• (a)leading and managing the activities relating to:
  • (i)licensing matters and formulation of technical/accounting standards, codes of practices and guidelines for the enforcement of legislation and licence conditions, and administration of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance;
  • (ii)monitoring development of the market and new technologies, proposing regulatory frameworks to facilitate these developments and conducting industry or public consultation where appropriate;
  • (iii)interconnection and shared use of telecommunications networks and facilities, control and administration of the telecommunications numbering plan, regulating accounting practices, tariffs and price control of the industry;
  • (iv)processing, reviewing and/or investigating cases in relation to anti-competitive conduct, mergers and acquisitions, misleading or deceptive conduct or other unfair trade practices of communications service providers;
  • (v)promoting good industry practices, investigating consumer complaints and managing the effective and efficient allocation and use of the scarce public resources for provision of communications services; and
• (b)providing support to senior management in analysing complex licensing issues, handling major cases of industry disputes/complaints, conducting major reviews of regulatory framework, and explaining Government policies or positions to the Legislative Council/District Councils, the industry, stakeholders and the public.

Candidates should have –

• (a)a First or Second class honours bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Finance or Business Administration, or equivalent; and
• (b)a minimum of 10 years’ relevant post-graduate experience, with at least 3 years in the telecommunications sector and at a senior managerial level; or
• (c)
  • (i)Corporate Membership in Electronics, Electrical or Information Discipline of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent; or
  • (ii)solicitors admitted in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance or Barristers with one year’s professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance; or
  • (iii)Certified Public Accountant or fellows of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or equivalent; and
• (d)a minimum of 5 years’ relevant post-qualification experience, with at least 3 years in the telecommunications sector and at a senior managerial level; and
• (e)attained ‘Level 1’ results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent (Note 1). Candidates are expected to –
• (f)have strong analytical abilities, ample project and resource management experience;
• (g)be able to lead working groups and committees and conduct meeting and presentations to articulate government policies and positions to a wide range of audience from industry to the public;
• (h)have strong supervisory experience and skills; and
  • (i)be able to work under pressure to deliver high quality outputs under tight schedules.