Police Constable

Duties

A Police Constable is mainly deployed on performing a wide variety of police duties and may be posted to one of the many police formations in uniform branch, traffic wing, crime wing or the marine region. He/she will be subject to discipline under the Police Force Ordinance and is required to work shifts and / or irregular hours and work in an area outside the HKSAR.

Entry Requirements

(a) (i) Level 2 or equivalent (Note 2) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Notes 3&4), or equivalent; or

(ii) Level 2 (Note 5) / Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Notes 3&4), or equivalent;

(b) (i) Level 2 (Note 5) or above in Chinese and English language in HKDSEE or HKCEE (Note 4), or equivalent; or have a pass result in Chinese and English language tests for Police Constable recruitment exercise, or equivalent ; and

(ii) be able to read and write Chinese and speak fluent Cantonese;

(c) pass a physical fitness test;

(d) pass an eyesight test which includes a visual acuity test and a colour perception test. Applicants who wear glasses or contact lenses may also apply for the post. Applicants may perform visual acuity tests with the aid of eyesight correction tools except for colour perception tests;

(e) must be permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(f) have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (Note 6); and

(g) pass a medical examination (including a urine drug test).

Pay

Police Pay Scale Point 4 ($29,520) to Police Pay Scale Point 17 ($43,240) (Note 1) per month

Terms of Appointment

New recruits will be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years, and may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period.

How to Apply

Applicants can download the "HKPF Recruit" Mobile Application (<https://www.police.gov.hk/v/index.php?i=rec_app_e>) to submit police job applications in a more convenient way.

Applicants can also apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (<https://www.csb.gov.hk>).

Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.

(Please note that if you apply online through the Civil Service Bureau's website, you have to download the "HKPF Recruit" Mobile Application to track the latest selection progress.)