An Assistant Environmental Protection Officer is mainly deployed on-

A. Air Stream

• (a)assisting in the preparation of legislative proposals, and in the development of codes of practice, guidelines, procedures, standards and objectives and strategies relating to air pollution, ozone layer protection and global warming;
• (b)planning and implementing programmes for air quality monitoring and investigations in relation to air quality management and control activities, including analysis and interpretation of results and supervision of instrumentation;
• (c)contributing to the assessment of projects and development plans with regard to air quality, and providing advice and professional input on air pollution problems and air control activities;
• (d)organising and providing professional input in relation to implementation and enforcement of statutory controls on air pollution, ozone layer depletion and global warming, including the processing of applications for permits and licences, and the collection, collation and presentation of evidence in prosecution and appeal cases; and
• (e)assisting through various means, such as the preparation and presentation of educational and publicity materials, in conveying air quality management policies and strategies to the public, and to prominent community representatives.

B. Environmental Assessment & Planning Stream

• (a)assisting in the preparation of legislative proposals in connection with environmental impact assessment and in the development of policy, procedures and planning guidelines relating to environmental assessment of planning and development proposals;
• (b)assisting in the management and evaluation of environmental impact assessment required for major planning and development proposals, and carrying out environmental reviews on major development projects;
• (c)co-ordinating and integrating technical environmental advice in relation to development proposals and planning matters;
• (d)providing advice on the methodologies and techniques for environmental assessment of planning and development proposals, and in relation to project environmental monitoring and auditing; and
• (e)assisting in the development and implementation of strategies to promote corporate environmental management including environmental auditing and environmental management systems in the public and private sector.

C. Noise Stream

• (a)assisting in the preparation of legislative proposals and in the development of codes of practice, guidelines, procedures, standards, objectives, strategies and policies relating to noise pollution control;
• (b)planning and implementing studies, field investigations and surveys in connection with noise planning and control activities, including management of an acoustic laboratory and a calibration laboratory;
• (c)giving acoustic advice on noise pollution matters and providing professional input to noise planning proposals and development project assessment in relation to noise pollution;
• (d)organising and providing professional input in relation to the implementation and enforcement of statutory controls on noise, including the processing of applications for permits, complaints investigation, and the collection, collation and presentation of evidence in prosecution and appeal cases; and
• (e)assisting through various means, such as the preparation and presentation of educational and publicity materials, in conveying noise policies and strategies to the public, and to prominent community representatives.

D. Waste & Water Stream

• (a)assisting in the preparation of policy and legislative proposals and in the development of codes of practice, guidelines, procedures, standards, objectives and strategies in relation to the control of land or water pollution, and waste management and disposal;
• (b)planning and implementing land or water pollution studies, control schemes and projects, and investigations and surveys;
• (c)assisting in studies for the development of liquid waste treatment and disposal facilities, and the development and management of solid waste facilities;
• (d)organising and providing professional input in relation to implementation and enforcement of statutory controls on waste management and disposal and land or water pollution, including the processing of applications for permits, and the collection, collation and presentation of evidence in prosecution and appeal cases;
• (e)giving advice on waste management and land or water pollution issues, and providing professional input to project assessment with regard to waste management and land or water pollution issues; and
• (f)assisting through various means, such as the preparation and presentation of educational and publicity materials, in conveying waste management and water quality management policies and strategies to the public, and to prominent community representatives.

Candidates should have

• (a)a Hong Kong degree, or equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering subject (See Note (1));
• (b)a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); and
• (c)met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 in the two language papers [Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)] in the CRE, or equivalent (See Note (2)).