A Part-time Tobacco and Alcohol Control Inspector is mainly deployed to the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office in the Department of Health to -

• (a)lead the enforcement team in investigating and handling complaints regarding contraventions of the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) and Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2018;
• (b)carry out law enforcement duties and regulatory work pertaining to tobacco control and alcohol control regarding the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) and Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, including but not limited to investigation, field inspection, collection of evidence, issuing fixed penalty notices / summons for offenders and initiating prosecution actions for contravention of the law;
• (c)handle complaints and carry out law enforcement duties and regulatory work pertaining to the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599), including but not limited to investigation, field inspection, collection of evidence, issuing verbal advices / fixed penalty notices / summons for offenders and initiating prosecution actions for contravention of the law;
• (d)manage and make preparation for necessary equipment for day-to-day enforcement actions and seek on-site police when required;
• (e)give witness statement in legal proceedings and testify in court where necessary;
• (f)facilitate security guards and managers of premises to enforce and facilitate the public to comply with the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) and Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2018;
• (g)brief venue and store managers of the legal requirements on tobacco control / alcohol control and advise them on how to deal with persons selling or supplying alcohol to minors in the course of business;
• (h)assist in organising health education and promotion activities and screening publications for illegal tobacco advertisement;
  • (i)assist in handling enquiries and complaints from government departments, external organisations and the general public;
• (j)assist in various office administration work, including maintaining enforcement records, compiling statistics and writing reports; and
• (k)perform any other duties as assigned by senior officers.

(Remarks: A Part-time Tobacco and Alcohol Control Inspector is required to perform shift duties in different working venues for not more than 16 hours per week. The working hours will be round the clock from Mondays to Sundays including public holidays in accordance with the assigned duty roster.)

Candidates should -

• (a)have at least ten years’ full-time work experience, eight years of which should be in the Hong Kong Police Force, the Customs and Excise Department, and / or the Immigration Department discharging prosecution and law enforcement duties; and
• (b)be able to speak fluent Cantonese. Good spoken English and Putonghua would be an advantage.