Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme in Government Logistics Department The 2013 Post-Secondary Student Summer Internship Programme has been launched. The Programme provides internship placement opportunities for students who are permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and are currently enrolled in full-time courses of post-secondary institutions locally or overseas. The following internship placement opportunities in Government Logistics Department are now available for application: (1) Summer Intern (Management) No. of vacancy : 2 Duration : About 1.5 months, tentatively starting from July 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; and (b) Full-time students who will be studying Year 2 or Year 3 of the Higher Diploma in Transport and Logistics Studies offered by any post-secondary institutions, or equivalent, in the 2013/14 academic year. Duties : (a) To assist in conducting market research; (b) To establish a database on approved Environment-friendly vehicles; (c) To assist in checking the accuracy and consistency of vehicle information; (d) To organize and verify information on departmental transport resources to facilitate the vetting of bids from departments; (e) To file the vetting results for General Purpose Vehicles and Specialised Vehicles for respective departments; and (f) To assist in preparing the related documents for vehicle procurement. Office venue : North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Salary : $8,500 per month 1 (2) Summer Intern (Printing) No. of vacancy : Duration : Entry requirements : Duties : Office venue : Salary : 1 About 2 months, tentatively starting from July 2013 Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Full-time post-secondary student who is pursuing a degree in business-related subjects in the 2013/14 academic year; and (c) Preferably with experience in conducting market research and sound knowledge in the use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis (a) To review existing market information for printing and purchases of goods/services on printing works; and (b) To conduct research on the use of recycled paper for printing and purchases of goods/services on printing works, including research design, data collection and analysis, and evaluation of the results. Cornwall House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong $8,500 per month 2 (3) Summer Intern (Provisioning and Inspection 1) No. of vacancy : 1 Duration : About 2 months, tentatively starting from mid/late June 2013 to late August 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Students undergoing full-time studies in post-secondary institutions in the 2013/14 academic year; (c) Full-time students who have completed first year in post-secondary institutions with academic background in Business Administration, Computing Studies, or Logistics subjects; and (d) Proficient in computer applications, such as MS Excel, MS Word, etc Duties : (a) To assist in handling record creation/collection for business rules maintenance; (b) To assist in conducting market research and product specifications update; and (c) To assist in general office work on need basis Office venue : North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Salary : $8,500 per month 3 (4) Summer Intern (Provisioning and Inspection 2) No. of vacancy : 1 Duration : About 2 months, tentatively starting from mid/end June 2013 to end August 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Students undergoing full-time studies in post-secondary institutions in the 2013/14 academic year; (c) Full-time students who have completed first year in post-secondary institutions with academic background in Business Administration, Computing Studies, or Logistics subjects; and (d) Proficient in computer applications, such as MS Excel, MS Word, Chinese Input, etc Duties : (a) To assist in inputting previous auction records into the new Auction Bidders System; and (b) To assist in checking, relocating stocks and preparing the disposal documents Office venue : Government Logistics Centre, 11 Chong Fu Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong Salary : $8,500 per month 4 (5) Summer Intern (Procurement 1) No. of vacancy : 1 Duration : About 2 months, tentatively starting from late June 2013 to early September 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Students undergoing full-time studies in post-secondary institutions in the 2013/14 academic year; and (c) Full-time students who have completed second year in post-secondary institutions with academic background in Logistics/Business Studies or related subjects. Duties : (a) To assist in the implementation of environmental specifications for purchases and compilation of green product purchase statistics; (b) To assist in conducting market research; and (c) To assist in general office work on need basis. Office venue : North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Salary : $8,500 per month 5 (6) Summer Intern (Procurement 2) No. of vacancy : 3 Duration : About 2 months, tentatively starting from late June 2013 to early September 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Students undergoing full-time studies in post-secondary institutions in the 2013/14 academic year; and (c) Full-time students who have completed second year in post-secondary institutions with academic background in Logistics/Business Studies or related subjects. Duties : (a) To assist in preparing draft correspondence e.g. letters, memoranda and fax messages; (b) To check the progress of key milestones in a procurement cycle (e.g. tender progress, contractor performance and renewal of contract) and compilation of procurement statistics; and (c) To assist in general office work on need basis. Office venue : North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Salary : $8,500 per month 6 (7) Summer Intern (Procurement 3) No. of vacancy : 1 Duration : About 2 months, tentatively starting from late June 2013 to early September 2013 Entry requirements : Applicants should be: (a) Permanent residents of HKSAR; (b) Students undergoing full-time studies in post-secondary institutions in the 2013/14 academic year; and (c) Full-time students who have completed second year in post-secondary institutions with academic background in Logistics/Business Studies or related subjects. Duties : (a) To assist in the review of the supplier lists of the Government Logistics Department; (b) To update documents of ISO management systems; and (c) To assist in general office work on need basis. Office venue : North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. Salary : $8,500 per month 7 Additional Information for our Internship Programme Terms & Conditions of Appointment : Enquiry Address : Enquiry Telephone : General Notes : Summer interns are engaged under non-civil service appointment. They are normally required to work 44 hours per week, inclusive of meal breaks. Unless otherwise provided, rest days, statutory holidays, general holidays, paid leave, sickness days and sickness allowance, where appropriate, are generally in line with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance (Cap.57). Summer Interns are subject to the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme Ordinance (Cap. 485). Establishment and Appointment Unit, Government Logistics Department, 9/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. (852)2231 5369 (a) 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 post in the civil service. (b) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise. (c) 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. (d) 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 recruitment examination and/or interview. (e) It is 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 8 invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. (f) 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. Closing Date : How to apply (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 above enquiry address. 23 May 2013 (a) Hong Kong students studying in local post-secondary institutions or in non-local post-secondary institutions should complete the Standard Application Form and send it together with a copy of the documentary proof on student identity and the transcripts of studies in the post-secondary course required for the intern vacancy to the Enquiry Address above on or before the closing date (according to postmark). The job title concerned should be clearly marked in the application form. (b) Candidates who wish to be considered for more than one post of the internship programme should submit separate application for each of the posts. (c) Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. (d) Candidates selected for interview will normally be invited to attend an interview in about two to three weeks from the closing date. If they do not receive an invitation by then, they may assume that their applications are not successful. 9