Major duties include: (a) to provide reception and hospitality services for both official and social functions in Government House, Fanling Lodge and any other places as required; (b) to plan for and administer venue set up and serving meals for banquets, and to assist in maintaining the standard of service; (c) to undertake management of domestic service and executive duties, including coordinate and supervise the work of junior domestic staff; and (d) to provide personal and domestic services. (Note 1: Domestic Staff I are required to (a) work overtime and irregular hours including evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; (b) live in quarters; (c) wear uniform; and (d) be deployed to work in Government House, Fanling Lodge and any other places as required. Note 2: For the purpose of heightening public awareness of the Basic Law (BL) and promoting a culture of learning of BL in the community, assessment of BL knowledge will be included in the recruitment for all civil service jobs. Candidates who are invited to attend the recruitment interview will be tested orally on their BL knowledge during the recruitment interview. Results of BL assessment will be taken into account only if two candidates are considered equal in all other aspects.)

Candidates should: (a) have at least 15 years’ experience in a senior domestic position in a large household or experience in large establishment/hotel, and be able to supervise domestic staff of junior ranks; (b) have knowledge in drink-mixing and wine-serving, experience in hospitality services and serving meals is preferred; and (c) be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English; read and write simple Chinese and English; and ability to speak Putonghua and computer word processing is an advantage.