Experimental Officer

Successful candidates will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probationary bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

Master Pay Scale Point 14 ($28,725) to Master Pay Scale Point 27 ($53,195) per month.

(a) Candidates 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) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(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) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) 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 written examination / interview.
(h) It is Government 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 attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. 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 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” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under“Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(i) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their diplomas/certificates, transcripts of studies and official documents issued by the relevant academic institutions, by mail within one week after close of application to the enquiry address. Candidates who apply online should mark “For application of Experimental Officer” on the envelope and quote the online application number on the copies of every page of supporting documents. Documents of local qualifications are not required at the application stage.
(j) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

Application forms [G.F.340 (Rev. 3/2013)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centre 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 website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). Completed forms should reach the following enquiry address on or before the closing date for application. Please state the post to be applied on the envelope. Candidates should ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage is affixed before posting so as to avoid unsuccessful delivery of application. Any underpaid mail items will be returned or disposed of by the Hongkong Post. On-line
application can also be made through the Civil Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk). As shortlisting criteria may be applied for selecting better qualified candidates to selection interviews, candidates should state clearly in their applications full record of employment and academic qualifications (including the major(s) of their degree(s) and the class of honours awarded). Candidates who are selected for written examination/interview will normally receive an invitation in about eight to ten weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for written examination/interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Job No.: 42350

Address: Personnel Registry, Hong Kong Observatory, 134A Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

Telephone: 2926 8205

Closing Date 2019-11-15 23:59

Publish Date 2019-10-25