A Contract Field Inspector is mainly deployed on

• (a)providing technical and administrative support for the one-off assistance package for trawler owners, local deckhands and fish collector owners affected by the trawl ban and related duties;
• (b)performing duties related to fish specimen collection and identification, fisheries studies, surveys and laboratory analysis, water quality monitoring, fisheries development, extension, liaison and law enforcement, training of fishermen, extension of fisheries technologies, management and operation of experimental fish farms, education and publicity on fisheries conservation
• (c)assisting in management, monitoring and law enforcement work relating to marine parks/marine reserve and marine conservation; and
• (d)performing any other duties as may be assigned by supervisors. <br>(Note : Required to work in the New Territories and irregular hours including evenings and weekends, stay overnight away from their base, and spend time at sea on departmental/commercial fishing vessels/fish farms.)

A candidate should have

• (a)
  • (i)obtained a diploma or higher certificate in biology, biological science, environmental science, applied science or a related subject from a Hong Kong polytechnic/polytechnic university or Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education/technical college/technical institute or equivalent; or
  • (ii)obtained a recognized diploma from a post-secondary fisheries school/college, or equivalent and one year of relevant or related post-qualification experience; and
• (b)met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent. <br>(Note :
• (1)‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in previous HKCEE are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE.
• (2)Candidate with driving licence / SCUBA diving certificate / Qualification on Pleasure Vessel Operator Certificate of Competency Grade 2 or above / knowledge on data statistical treatment is preferred. )