An Associate Veterinary Technologist is mainly deployed on carrying out laboratory work in connection with diagnosis of animal diseases, animal health control and animal disease surveillance; conducting research work in connection with any advanced laboratory test; carrying out administrative and quality management work in connection with the routine operation of the laboratory; and supervising the day-to-day running of the laboratory and the training of junior staff.

Candidates should have –

• (a)a Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science from a local tertiary academic institution or equivalent (Note 1);
• (b)been registered in Hong Kong as a Medical Laboratory Technologist in Part II of the Register of the Medical Laboratory Technologists under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance (SMP Ordinance) (Cap. 359);
• (c)a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board of Hong Kong;
• (d)met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 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 (Note 4); and
• (e)a pass result in Basic Law and National Security Law Test. (Note 5)