Mainly deployed on -

• (a)undertaking clerical routines including preparation of statistical reports, maintenance and filing of records and autopsy reports, keeping inventories and handling enquiries;
• (b)taking care of the mortuary and supervising frontline mortuary staff;
• (c)monitoring the body receipt, storage and disposal procedures, arranging the storage and disposal of bodies, preparing and updating case records and preparing daily returns;
• (d)assisting in arrangements for identification of deceased persons, and explaining its procedures to next-of-kin of the deceased; and
• (e)assisting pathologists in the preparation and dispatching of specimens for special examinations.

(Remarks:

• (1)Required to work in post-mortem rooms.
• (2)May be required to work irregular hours.
• (3)Subject to deployment to various mortuaries within the Department as and when required.)

Candidates should -

• (a)
  • (i)have Level 2 or equivalent (Note 1) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; or
  • (ii)have Level 2 (Note 3) / Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent;
• (b)have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 (Note 3) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent;
• (c)have knowledge in operation of computer and basic applications, such as word-processing;
• (d)have the aptitude to work in mortuary;
• (e)pass an aptitude test to be arranged by the Department; and
• (f)preferably have two years' working experience in hospitals / public clinics including various health institutions.