申請人須具備下列資格 — (a) 持有本地大學學位，或同等學歷； (b) 精通中文和英文； (c) 取得上文(a)項所述學位或同等學歷後，在翻譯方面至少有7年工作經驗； (d) 對下列一個或多個範疇有廣泛認識，並具備相關工作經驗： (i) 法律翻譯； (ii) 法庭或其他法律工作； (iii) 編輯或新聞工作； (iv) 財經； (v) 商業； (vi) 航運； (vii) 中國法律；以及 (e) 符合語文能力要求，即在綜合招聘考試兩張語文試卷(包括中文運用及英文運用)中取得二級(註1)成績或同等成績(註2)。 (備註：申請人須通過筆試。)

Candidates should have - (a) a degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; (b) an excellent command of English and Chinese; (c) a minimum of seven years' work experience in translation after obtaining the degree or equivalent mentioned in (a) above; (d) a wide general knowledge and work experience in one or more of the following fields – (i) legal translation; (ii) court or other legal work; (iii) editing or journalism; (iv) finance; (v) commerce; (vi) shipping; (vii) Chinese law; and (e) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 results (Note 1) in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and the Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent (Note 2). (Remark: Candidates will be required to pass the written examination.)