To perform editorial duties in syntactical and grammatical checking of draft legislation; To make suggestions to draft legislation for text revision to achieve better language flow and easier comprehension from a linguistic point of view; To assist in the review of drafting techniques and legislative style for implementing the Division’s policy of drafting for clarity; To conduct research and analysis on linguistic problems and to build up a resource of materials from the research and analysis; To provide training on the use of English.

Candidate should (a) have a bachelor degree awarded by a Hong Kong institution in the study of English language, or equivalent; (b) have at least 5 years’ experience in performing editorial duties with extensive exposure to syntactical and grammatical checking work; (c) be able to make suggestions for textual revision to achieve better language flow and easier comprehension; (d) have an excellent command of written English; and (e) have substantial experience in linguistic research and analysis.