Official Languages Officers II are mainly deployed on the following types of duties in bureaux and departments: (a) translating Chinese into English and vice versa; (b) interpreting in English, Cantonese and/or Putonghua at boards, committees, meetings and interviews; (c) attending meetings for the purpose of producing minutes in Chinese and/or English; (d) providing language-related support services such as drafting and vetting documents in Chinese and English, and advising on the use of the two official languages; and (e) assisting in office management work.

Applicants should have: (a) a bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent [Notes (1) and (2)] ; and (b) attained Level 2 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [Note (3) to (7)], or equivalent. (Remarks: Applicants will be required to pass the Official Languages Officer Written Examination (OLOWE) [details given in the paragraph below].) Official Languages Officer Written Examination (OLOWE): Eligible applicants will be invited to sit for the OLOWE, which is tentatively scheduled for September 2017 in Hong Kong. The OLOWE includes papers on Practical Writing (Chinese and English) and Translation (Chinese to English and vice versa) with the aim of assessing the applicants’ language proficiency as Official Languages Officers. Applicants who have passed the OLOWE will be selected for interpretation test and interview based on their results in the OLOWE. Those who have not been selected for interpretation test and interview will be notified in writing in eight to ten weeks after the examination. As it takes time to process all applications, an invitation to the OLOWE does not imply that an applicant’s qualifications meet the entry requirements.