Announcement 2025.07.18 Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) are now open for application. Candidates who are interested in applying for the post of Administrative Officer in the 2025/26 recruitment exercise but without requisite CRE results are reminded to file separate applications for the CRE papers during the application period. Those without requisite Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) results are also reminded to separately apply for Digitalised BLNST and obtain a pass result on or before November 29.

Press Release 2025.07.18 Candidates interested in applying for five civil service posts reminded to take part in Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law and National Security Law Test

Announcement 2025.03.07 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2025 – application period was closed on 28 February 2025

Announcement 2025.1.24 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2025 – application period opens now until 28 February 2025

Announcement 2024.10.04 2024/25 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise – The application period has already ended on 4 October 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Hong Kong Time. Applicants may still access the system for enquiry or amendment of their personal particulars, but not adding new posts, until 7 October 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Hong Kong Time.

Announcement 2024.09.21 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2024 – application period was closed on 20 September 2024

Announcement 2024.09.02 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2024 - application period opens now until 20 September 2024

Announcement 2024.07.26 The Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) are now open for application. Candidates who are interested in applying for the post of Administrative Officer in the 2024/25 recruitment exercise but without requisite CRE and/or BLNST results are reminded to file separate applications for the CRE papers and/or BLNST during the application period.

Announcement 2024.03.06 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2024 – application period was closed on 28 February 2024

Announcement 2024.01.08 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2024 – application period opens now until 28 February 2024

Announcement 2023.10.12 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2023 – application period was closed on 11 October 2023

Announcement 2023.10.06 2023/24 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise – The application period has already ended on 6 October 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time. Applicants having submitted an on-line application may still access the system for enquiry or amendment of their personal particulars, but not adding new posts, until 9 October 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time.

Announcement 2023.9.18 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2023 - application period opens now until 11 October 2023

Announcement 2023.09.16 2023/24 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise – application opens now until 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on 6 October 2023

Press Release 2023.09.14 Recruitment for six civil service graduate grades starts today

Announcement 2023.08.04 The Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) are now open for application. Candidates who are interested in applying for the post of Administrative Officer in the 2023/24 recruitment exercise but without requisite CRE and/or BLNST results are reminded to file separate applications for the CRE papers and/or BLNST during the application period.

Press Release 2023.08.03 Candidates interested in applying for six civil service graduate posts reminded to take part in Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law and National Security Law Test

Announcement 2023.03.01 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2023 – application period was closed on 28 February 2023

Announcement 2023.01.10 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2023 – application period opens now until 28 February 2023

Announcement 2022.10.20 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2022 – application period was closed on 19 October 2022

Announcement 2022.10.07 2022/23 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise – The application period has already ended on 7 October 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time. Applicants having submitted an on-line application may still access the system for enquiry or amendment of their personal particulars, but not adding new posts, until 10 October 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time.

Announcement 2022.09.22 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2022 - application period opens now until 19 October 2022

Announcement 2022.09.17 2022/23 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise – application opens now until 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on 7 October 2022.

Press Release 2022.09.17 Recruitment for four civil service graduate grades starts today

Announcement 2022.08.05 The Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) are now open for application. Candidates who are interested in applying for the post of Administrative Officer in the 2022/23 recruitment exercise but without requisite CRE and/or BLNST results are reminded to file separate applications for the CRE papers and/or BLNST during the application period.

Press Release 2022.08.04 Candidates interested in applying for the AO, EOII, ATOII and TOII posts reminded to apply for Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law and National Security Law Test

Announcement 2022.02.26 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2022 – application period was closed on 25 February 2022.

Announcement 2021.12.31 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2022 – application period opens now until 25 February 2022.

Announcement 2021.10.27 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2021 – application period was closed on 26 October 2021.

Announcement 2021.09.30 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2021 - application period opens now until 26 October 2021.

Announcement 2021.08.07 The Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and Basic Law Test (BLT) are now open for application. Candidates who are interested in applying for the post of Administrative Officer in the 2021/22 recruitment exercise but without requisite CRE and/or BLT results are reminded to file separate applications for the CRE papers and/or BLT during the application period.

Announcement 2021.02.20 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2021 – application period was closed on 19 February 2021

Announcement 2021.01.08 In view of the possible delay in postal service owing to the changing global epidemic situation, applicants studying outside Hong Kong can now choose to submit the scanned version / soft copy of their applications by email to csbasd@csb.gov.hk by 19 February 2021. Applicants are required to also submit a recent colour photo taken against a plain background (file format should be JPG, JPEG or PNG; minimum size of the photo should be 413 x 531 pixels).

Announcement 2020.12.28 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme 2021 - application period opens now until 19 February 2021

Announcement 2020.10.24 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2020 – application period was closed on 23 October 2020

Announcement 2020.10.09 2020/21 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise –The application period has already ended on 9 October 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time. Applicants having submitted an on-line application may still access the system for enquiry or amendment of their personal particulars, but not adding new posts, until 12 October 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time.

Announcement 2020.09.21 Administrative Service Winter Internship Programme 2020 - application period opens now until 23 October 2020

Announcement 2020.09.19 2020/21 Administrative Officer Recruitment Exercise - application period opens now until 5:00 p.m. Hong Kong Time on 9 October 2020

Press Release 2020.09.19 Recruitment for four civil service graduate grades starts today

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