(a)(i)持本港大學學位，或同等學歷，並在綜合招聘考試兩張語文試卷（中文運用及英文運用）取得「一級」成績 (註 3 至 6) [入職薪點：警務人員薪級表第25點 (月薪45,305元)] (註 7)﹔或
(ii)持本港大學學位，或香港其中一間理工學院╱理工大學╱香港專業教育學院╱科技學院的高級文憑，或香港高等院校頒發並獲認可的副學士學位，或註冊專上學院註冊後所頒發的文憑，或同等學歷，及香港中學會考中國及英國語文科第2級 / E級 (註 8) 或以上成績，或香港中學文憑考試中國及英國語文科第2級成績或以上，或同等學歷，或在遴選督察的筆試中，考獲中文及英文語文測驗合格 (註 3) [入職薪點：警務人員薪級表第24點 (月薪43,980元)]﹔或
(iii)香港高級程度會考兩科合格(高級程度)及香港中學會考其他三科C級或以上成績，或任何五個香港中學文憑科目成績[包括﹕新高中科目第3級成績，應用學習科目「達標並表現優異」及「達標並表現優異(I)」成績(應用學習科目最多計算兩科)，其他語言科目C級成績]，或同等學歷，及香港中學會考中國及英國語文科第2級 / E級 (註 8) 或以上成績，或香港中學文憑考試中國及英國語文科第2級成績或以上，或同等學歷，或在遴選督察的筆試中，考獲中文及英文語文測驗合格 (註 3) [入職薪點：警務人員薪級表第23點(月薪42,665元)]；
(b)能閱讀及書寫中文及操流利粵語﹔
(c)須符合下列體格標準︰
男性－身高至少163厘米，體重至少50公斤﹔女性－身高至少152厘米，體重至少42公斤，並須通過體能測驗﹔
(d)戴眼鏡人士亦可申請，但必須在不配戴矯視工具下，通過視力測驗﹔以及
(e)必須是香港特別行政區永久性居民，及在香港至少居住滿七年。

(a)(i) a Hong Kong Degree, or equivalent, with "Level 1" results in the two language papers ("Use of Chinese" and "Use of English") in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) (Notes 3 to 6) [Entry point: Police Pay Scale Point 25 ($45,305 per month) (Note 7)]; or
(ii) a Hong Kong Degree, or a Higher Diploma from a Hong Kong polytechnic/polytechnic university/ Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education/ technical college, or an accredited Associate Degree from a Hong Kong tertiary institution, or a Diploma from a registered post-secondary college awarded after the date of its registration, or equivalent, and Level 2 (Note 8) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent; or have a pass in the English Language Proficiency Test and Chinese Language Proficiency Test for Police Inspector recruitment exercise (Note 3), or equivalent [Entry point : Police Pay Scale Point 24 ($43,980 per month)]; or
(iii) A pass in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (2A) plus three other subjects at Grade C or above in the HKCEE (3O), or a combination of results in five Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) subjects of Level 3 in New Senior Secondary (NSS) subjects, “Attained with Distinction” and “Attained with Distinction (I)” in Applied Learning (ApL) subjects (subject to a maximum of two ApL subjects) and Grade C in Other Language subjects, or equivalent and Level 2 (Note 8) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE or equivalent; or have a pass in the English Language Proficiency Test and Chinese Language Proficiency Test for Police Inspector recruitment exercise (Note 3) or equivalent. [Entry point : Police Pay Scale Point 23 ($42,665 per month)];
(b) be able to read and write Chinese and speak fluent Cantonese;
(c) minimum physical standards as follows:-
Male : height 163 cm, weight 50 kg; Female : height 152 cm, weight 42 kg; physical fitness test is a pre-requisite;
(d) pass an initial eyesight test without the aid of any eyesight correction tools; and
(e) must be permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and have resided in Hong Kong for at least seven years.