An Assistant Clerical Officer is mainly deployed on general clerical duties which may involve multi-tasks relating to one or a combination of the following functional areas - (a) general office support; (b) personnel; (c) finance and accounts; (d) customer service; (e) licensing and registration; (f) support to Government Counsel, and court support and registry services to judges and court users; (g) statistical duties; (h) information technology support; and (i) other departmental support. An Assistant Clerical Officer is subject to posting to any government offices in any district of Hong Kong; required to use information technology applications in the discharge of duties; and may be required to work irregular hours or shifts and wear uniform at work.

Candidates should have (a)(i) Level 2 or equivalent [Note (1)] or above in five subjects including Mathematics in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) [Note (2)], or equivalent; or (ii) Level 2 [Note (3)] / Grade E or above in five subjects including Mathematics in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) [Note (2)], or equivalent; (b) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 [Note (3)] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent; and (c) Chinese word processing speed of 20 words per minute and English word processing speed of 30 words per minute and knowledge in the application of common business software [Note (4)].