(a) 持有香港任何一所大學頒發的學士學位，或具備同等學歷〔註一〕；及
(b) 在綜合招聘考試的能力傾向測試取得及格成績〔註二及三〕；及
(c) 在綜合招聘考試〔註三〕兩張語文試卷〔註二〕(中文運用〔註四〕及英文運用〔註四及五〕)的語文能力要求方面取得二級成績，或具備同等成績；以及能有效地以中文和英文溝通。

助理新聞主任（一般工作）筆試
申請人須參加由政府新聞處在香港舉辦的助理新聞主任（一般工作）筆試。筆試日期將會刊登於政府新聞處互聯網站(http://www.isd.gov.hk)。申請人必須在有關筆試取得及格成績才會有機會參加面試。申請人如獲邀參加筆試／面試，會接獲以郵寄／電郵方式發出的通知。申請人於截止日期後三個月內仍未獲邀參加筆試，則可視作已落選論。

《基本法》知識評核
為提高大眾對《基本法》的認知和在社區推廣學習《基本法》的風氣，政府會測試應徵公務員職位人士的《基本法》知識。申請人在基本法測試（學位╱專業程度職系）的表現會佔其整體表現的一個適當比重。

(a) a bachelor’s degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent [Note 1]; and
(b) a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [Notes 2 & 3]; and
(c) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 results in the two language papers [Note 2] (Use of Chinese [Note 4] and Use of English [Notes 4 & 5]) in the CRE [Note 3], or equivalent; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.

Assistant Information Officer (General) Written Examination
Applicants are required to sit an Assistant Information Officer (General) written examination to be conducted in Hong Kong by Information Services Department. The examination date will be posted to Information Services Department website (http://www.isd.gov.hk). Only those who have passed the examination will be further considered for the selection interview(s). 　Candidates who are selected for the written examination/selection interview(s) will receive an invitation by post/email. Candidates who are not invited to attend the written examination within three months from the closing date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

Basic Law Assessment
For the purpose of heightening public awareness of the Basic Law (BL) and promoting a culture of learning of BL in the community, applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their BL knowledge. The BL test result for degree/professional grades will constitute an appropriate weighting in a candidate’s overall assessment.