Entry Requirements of Hong Kong Police

Offical website: http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/er.html

 

Entry Requirements

If you wish to join the Hong Kong Police Force as Inspector or Constable, you are expected to meet the requirements listed below.Nationality
You must be a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and have lived in Hong Kong for at least seven years.Academic and Language Proficiency Requirements
You must also possess the following academic qualifications before you can be considered for the post of Inspector / Constable.Inspector  |   Police ConstableInspectorAcademic RequirementsCandidates should have -a Bachelor degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; oran accredited Associate Degree from a Hong Kong tertiary institution, or a Higher Diploma from a Hong Kong polytechnic / polytechnic university / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education / technical college, or a Diploma from a registered post-secondary college awarded after the date of its registration, or equivalent; or

Level 3 or equivalent (Note 1) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; or

Grade E or above in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination and Level 3 (Note 3) / Grade C or above in three other subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; and

Language Proficiency Requirements

Candidates should have –

met the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination, or equivalent; or

Level 2 (Note 3) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent; or

Applicants not meeting the above requirement may still apply. They will be exempted from this requirement if they have a pass in the English Language Proficiency Test and Chinese Language Proficiency Test for Police Inspector recruitment exercise; and be able to read and write Chinese and speak fluent Cantonese.

Police Constable

Academic Requirements

Candidates should have –

(a) (i) Level 2 or equivalent (Note 1) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; or
  (ii) Level 2 (Note 3) / Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; and

Language Proficiency Requirements

Candidates should have –

(b) met the language proficiency requirements of

(i) Level 2 (Note 3) or above in English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent;

(ii) Level 2 (Note 3) or above in Chinese Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent. Applicant without the minimum required Chinese language proficiency standard may also apply for the post. They will be referred to sit for and must pass the Government Standard Examination; and

(iii) be able to read and write Chinese and speak fluent Cantonese

For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade C’ and ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 3’ and ‘Level 2’ respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.Note

For civil service appointment purpose, “Attained with Distinction” in Applied Learning subjects (subject to a maximum of two Applied Learning subjects), and Grade C in Other Language subjects in the HKDSEE are accepted as equivalent to Level 3 in the New Senior Secondary subjects in the HKDSEE. “Attained” in Applied Learning subjects (subject to a maximum of two Applied Learning subjects), and Grade E in Other Language subjects in the HKDSEE are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the New Senior Secondary subjects in the HKDSEE.

The subjects may include Chinese Language and English Language.

Physique

You must have a good physique as you will be required to pass a physical fitness test during the selection process. If you are a male candidate, you should be at least 163cm tall and weigh 50kg. For female candidates, you must be at least 152cm tall and weigh 42kg. You must have good eyesight and you are required to pass an initial eyesight test without the aid of any eyesight correction tools.

Essential Attributes

Mature personality

Good physical fitness

Confidence

Effective communication ability