• (a)To review and advise on priorities and overall strategies of conducting remote countryside conservation/revitalization, with Lai Chi Wo and Sha Lo Tung as the priority area, and gradually expanding the conservation efforts to nearby area;
• (b)To plan, implement and supervise conduct of the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, minor improvement works projects, and other conservation/revitalisation initiatives in remote countryside;
• (c)To liaise and coordinate efforts with Government bureaux and departments, non-profit making organisations, villagers and other stakeholders to implement conservation/revitalisation initiatives/projects in remote countryside;
• (d)To housekeep the Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation;
• (e)To devise streamlined measures to facilitate adaptive reuse of old village houses as licensed guesthouse and food business premises;
• (f)To plan major events including but not limited to the National Ecology Day Launching Ceremony and Symposiums, Roving Exhibitions of conservation/revitalization initiatives in remote countryside, etc;
• (g)To assist the Expert Group on Conservation for Sha Lo Tung in mapping out the long-term strategies for conservation of ecology and biodiversity in Sha Lo Tung; and
• (h)To supervise staff in the Countryside Conservation Office to carry out the work to support
• (a)to
• (g)above.

Applicants should : -

• (a)be a member/fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Architects/Hong Kong Institute of Planners/Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design, or equivalent;
• (b)have at least 20 years of post-professional working experience in public bodies or large scale corporations, of which at least 10 years of working experience at senior leadership level with proven achievements;
• (c)have at least 10 years of leadership experience in planning and management of village-based minor works covering multiple aspects in conservation/heritage/environmental/building/infrastructure development and resolving interfacing issues among internal and external stakeholders; and;
• (d)have at least 5 years of working experience at a leading role/capacity in planning and management of heritage conservation/village revitalization/environmental improvement projects in countryside areas; and large scale promotion and publicity projects related to heritage conservation and environmental improvement in remote countryside setting.