Salary:  $92.7 per hour

Entry Requirements: Candidates should –
(a) have completed Primary 6 education or equivalent; and
(b) be able to communicate in fluent Cantonese/Chinese and simple English; read simple Chinese and simple English; and write simple Chinese or simple English.

Note:

(1) Candidates will have to pass a trade test.
(2) Working experience in a printing workshop or holders of certificate to operate pallet stackers or fork-lift trucks (counterbalance or reach type) will be an advantage.
(3) Salary is not paid for meal break.
(4) Working hours and the number of hours of work in each shift are subject to prevailing operational needs and are not fixed. There is no guarantee on the minimum hours of work in any given period. Candidates are normally required to work overnight on weekdays (Monday to Friday).
(5) There is no specific closing date for application for this position, but applications will close without further announcement when all the vacancies are filled.

Duties: Responsible for binding, delivering and packing printed materials and related manual labour work.

Terms of Appointment: Successful candidate will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for twelve months. Subject to continual operational needs, employees with good performance may have opportunity for contract renewal after completion of first contract.

How to apply: Application forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the website of the Civil Service Bureau (http://www.csb.gov.hk).

Completed application forms, together with photocopies of certificates and transcripts in support of the academic qualifications (both local and non-local) and proof of relevant working experience should reach the Appointments Unit, Government Logistics Department, 10/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Please state on the envelope “Application for the post of Printing Labourer (Overnight Shift)”. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to this Department and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. Applications which are incomplete, late, submitted by fax or email, not duly signed, not made in the prescribed form, or without the required supporting documents will not be processed.

Candidates passing the interview will be invited for trade test. Those candidates who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Contact Address: Appointments Unit, Government Logistics Department, 10/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong.
Enquiry Telephone: 2231 5133 or 2231 5189
Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy): Applications are accepted all year round until further notice.
Web Site of Department: http://www.gld.gov.hk/

General Notes:

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) 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.
(c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 and/or interview.
(f) It is the 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 interview cum trade test 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”.
(g) 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 contact address.
(h) Non-civil service vacancy information contained in this column is also available on GovHK (http://www.gov.hk) on the Internet or “Government Vacancies” Mobile Application (can be downloaded from Google Play/Apple App Store/HUAWEI AppGallery for free).