An Environmental Protection Officer (Waste and Water Stream) is mainly deployed to (a) assist in the preparation of policy and legislative proposals and in the development of codes of practice, guidelines, procedures, standards, objectives and strategies in relation to the control of land or water pollution, and waste management and disposal; (b) plan and implement land or water pollution studies, control schemes and projects, and investigations and surveys; (c) assist in studies for the development of liquid waste treatment and disposal facilities and the development and management of solid waste facilities; (d) organise and provide professional input in relation to the implementation and enforcement of statutory controls on waste management and disposal and land or water pollution, including the processing of applications for permits, and the collection, collation and presentation of evidence in prosecution and appeal cases; (e) give advice on waste management and land or water pollution issues, and provide professional input to project assessment with regard to waste management and land or water pollution issues; and (f) assist through various means, such as the preparation and presentation of educational and publicity materials, in conveying waste management and water quality management policies and strategies to the public, and to prominent community representatives.

Candidates should have (a) (i) a Hong Kong First or Second Class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering subject, and three years’ post-graduate experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to waste management or water pollution; or (ii) Corporate Membership of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers of a relevant discipline elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent, and three years’ training or experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to waste management or water pollution (not necessarily obtained after Membership); and (b) a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); and (c) met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ in the two language papers [Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)] in the CRE, or equivalent (See Note (1)).