• (a)To provide secretariat support to the Torture Claims Appeal Board in handling appeals/petitions, including checking of notices of appeal/petition, arranging meetings with illiterate appellants/petitioners, assigning cases, drafting replies/orders, scheduling/conducting hearings, and checking, formatting and serving decisions.
• (b)To liaise and correspond with relevant government departments, the appellants/petitioners and/or their legal representatives, on matters relating to the appeals/petitions.
• (c)To assist in handling applications for judicial review (JR), including seeking legal advice, liaising with the Court and the JR applicants, and dealing with requests for information/documents/audio records from relevant parties.
• (d)To assist in work pertaining to office accommodation and general administration.
• (e)To provide executive support in setting-up the library for country of origin information (COI), conducting COI research and building up and maintaining COI database.
• (f)To perform any other duties as assigned by the seniors.

Candidates should have-

• (a)a Bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent;
• (b)
  • (i)attained Level 3 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE); or
  • (ii)Grade C or above in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (See Note); or
  • (iii)equivalent;
• (c)at least 3 years of full-time post-degree working experience;
• (d)good command of English and Chinese; and
• (e)proficiency in the computer applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Good command of foreign languages such as Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu and Nepalese would be an advantage.