HK Green Card (Construction) study plan
HK Green Card (Construction) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Construction Workers Registration Ordinance Requirements
Outline the scope and purpose of the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance, including which construction operations and workers it covers
Identify who must be registered before working on a construction site and list the categories of exempted persons
Explain the duties placed on contractors and site employers regarding the employment of registered workers
Define key statutory terms such as construction worker, registered worker, and registration card in your own words
Your checkpoint
A one-page glossary plus a coverage table listing covered operations, mandatory registration rules, and exemptions, self-checked against the ordinance
Construction Workers Registration Ordinance Requirements
Distinguish the offences and penalties for workers who work without valid registration from those for employers who engage them
Summarise record-keeping and card-checking obligations that fall on principal contractors and subcontractors
Describe how the ordinance interacts with other site safety and employment requirements without confusing their purposes
Draft a short scenario analysis of a site inspection where an unregistered worker is found
Your checkpoint
A 300-word written scenario answer identifying each party's liability and the relevant ordinance obligations
Application for Workers Registration and Registration Card
List the eligibility criteria and required supporting documents for a first-time worker registration application
Sequence the application steps from form completion to card collection, including where each step is performed
Explain how to handle applications involving trades, skill levels, or qualifications that require evidence
Identify common causes of rejected or delayed applications and how to prevent them
Your checkpoint
A completed checklist of application documents and a step-by-step application flow diagram with no gaps
Application for Workers Registration and Registration Card & Construction Workers Registration System (CWRS) and Register of Construction Workers
Describe the content and features of the registration card and what a valid card must show
Explain renewal, replacement for loss or damage, and updating personal particulars on the register
Map the main components of the Construction Workers Registration System and the Register of Construction Workers
Distinguish what the register records about a worker from what the card displays
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of card data versus register data, plus a renewal and replacement procedure summary
Construction Workers Registration System (CWRS) and Register of Construction Workers
Explain how registration status and trade information are recorded and updated in the CWRS
Describe how employers, workers, and authorised parties can check registration validity
Identify the data privacy and access limits that apply to register information
Trace how a change of trade or skill qualification flows through the system
Your checkpoint
A process map showing a registration record from creation through update, with the access rules annotated at each step
Construction Workers Registration System (CWRS) and Register of Construction Workers & Review and Appeal, Service Centres and Registered Workers Support
Explain the grounds on which a registration decision may be reviewed or appealed
Outline the appeal process, including time limits, who hears an appeal, and possible outcomes
Describe the services offered at service centres and which transactions can be completed there
List the support available to registered workers, including advice and assistance channels
Your checkpoint
An appeal timeline with deadlines and decision points, plus a service centre services checklist
Review and Appeal, Service Centres and Registered Workers Support
Apply the review and appeal rules to short fact patterns involving refused, suspended, or cancelled registration
Distinguish requests for review from formal appeals and choose the correct route in each case
Explain how workers can prepare for and present an appeal effectively
Identify where registered workers can obtain help with card, registration, and employment-related problems
Your checkpoint
Three solved fact patterns with the correct route, deadline, and expected outcome stated for each
Construction Workers Registration Ordinance Requirements & Application for Workers Registration and Registration Card & Construction Workers Registration System (CWRS) and Register of Construction Workers & Review and Appeal, Service Centres and Registered Workers Support
Consolidate all four domains into a single revision sheet of key rules, numbers, and procedures
Complete a timed mixed-domain practice set and review every incorrect answer
Revisit the weakest two domains identified in practice and close the gaps
Rehearse explaining the full registration lifecycle from application to appeal in under five minutes
Your checkpoint
A full-length timed mock result with a written error log and a final one-page revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can state, without notes, who must be registered, the main offences, and the duties of contractors under the ordinance
Week 4: Can complete the application document checklist and describe card renewal and replacement steps from memory
Week 6: Can explain the CWRS and register functions and outline the appeal route with its time limits
Week 8: Scores at least 75% on the timed mixed-domain mock and has closed both weakest-domain gaps