A Forestry Officer is mainly deployed on performing forestry and vegetation management work; planning, managing, developing and protecting Country Parks, Hong Kong Geopark, Hong Kong Wetland Park and Special Areas; undertaking fauna, flora, endangered species, geological and landscape conservation work, including law enforcement, education and advisory duties, and ecological baseline studies; assessing and monitoring ecological aspects of environmental impact assessment process; and undertaking applied research in various related disciplines.

Candidates should have

• (a)a first or second class honours degree in an appropriate subject in Applied or Natural Science from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent;
• (b)three years’ post-graduate experience in an appropriate field or a higher degree or post-graduate diploma in an appropriate subject in Applied or Natural Science from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; and
• (c)‘Level 1’ results (Note 2) in the two language papers [Use of Chinese (Note 3) and Use of English (Note 3 & Note 4)] in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE). A pass result in the Aptitude Test in the CRE is also required.