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Executive Officer Grade

2024-25 Recruitment Exercise Timeline

Events Period / Date
Application Period for the Executive Officer II (EOII) Post

14 September 2024 to 4 October 2024 11:59 p.m. Hong Kong Time (Application closed)
Joint Administrative Officer / Executive Officer / Trade Officer / Transport Officer Recruitment Examination (JRE) 7 December 2024 (Tentative)
Selection Interview February to May 2025 (Tentative)
Earliest Batch of Offer of Appointments (subject to clearance of all recruitment formalities) May/June 2025 (Tentative)

 

Entry requirements

As part of the entry requirements, applicants for the EOII post are required to have obtained -
(a) Level 2 in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) or equivalent results ; and
(b)  a Pass result in the Aptitude Test paper in the CRE; and
(c) a Pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) (Degree / Professional Grades).
  • Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law and National Security Law Test (Degree / Professional Grades) (CRE and BLNST)

    For more details about CRE and BLNST, please click here.

  • Joint Administrative Officer / Executive Officer / Trade Officer / Transport Officer Recruitment Examination

    The recruitment examination aims to assess applicants' analytical and written communication abilities. The examination lasts for three hours. Candidates should complete two questions in the examination. The format of the two questions are depicted in the following:

    • Question 1 is a task set against a case background. Candidates can draw on materials from the case background when attempting the task. Candidates are expected to provide practical and innovative solutions on the basis of good understanding and independent analysis of the issues presented in the question. Mere reproduction of background materials indiscriminately in content and language will not earn any marks.

      Based on the case background provided, candidates should complete the task question in English. Below is a sample task question:  

      You work in the Ministry of Welfare of the Government of the City of Jade. You have been tasked to draft an internal discussion paper on the provision of mental health services, in which you should

      1. set out two major problems facing the setting up of integrated centres for mental health and explain the implication of the identified issues; and
      2. recommend feasible measures to address the major problems identified.

      Please draft the paper in English

    • Question 2 is a question on a specific social or policy issue in Hong Kong. Candidates should answer this question with their own views and provide justifications for their stance.

      Based on the brief background information provided, candidates should complete the task question in Chinese. Below is a sample task question:

      有意見認為，香港素有「美食天堂」之稱，有條件推動「大牌檔」文化的發展，因此建議政府應在市區尋覓適合的地段，發展新的「大牌檔」攤檔。事實上，鄰近地區亦有不少類似的成功經驗 。

      請分析上述建議有何利弊，表明你是支持抑或反對有關建議，並就你的立場提出理據。如果是贊成的話，請提出建議，確保方案可有效達致其政策目的；如果是反對的話，請提出其他推動香港成為「美食天堂」的措施。

      請用中文作答。
  • Selection Interview

    The EOII selection interview will be conducted in both Cantonese and English for each applicant individually.  Generally speaking, each candidate will be interviewed by a 3-member selection panel and the interview will last for about 30 minutes.

Note

All the above information on timeline and selection methods is for reference only.