A Town Planner is responsible for - (a) preparation, revision and implementation of the territorial development strategies, and statutory and non statutory district plans; (b) formulation and revision of planning standards and guidelines and carrying out planning researches, studies and urban design work either directly or through managing the work of consultants; (c) processing development proposals and planning applications and carrying out site searches for various purposes; (d) undertaking enforcement actions against unauthorised development under the Town Planning Ordinance; (e) development and application of geographic information system and IT technologies to facilitate public participation and decision making; and (f) carrying out research and liaising with Mainland authorities on cross-boundary infrastructure and regional development matters.

Candidates should - (a) (i) be Corporate Members of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP); or (ii) be Corporate Members of other professional town planning institutes recognised by the Director of Planning, and have a pass in Part II of the HKIP Qualifying Examination; (b) have 1 year or more of the appropriate working experience in the planning field after obtaining the professional qualification stated in (a); (c) have a pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [see Note (A)]; (d) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE or equivalent [see Note (A)] ; and (e) speak fluent Cantonese and English, and fluency in Putonghua is an advantage.