PRC Legal Qualification (HK) study plan
PRC Legal Qualification (HK) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Civil Law & Jurisprudence
Map the Civil Code into its seven parts and label the articles governing civil capacity, juridical acts, agency, and limitation periods
Draft a one-page flowchart linking formation, validity, performance, breach, and remedies for contract disputes
Distinguish the core schools of jurisprudence and match each to how PRC courts reason in published judgments
Solve 20 civil-law multiple-choice items on juridical acts and agency, logging every error with the correcting rule
Your checkpoint
A 15-page civil-law outline plus an error log of at least 20 solved items, with each error tied to a Code article
Civil Law & Criminal Law
Analyze property rights, security interests, and tort liability using worked hypotheticals on ownership transfer and mortgage priority
Construct the elements of the major intentional crimes and negligence offences, and apply the justifiable-defence and necessity provisions
Compare the stages of criminal attempt, preparation, and discontinuation in three short fact patterns
Complete 25 mixed civil and criminal multiple-choice items under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of criminal liability stages with three original fact patterns and model answers
Criminal Law & Civil Procedure Law and Evidence
Apply the rules on joint crimes, cumulative punishment, and sentencing circumstances to structured scenarios
Outline the civil evidence rules on burden of proof, admissibility, and judicial notice
Trace a civil action from filing through first instance, appeal, and retrial, noting every statutory time limit
Answer 15 criminal-law short-answer questions in exam format
Your checkpoint
A one-page procedural timeline of a civil case with all statutory deadlines annotated
Constitutional Law & Civil Procedure Law and Evidence
Recite the constitutional structure: state organs, their powers, and the relationship between the Constitution and ordinary statutes
Explain the constitutional provisions on citizens' rights and duties and apply them to two rights-based scenarios
Draft a model civil judgment analysing evidence and applying the burden of proof
Sit a 40-item mock test covering civil law, criminal law, and civil procedure
Your checkpoint
A full mock-test score report with a written diagnosis of the three weakest subtopics
Criminal Procedure Law & Administrative Law and Administrative Litigation Law
Map criminal procedure from investigation through prosecution, trial, and appeal, listing the rights of the accused at each stage
Distinguish the types of administrative acts and identify which are reviewable
Outline the grounds, standing, and time limits for administrative litigation and state compensation
Draft an administrative litigation claim and a defence statement for one hypothetical permit refusal
Your checkpoint
A paired set of pleadings (claim and defence) for an administrative litigation hypothetical
Commercial Law and Economic Law & Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and Socialist Rule of Law Theory
Summarize company law rules on incorporation, capital contribution, governance, and shareholder liability
Outline the core provisions of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law and the Labour Contract Law
Explain the eleven adherences of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and connect each to a concrete legal institution
Write a 600-word essay applying socialist rule-of-law theory to judicial reform
Your checkpoint
A 600-word theory essay plus a one-page commercial-law statutory map
International Law, Private International Law and International Economic Law & Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and Socialist Rule of Law Theory
Distinguish the sources of international law and apply the law of treaties to a reservation scenario
Apply the conflict-of-law rules on jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition of foreign judgments
Outline WTO dispute settlement and the core principles of international economic law
Complete 20 private international law items and reconcile each with the relevant statute
Your checkpoint
A conflict-of-law decision tree tested against five hypotheticals, with answers cited to statute
Constitutional Law & Jurisprudence & Civil Law & Criminal Law & Civil Procedure Law and Evidence & Criminal Procedure Law & Administrative Law and Administrative Litigation Law & Commercial Law and Economic Law & International Law, Private International Law and International Economic Law
Sit two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them against the official weighting
Re-drill every item missed across weeks 1 to 7 and confirm each rule is now recalled without notes
Condense all outlines into a single 20-page revision sheet organized by domain weight
Rehearse the essay structure for theory and jurisprudence questions twice
Your checkpoint
Two scored full mock exams plus a 20-page final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 60% on the 25-item mixed civil and criminal set, with no repeated error type from week 1
Week 4: Score at least 65% on the 40-item mock test and submit the written diagnosis of weak subtopics
Week 6: Complete the theory essay and commercial-law map, and pass a self-quiz on the eleven adherences without notes
Week 8: Score at least 70% on both full mock exams and finish the 20-page revision sheet