Assistant Information Officer (General)

Duties

Information Officers (General) are professional communications officers who play a key role in the HKSAR Government’s public communications and engagement work. They are involved in news services, publicity, public relations, media liaison, information dissemination and the promotion of government policies and initiatives. Posted to the Information Services Department Headquarters, different bureaux and departments at regular intervals, they enjoy variety in their career and contribute to different areas of publicity and public relations work in the Government.

Entry Requirements

Candidates should have –

(a) A bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent [Note (1)];

(b) A pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [Notes (2) and (6)];

(c) A good command of both Chinese and English and have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent [Notes (2) to (6)]; and

(d) A pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) (Degree / Professional Grades) [Note (7)].

(Remark: Candidates will be required to pass the Joint Recruitment Examination (JRE) to be held tentatively on 5 December 2026 [Notes (8) to (12)].)

Pay

Master Pay Scale Point 14 (HK$34,075 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 27 (HK$63,100 per month)

Terms of Appointment

A new appointee to the Assistant Information Officer (General) rank will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

How to Apply

Each applicant should submit only ONE application on or before the deadline through on-line application system on the Civil Service Bureau website at <www.csb.gov.hk>. Applications submitted by post, fax, e-mail or other means will NOT be accepted.

Deadline for Application

2 October 2026 (Friday) at 11:59 p.m. Hong Kong Time. Late or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. Towards the deadline for application, the on-line system would likely be heavily loaded with large volume of applications, and it may render applicants unable to complete their on-line applications in time. Applicants should therefore submit their applications as early as possible.