Workman I

Leisure and Cultural Services Department 康樂及文化事務署; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 184,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Leisure and Cultural Services Department 康樂及文化事務署 is recruiting for civil service duties involving gardening, park-keeping, and sports ground maintenance. The role requires handling nursery tasks, animal care, and operating sports equipment in facilities like sports centres and stadiums.

Applicants must pass the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) and be able to communicate in Cantonese with basic English.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess one or more of the listed recreation and amenities skills.
• Must communicate in Cantonese/Chinese and basic English; read and write simple Chinese or English.
• Pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) is required as an entry condition.

Responsibilities

• Gardening and park-keeping; write simple reports.
• Handle sports ground maintenance.
• Tree maintenance, grass mowing and planting.
• Look after animals/birds.
• Operate sporting equipment in sports centres, grounds, or stadiums.
• Perform nursery work; undertake other duties as assigned by senior officers.

Skills

Horticulture

Arboriculture

Turf maintenance

Equipment operation

Animal care

Job description

Salary

Salary: Model Scale 1 Pay Scale Point 3 [$16,490] per month to Model Scale 1 Pay Scale Point 13 [$20,155] per month

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements:

1. have one or more of the following skills for carrying out recreation and amenities duties –

• (a) horticulture or arboriculture (including the operation of horticulture/ arboriculture machinery), or practical nursery work;
• (b) turf and sports ground maintenance;
• (c) operation of sporting equipment in sports centre, sports ground and stadium, etc.; and
• (d) looking after animals/ birds.

be able to communicate in Cantonese/Chinese and simple English; read simple Chinese and simple English; and write simple Chinese or simple English; and

have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

i. Candidates will be required to pass a trade test. ii. All applicants for civil service jobs will be assessed on their knowledge of the Basic Law and the 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 BLNST or have not attained a pass result in the 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.

Duties

Duties:

1. gardening;
2. park-keeping and writing of simple report;
3. handling sports ground maintenance;
4. tree maintenance, grass mowing/ planting;
5. looking after animals/ birds;
6. operating sporting equipment in sports centre/ sports ground/ stadium, etc.;
7. performing nursery work; and
8. any other duties as assigned by senior officers.

i. they are required to work 45 hours net per week (excluding meal breaks); ii. they are required to wear uniform; iii. they may be required to perform shift duties and work irregular hours (including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays). Actual working hours will be arranged by Supervisors; iv. they may be required to attend relevant training and/ or related assessment; v. they may be required to perform outdoor duties; and vi. they are subject to posting and transfer and required to work in remote areas (including outlying islands) at the discretion of the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services and are subject to posting to fill vacancies and carry out different duties in the same grade in other Government bureaux/ departments when the need arises.

Terms of Appointment

A new appointee will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/ she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

Closing Date for Application

8 October 2026

General Notes

1. Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
2. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
3. Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
4. The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
5. The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
6. Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
7. Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the trade test/ selection interview.
8. It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/ she will be invited to attend the trade test/ selection interview without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
9. 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. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the enquiry address on or before the closing date of applications.
10. Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.