Temporary Sorting Office Assistant

The successful candidate(s) will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for one to two months.

$72 per hour

(a) Candidates appointed must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview.
(f) It is Government's policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to the interview without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government's policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities”.
(g) The selection interview will be held as scheduled when No. 3 Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal or lower, and / or the \"Amber\" or \"Red\" Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued. If No.8 or higher Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal, and / or \"Black\" Rainstorm Warning Signal is hoisted at 7am on the day of interview, or an announcement is made that such warning signal(s) will be hoisted in the coming two hours, interviews scheduled before 1pm will be cancelled. If No.8 or higher Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal, and / or \"Black\" Rainstorm Warning Signal is hoisted at 12 noon on the day of interview, or announcement is made that such warning signals will be hoisted in the coming two hours, interviews scheduled after 1pm will be cancelled. The Department will inform applicants of the rescheduling of interviews.

Application Forms [G .F .340 (Rev. 3/2013)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureau's web site (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Candidates may apply: (a) by submitting the completed application form [G .F. 340 (Rev. 3/2013)] in person to the drop box provided at 1/F, Hongkong Post Headquarters, 2 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong (opening hours : Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 6:30pm and Saturday – 7:30am to 1:30pm, except Sunday and public holiday); or (b) by post, forwarding a completed application form to the above enquiry address. Please specify \"Application for the Post of Temporary Sorting Office Assistant” on the envelope. The postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to the enquiry address and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. If candidates fail to provide the supporting documents as required, or if applications with incomplete or unclear information, late applications, duplicate applications, not duly signed, or not made in the prescribed form, their applications will not be considered. Candidates who are invited for the interview will normally receive an invitation within 2 to 4 weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for the interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. The period of notification for interview may be longer in exceptional circumstances, e.g. when a large number of applications are received or when there are other complications.

Job No.: 43156

Address: The Appointments Section, 4/F, Hongkong Post Headquarters, 2 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong.

Telephone: 2921 2915

Closing Date 2020-06-12 18:00

Publish Date 2020-06-08