Health Inspectors II are mainly deployed on:

• (a)inspecting food/non-food premises, licensing, prosecution, meat inspection, public cleansing, pest control, contract management, outsourcing, hawkers control, markets management, cemeteries and crematoria, control of private columbaria, food safety and control, health education, other environmental hygiene and food-related services, and handling complaints arising from the above functions; and
• (b)enforcing the statutory requirements contained in the various ordinances and subsidiary legislation pertaining to public health, environmental hygiene, food safety and control, public cleansing, and private columbaria.

• (i)Health Inspectors II are required to wear uniform;
• (ii)subject to posting and transfer as and when required; and
• (iii)may be required to perform shift duties, on-call duties, work in irregular hours and work in other government departments.]

Candidates should have –

• (a)an accredited Higher Diploma or Associate Degree in Biology, Public Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Environmental Technology, Environmental Engineering, Food Science, Nutrition Science or a related science subject from a Hong Kong tertiary institution, or equivalent;
• (b)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 or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese; and
• (c)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

• (1)By the closing day of application period (i.e. 6 February 2026), applicants should have already possessed (i.e. officially conferred / awarded by the issuing institution) the relevant academic qualifications set out in items
• (a)to
• (b)above.
• (2)Where the academic qualifications of applicants do not fall under the designated subjects set out in item
• (a)above, this Department will assess in detail the relevance of the courses taken and the qualifications attained to the entry requirements of the Health Inspector II by examining the documents submitted, such as photocopies of certificates and transcripts.
• (3)Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions / Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply, but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications.
• (4)For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 is accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.]

Basic Law and National Security Law Test:

All applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their knowledge of the Basic Law and National Security Law. A pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) is an entry requirement for all civil service jobs. Only those candidates who have passed the BLNST will be considered for appointment.

For candidates who have not taken the relevant BLNST or have not attained a pass result in the relevant BLNST at the time of application, they may still apply for the job and arrangements will be made for them to take the relevant BLNST during the recruitment process.