Recruitment
of Members
Applications are invited
from suitable candidates for enrolment as members of the
Civil Aid Service (CAS).
Major
Duties
The Civil Aid Service (CAS) is a government
auxiliary emergency service established under the Civil Aid
Service Ordinance. The primary duty of the CAS is to provide
civil support services during emergencies. Members of the
service are trained to perform emergency duties during typhoons,
flooding and landslips, search for and rescue people in distress
in mountains; help evacuate or rescue victims trapped under
collapsed buildings or buried in landslips and combat vegetation
fires and oil pollution at sea.
Requirements for
Enrolment as Members and Selection Procedures
Applicants
should be: | (1) | At
least 16 years of age, any applicant under 18 years of age
should obtain from his/her parent or guardian a written consent; | | (2) | Permanent
resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; | | (3) | Able
to speak fluent Cantonese and read Chinese; and | | (4) | Able
to pass the Physical Fitness and Functional Test. | Selection
Procedure
Shortlisted candidates will be required
to attend a Physical Fitness and Functional Test, a Written
Test on Use of Chinese and English, an Interview and a Medical
Examination. According to the performance of the candidates
in the selection procedures, CAS will select the most suitable
candidates for enrolment as members of the CAS. For details
of the Physical Fitness and Functional Test, please refer
to <The
Standard of the Physical Fitness and Functional Test>.
Allowances
Where
any member attends training or performs duties, he/she shall
be eligible to be paid the allowances in accordance with
the Auxiliary Forces Pay & Allowance Ordinance Cap 254.
How
to Apply
Completed enrolment forms should
reach Record Office, CAS Headquarters, 8 To Wah Road, Yau
Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong on or before 28 February 2007.
Please specify on the envelope ¡°Application for
enrolment as members of the CAS¡±. Enrolment Form,
CAS 17 (Rev. 2007), can be obtained through:
(1)
the Civil Aid Service's web site <Click
here to download>;
(2) Fax at 2576 3021; or
(3)
E-mail at: casenq@cas.gov.hk.
(Applicant
who had submitted his/her Enrolment Form before 31.1.2008
and was allocated a waiting-list number is not required to
submit again.)
Note
All
enrolled personnel of CAS shall be abided by the Civil Aid
Service Ordinance, Cap158 and Civil Aid Service Regulation,
Cap158A. For details, please refer to the ¡°Notes
on CAS Ordinance and Regulation¡± attached to the Enrolment
Form, CAS 17 (Rev. 2007) or browse the CAS website. Applicants
must be over the age of 16 years. Any applicant under the
age of 18 must obtain the written consent to join from his/her
parents or guardians. |