A Land Executive is mainly deployed on the following types of duties: (a) responsible to District Lands Officers/Chief Estate Surveyors for a wide variety of matters relating to the administration of land in the New Territories; (b) responsible for land administration work in a sub-District after initial training, involving visits to sites, interviewing parties to transactions and disputes or for other land work such as acquisition, land control (including squatter control and clearance), lease enforcement; and (c) to perform emergency and on-call duties during typhoon and other natural disasters. (Note: The work of a Land Executive involves extensive travelling in the New Territories with sometimes long and irregular hours of duty.)

Candidates should (a)(i) have Level 3 or equivalent [Note(3)] or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) [Note(4)], or equivalent; or (ii) have Grade E or above in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination and Level 3 [Note(5)]/Grade C or above in three other subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) [Note(4)], or equivalent; (b) be mature, resourceful, imaginative, reliable, with the ability to influence and be acceptable to others; (c) have high integrity, management and communication skills, human relation techniques, experience in handling people gained through work situations, and ability to work independently; (d) have a liking for outdoor work; (e) possess a valid driving licence {Remark: candidates should indicate the vehicle classification code(s) and expiry date(s) of their driving licence(s) in the 'Professional Qualifications' section of the application form [G.F. 340 (Rev. 6/2012)]}; and (f) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 [Note(5)] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent.