(1) For civil service appointment purpose, “Attained” in Applied Learning subjects (subject to a maximum of two Applied Learning subjects), and Grade E in Other Language subjects in HKDSEE are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the New Senior Secondary subjects in HKDSEE.
(2) The subjects may include Chinese Language and English Language.
(3) For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in HKCEE before 2007 is accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.
(4) Candidates who are selected to attend the Chinese and English word processing speed test and the test on the application of common business software of Microsoft Office Word 2016 and Excel 2016 (skills test) will normally receive an invitation by February 2021. Those who are not invited for the skills test may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. Candidates are invited to visit the Civil Service Bureau’s website on the latest progress of the recruitment exercise (
http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/cs/2323.html).
(5) An invitation to the skills test or recruitment interview does not imply that the candidate has met the entry requirements of the post.
(6) As invitations or notifications will be sent to candidates by email, candidates should provide an accurate email address in their application. Candidates are responsible for checking their emails to ensure that invitations or notifications will be duly received.
(7) For the purpose of heightening public awareness of the Basic Law (BL) and promoting a culture of learning of BL in the community, applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their BL knowledge. Candidates who are invited to attend the recruitment interview will be assessed on their BL knowledge through a written test to be conducted immediately before or after the recruitment interview. The BL test result will constitute an appropriate weighting in a candidate’s overall assessment.