Salary:
Master Pay Scale Point 14 (HK$30,235 per month) to Master Pay Scale Point 27 (HK$55,995 per month)

Entry Requirements:
Candidates should have -
(a) (i) A bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent [Note (1)];
(b) A Pass in the Aptitude Test in the CRE [Notes (2) and (6)]; and
(c) A good command of both Chinese and English and have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent [Notes (2) to (6)].
(Remark: Candidates will be required to pass the JRE to be held tentatively on 5 December 2020 [Notes (7) to (12)].)

Duties:
Assistant Trade Officers II are mainly deployed on research and analysis of information on trade, industry, technology and innovation matters; assisting in the management of licensing and controls matters; assisting in the design and development of computer systems relating to trade controls matters and industrial data; assisting in the implementation of funding programmes and providing industry support relating to Small and Medium Enterprises, innovation and technology and the CreateSmart Initiative; and assisting in the housekeeping of government-funded technology support organisations. They may be required to attend conferences/other events, arrange factory/company visits or to assist in negotiations in Hong Kong, Mainland and overseas. They may also be appointed as a committee secretary.

Terms of Appointment:
A new appointee to the Assistant Trade Officer II 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.

ENQUIRY ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Assistant Trade Officer II Post –
Trade Officer Grade Management, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Address: 23/F., West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. / Tel. No.: (852) 3655 5402 / E-mail address: tore@cedb.gov.hk)

NOTES:

(1) Current final year undergraduates may also apply; if selected, appointment will be subject to their obtaining the requisite academic qualification within the current academic year (i.e. 2020/21).
(2) Candidates’ results in the Aptitude Test (AT) paper of the CRE are classified as Pass or Fail, while the results of the Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers of the CRE are classified as Level 2, Level 1 or Fail, with Level 2 being the highest. Level 2 and Level 1 results of the two language papers and Pass result of the AT paper obtained from December 2006 onwards are of permanent validity. Applicants with valid requisite results in the AT, UC and UE papers obtained in previous CREs are deemed to have met the entry requirements (b) and (c) of the four posts.
(3) Level 5 or above in Chinese Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Level 5 or above in English Language of the HKDSEE is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE.
(4) Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Grade C or above in Use of English of the HKALE or in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level) is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE.
(5) An overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test is accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period.
(6) Applicants who do not possess the requisite CRE results, or equivalent, must have made a separate application for taking the coming CRE in October 2020 in Hong Kong or make a separate application for taking the CRE to be held tentatively on 5 December 2020 in seven cities outside Hong Kong (namely Beijing, London, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney). Otherwise, they may not meet the entry requirements of the post(s) they apply for. For applicants who will take the above CRE, their applications will be processed subject to their obtaining the requisite CRE results.
(7) Eligible applicants with the requisite CRE results, or equivalent, will be arranged to sit the JRE to be held tentatively on 5 December 2020. Candidates residing or studying outside Hong Kong may take the JRE on the same date outside Hong Kong. For the examination outside Hong Kong, it may only be held subject to the regulations and prevailing measures in that particular city in light of the development of the COVID-19. If the situation warrants, the examination may be deferred or cancelled. Any updates of the examination arrangements will be announced on the Civil Service Bureau (CSB)’s website at www.csb.gov.hk.
(8) As it takes time to process all applications, an invitation to the JRE does not imply that an applicant has met the entry requirements of the post(s) being applied for.
(9) Eligible applicants with the requisite CRE results, or equivalent, should immediately contact the Civil Service Examinations Unit by phone at (852) 2537 6429 or by e-mail to csbcseu@csb.gov.hk if they do not receive the e-mail notifying them of the relevant details of the JRE by 23 November 2020.
(10) Any request for review of examination results of the JRE should be made in writing and should reach the Civil Service Examinations Unit (at Room 718, 7/F., West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong) within 7 calendar days from the date of notification as to whether an applicant is invited to attend selection interview. Late requests will not be entertained. Please note that a review of JRE results may lead to upward, downward or no adjustment to the original marks.
(11) For the purpose of heightening public awareness of the Basic Law (BL) and promoting a culture of learning of BL in the community, applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their BL knowledge. The BL test for degree / professional grades will be held on the same date of the CRE, and the result will constitute an appropriate weighting in a candidate’s overall assessment.
(12) There is no overseas recruitment for the Executive Officer II, Assistant Trade Officer II and Transport Officer II posts. Nonetheless, applicants residing or studying outside Hong Kong may choose to take the JRE to be held tentatively outside Hong Kong on 5 December 2020. Applicants should however note that selection interviews of the Executive Officer II, Assistant Trade Officer II and Transport Officer II recruitment exercises will be conducted in Hong Kong only.

HOW TO APPLY:
All completed application forms must be submitted on or before the deadline for application via one of the following means -
(i) through on-line application system on the Civil Service Bureau (CSB)’s website at www.csb.gov.hk; or
(ii) by post to CSB at Room 722, 7/F., West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong (the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of submission of application). To avoid unsuccessful delivery of mail items, please ensure that the address on the envelope is clear and correct and sufficient postage has been paid. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Bureau and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. An applicant will bear any consequences arising from not paying sufficient postage.

Application forms [CSB 606 (Rev. 9/2020) and CSB 606A (Rev. 9/2020)] can be downloaded from the CSB’s website at www.csb.gov.hk. They are also available at any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of the Home Affairs Department, any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division of the Labour Department, and the Information Counter on 1/F., Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong.

Applications not made in the prescribed application forms [CSB 606 (Rev. 9/2020) and CSB 606A (Rev. 9/2020)] or submitted by fax or e-mail will NOT be accepted.

Deadline for Application:
9 October 2020 (Friday) at 5:00 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.