2.2 Centre, Languages, Documents & Exam Rules

Quick Answer: Sit the test at 2/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon. Bring HKID (or TD-registered alternative ID), a valid full driving licence, and your appointment letter. Choose Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or English on screen — then follow booth rules: phones off, no talking, raise your hand for problems.

Test Centre Location

All Taxi Written Test sittings described in TD's candidate guide take place at:

2/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon

The Driving Test Appointment Office is in the same building. That matters after the test (result collection) and before the test (practice kiosks and administrative counters). Plan your journey with enough buffer for security screening, floor finding, and ticket processing — arriving "exactly on time" at the street entrance is often too late once lift queues and counter steps are included.

If you are unfamiliar with the building, identify the Appointment Office lobby on a quiet day and walk the route once. Test-day stress is a poor time to discover which entrance leads to 2/F.

On-Screen Languages

The computerized paper is available in:

Pick the language that matches how you studied the Taxi Operation Booklet and Road Users' Code. Map place names can feel different across scripts; if you drilled locations in Traditional Chinese, do not switch to English at the last second unless you have practised that interface. As Section 2.1 stressed, language cannot be changed after the test starts.

Practice Kiosks Before the Real Sitting

TD provides practice kiosks in the Driving Test Appointment Office lobby so candidates can try the touch interface before their formal attempt. Use them. The exam content is hard enough without discovering mid-paper that you mis-tap options, cannot find the next-question control, or freeze under an unfamiliar layout.

A short kiosk session is not a substitute for syllabus study, but it removes interface risk. Treat it as free marks protection: every second you would have spent fighting the screen is a second you can spend on the route question or a dense regulations item.

Documents You Must Bring

TD requires three document categories on test day:

Missing item (1) or (2) means you will not be allowed to sit the test. Do not assume a photocopy, a phone photo, or a nearly expired card will pass scrutiny. If your HKID is damaged, resolve identity documentation with TD before appointment day. If your full licence is due to expire around the sitting, renew early so validity is unambiguous.

The appointment letter proves you are booked for that session; keep it with your other documents in a single clear folder so you are not digging through bags at the entrance while the queue builds.

Exam-Room and Conduct Rules

The centre rules are designed for security, fairness, and a quiet testing environment. Memorize them as operational facts, not as optional etiquette:

Electronics and belongings

• Switch off mobile phones, smart watches, and any electronic alarms before you sit.
• Place belongings on the booth top as directed — not on your lap, not under the desk in a way that invites suspicion, and not in active use.
• No pets and no recording devices in the examination area.

Behaviour during the paper

• No smoking, eating, drinking, or talking during the test.
• If you have a problem with the terminal, the display, or an emergency, raise your hand and wait for staff — do not call out or leave your booth without instruction.
• If you need the restroom, understand that restroom time counts against the exam clock. The 45-minute allowance does not pause while you are away. Plan hydration and toilet use before you start.

Integrity and legal framework

• Cheating leads to disqualification and the test form being invalidated. Do not risk notes, device use, looking at another screen, or any collusion.
• The centre operates under CCTV surveillance.
• The Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) applies — never offer advantages to staff or seek improper assistance with the test outcome.

Seating and system login steps

• Sit according to the ticket table number assigned to you. Do not choose an empty booth because it looks quieter.
• After language selection, input your Test Form Number as prompted so the system links your answers to the correct candidate record.

Building a Friction-Free Arrival Routine

A clean test-day routine reduces avoidable fails (turned away at the door) and avoidable time loss (late, flustered, phone still buzzing):

1. Night before: charge nothing you need in the booth; print or re-check the appointment letter; confirm HKID and full licence are in one pouch.
2. Morning of: arrive early at 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road; allow time for the Appointment Office floor.
3. Lobby: if open and available, run the practice kiosk once for touch confidence.
4. Before seating: toilet, water finished, phone and watch fully off, belongings ready for booth top.
5. At the terminal: language → read instructions carefully in the ~5-minute window → enter Test Form Number → start with a calm first question.

Why These Rules Appear in Prep Materials

Logistics rules are not filler. Candidates fail administratively (wrong or expired documents) almost as painfully as they fail on content. Others lose marks because a phone alarm, a mid-test language regret, or a long restroom trip destroys concentration inside a 45-minute dual-threshold paper. Treat Section 2.2 as mandatory operating procedure for becoming a taxi driver under TD's process — the same discipline the job itself will demand with passengers, meters, and enforcement officers.