To assist in -

• (a)processing development proposals and planning applications and carrying out site searches for various purposes;
• (b)managing the public engagement exercises of planning studies;
• (c)preparing, revising and implementing the territorial and sub-regional development strategies, and statutory and non statutory district plans;
• (d)formulating and revising planning standards and guidelines and carrying out planning researches, studies and urban design work either directly or through managing the work of consultants;
• (e)undertaking the review of Outline Zoning Plans and the development parameters of land sale sites;
• (f)undertaking enforcement actions against unauthorised developments under the Town Planning Ordinance;
• (g)developing and applying geographic information system and IT technologies to facilitate public participation and decision making; and
• (h)carrying out researches and liaising with Mainland authorities on cross-boundary infrastructure and regional development matters.

Candidates should -

• (a)
  • (i)have a town planning degree/diploma from a Hong Kong university recognised by the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP); or
  • (ii)have a town planning degree/diploma and an exemption from Part I and a pass in Part II of the HKIP Qualifying Examination (QE); or
  • (iii)have a town planning degree/diploma and a pass in Part I and Part II of the HKIP QE;
• (b)have at least 2 years’ appropriate working experience in the planning field after obtaining the academic qualification stated in (a);
• (c)have attained Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (See Note); and
• (d)speak fluent Cantonese and English, and fluency in Putonghua is an advantage.