbers, not slogans.
Average percentile improvements from diagnostic to final mock after eight weeks of consistent practice.
One-off payment. Four months. No subscriptions.
Launch pricing already includes the 50% discount. No coupon required. Test history is preserved if you re-subscribe later.
Basic
Get started with essential exam tools.
- Free Diagnostic Assessment
- 1 Mock Exam Attempt
- Basic Progress Tracking
- Exam Date Reminders
- 5% Coupon for IRB Main Site
Essential
Focused preparation with structured mock exams.
- Everything in Basic
- 5 Mock Exam Attempts
- Mock Exam Timer
- Detailed Answer Explanations
- Paper-by-Paper Analytics
- Tournament Access
- 7.5% Coupon for IRB Main Site
Pump
Full access for serious candidates.
- Everything in Essential
- 10 Mock Exam Attempts
- Full Question Bank (Practice Page)
- Overall Ranking Among All Users
- Email Study Support
- Exclusive Tournament Entry
- 10% Coupon for IRB Main Site
Guaranteed Thrive
Maximum results — backed by a results guarantee.
- Everything in Pump
- Unlimited Mock Exam Attempts
- WhatsApp Study Support
- 2 FREE Seats in Bi-monthly Compass Setter Webinars
- Informed LCQ & Policy Updates
- 15% Coupon for IRB Main Site
- 50% IRB Credit Refund if failed after 10 Mock Sets*
All purchases are final. Plans do not auto-renew. Guaranteed Thrive refund requires completion of all ten Mock Sets and documentary proof of the official CRE result. IRB Credits are non-transferable and valid against IRB services only.
The honest ones, answered.
The Common Recruitment Examination is the entry gate to most degree-grade Hong Kong civil service positions — Administrative Officer, Executive Officer, and a long list of professional grades. It has three papers: Use of English, 中文運用, and Aptitude Test. The Basic Law & NSL Test sits alongside it. Level 2 in UE and UC is the standard threshold for AO and EO applicants.
The platform is designed by Mike Yeung — former Senior Administrative Officer in the HKSAR Government, with service in Tourism Commission, Home Affairs, Security Bureau, Education Bureau, Lands Department, and the Civil Service Bureau. The content is calibrated to the real paper. The drilling is targeted. The mocks are timed under exam pressure. Generic banks teach answers. IRB CRE Master teaches pace, judgement, and the small differences that decide a Level.
Yes. IRB CRE Master is the pop-up sister platform, focused on the CRE and BLNST hurdle. The main Iron Rice Bowl site handles the interview funnel — bundles, coaching, Mindful Equinox, the Fast Lane Report. Pass CRE on the CRE Master. Pass the interview on the main site.
Every plan is a one-off payment valid for four calendar months from purchase. No auto-renewal. Re-subscribe later and your test history is preserved.
If you complete all ten assigned Mock Sets and still fail the official CRE, you receive a 50% IRB Credit refund. Documentary proof of result required. Credits are non-transferable and valid against IRB services.
Yes. The Basic Law & NSL Test has a dedicated section with bilingual questions, article-level coverage, and in-depth explanations. Many candidates underestimate it. We do not.
Browser-based. Desktop, tablet, or mobile. Practice anywhere — the MTR ride home counts.
Yes. Eighteen diagnostic questions. No credit card. You receive a personalised readiness score and a study plan calibrated to where you are today.
Take the diagnostic.
It is free. It is honest. It is eighteen questions.
You receive a readiness score and a personalised plan. No credit card. No commitment. Just the truth about where you stand today.