• (a)To monitor knowledge, attitude and practice towards antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use, from the perspective of food safety, among general public and target populations (e.g. food handlers) by surveys, with a view to developing AMR risk communication strategies;
• (b)To conduct research, provide technical support, promulgate and evaluate food safety publicity information and public health education through various communication platforms and tools (e.g. social media including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook);
• (c)To assist in formulating and implementing promotion works for raising awareness among the public and the trade in applying the Five Keys to Food Safety / Good Hygiene Practices when handling food;
• (d)To liaise with service vendors on designing and executing promotion campaigns related to food safety, including foodborne AMR and nutritional labelling;
• (e)To review the risk communication contents of Centre for Food Safety website regularly, and renew the contents as appropriate through seeking inputs from corresponding officers;
• (f)To conduct school-based and community-based health promotion projects for the use of nutrition labels for target audience, e.g. students and people with chronic diseases; and
• (g)To perform any other duties assigned by senior officers.

Candidates should have:

• (a)
  • (i)a Master of Science degree in Food Science / Food Technology / Nutritional Science / Dietetics / Food Toxicology / Food Microbiology / Food Biotechnology / Public Health / Epidemiology and Biostatistics / an appropriate zoology- or agricultural-related subject in Applied or Natural Science, or equivalent from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; OR
  • (ii)a Bachelor degree in Food Science / Food Technology / Nutritional Science / Dietetics / Food Toxicology / Food Microbiology / Food Biotechnology / Public Health / Epidemiology and Biostatistics / an appropriate zoology- or agricultural-related subject in Applied or Natural Science, or equivalent, from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent, with two years’ relevant post-graduate full-time working experience

• (b)
  • (i)Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE), or equivalent; OR
  • (ii)Level 2 / Grade E or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)