申請人於獲聘時須為香港特別行政區永久性居民，並符合下列條件：

(a) 持有由本港大學頒授的科學、科技、工程及數學或相關科目學士或深造學位，或同等學歷；
(b) (i)具備至少10年出任高層職位的管理經驗，包括豐富的員工管理及行政經驗；或
(ii)具備至少7年出任高層職位的管理經驗，包括豐富的員工管理及行政經驗，當中包括至少6年於創新及科技(創科)、人工智能、數據科學及／或物聯網產業相關行業的經驗；
(c) 對政府體制有相當認識；
(d) 對創科、人工智能、數據科學及物聯網產業發展和趨勢有深入認識及了解，及善於與不同持份者溝通。具備人工智能、數據科學及／或物聯網產業相關的專業背景或工作經驗將獲優先考慮；
(e) 具備卓越的領導和管理才能及良好的人際溝通技巧；以及
(f) 具備良好中英文書寫能力，並操流利粵語、普通話及英語。

Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the time of appointment and should possess –

(a) a Bachelor or post-graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) or related field from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
(b) either (i) at least 10 years of management experience in a senior position with solid staff management and administrative experience, or (ii) at least 7 years of management experience in a senior position with solid staff management and administrative experience of which 6 years of experience is in the innovation and technology (I&T) field, artificial intelligence, data science and/or internet of things industries;
(c) reasonable knowledge of the government system;
(d) strong understanding and awareness of developments and trends with respect to I&T, artificial intelligence, data science and internet of things industries, with good ability to engage with different stakeholders. Relevant professional background or work experience in the artificial intelligence, data science and/or internet of things industries would be a distinct advantage;
(e) strong leadership and management capabilities, good interpersonal and communication skills; and
(f) strong command of both written and spoken Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English.