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 :
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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 CAS website (http://www.cas.gov.hk).
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 Records Office, 4/F, CAS Headquarters, 8 To Wah Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon on or before 31 January 2008. 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
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.
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