Administrative Officer (Hong Kong)

The Administrative Officer (AO) (政務主任) is a high-ranking civil service grade in the Government of Hong Kong. The AOs are cadres of multi-skilled professional administrators who play key roles in the government agencies. The AOs are posted around a wide variety of posts in the Government Secretariat, bureaux and departments at regular intervals. The AOs assist in formulating government policies closely related to society, as well as managing and monitoring the uses of public resources in the bureaux. In addition, the AOs provide good management and supervise relevant departments for providing services to the public. Furthermore, the AOs serving in the District Offices are responsible for supervising and coordinating the provision of government services and facilities by relevant agencies in the districts, serving as frontline representatives for the government, and monitoring community development plans.

Entry requirements

 * 1) A bachelor's degree with first or second class honours from any university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
 * 2) *A bachelor's degree or above from any university in Hong Kong, or possess equivalent academic qualifications, and their overall academic qualifications must be similar to the entry requirements listed in (1);
 * 3) A passing grade in the aptitude test paper of the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE);
 * 4) Meeting the language proficiency requirements, that is, obtain "Level 2" scores in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent;
 * 5) A passing score in the "Basic Law and Hong Kong national security law" test (degree/professional level grade);
 * 6) Candidates must have permanent residency in Hong Kong.
 * Applicants will also be required to pass the Joint Recruitment Examination (JRE).