Police inspectors

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Selection Criteria

If you wish to join as an Inspector, you must go through our selection process. Candidates will be critically
assessed on the following competences during the Inspectorate selection process (i.e. the Written
Examination, the Extended Interview, Physical Fitness Test, the Final Interview Board, Integrity Checks and
Medical Examination):

 Communication ability
 Judgement
 General Knowledge
 Leadership potential
 Management potential
 Motivation
 Personality and Values
 Language Proficiency and Cognitive Ability
 Physical Fitness

Selection process

 Written Examination
 Extended Interview
 Physical Fitness Test
 Psychometric Test
 Final Interview Board
 Integrity Checks and Medical Examination
 Appointment

Written Examination
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the Written Examination as the first selection step for
appointment to the post of Inspector. The Examination consists of four tests with a total of six papers.
Candidates must pass the Written Examination in order to advance to subsequent selection process.

1. English Language Test

o General English Test - To complete 50 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes (Sample
questions)
 o Task paper - To write an essay of 300 words in 60 minutes (e.g. Essay writing on general or
social related topics) (Sample question)
2. Chinese Language Test
o General Chinese Test - To complete 60 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes (Sample
questions)
o Task paper - To write an essay of 300 words in 60 minutes (e.g. Essay-writing on general or
social related topics) (Sample question)
3. Aptitude Test
o To complete 40 multiple choice questions in 1 hour (Sample questions)
4. Basic Law Test
o To complete 15 multiple choice questions in 25 minutes (Sample questions)
Basic Law Test
All applicants applying for Inspector from 1 September 2008 onwards will be assessed on their Basic Law
(BL) knowledge. The test result will be one of the considerations to assess the suitability of a candidate.

Extended Interview

Candidates who pass the Written Examination will be further assessed in the Extended Interview. The
Extended Interview is a one-day non-residential programme consisting of the following four exercises and is
held at Hong Kong Police College, Wong Chuk Hang. The language medium used in the Interview is English
and Chinese (Cantonese) is adopted in certain assessment exercises.

Impromptu Talk
Group Discussion
Management Exercise
Leadership Exercise

Salary
Inspector / Senior Inspector

Degree with a pass at “Level 1” or above in 'Use of Chinese' and 'Use of English' in the Common
Recruitment Examination, or equivalent
HK$42,110 - $79,470 *

Degree / Associate Degree / Higher Diploma / Diploma, or equivalent

HK$40,880 - $79,470 *

Matriculation (2A3O) / “Five Level 3 in the HKDSE”, or equivalent

HK$39,660 - $79,470 *
(Effective from 1 April 2016)
* With effect from 1st January 2010, new recruits to the Inspector of Police are eligible for the salary
payments from HK$ 68,520 to HK$ 79,470 by passing the Inspectorate Standard III Professional Examination
and attaining advancement to Senior Inspector of Police.

Welfare
 Housing Benefits
 Free Medical and Dental Care
 Paid Leave
 Education Assistance
 Recreation and Sport
 Housing Benefits

Housing benefits for police officers include various types of residential accommodation within the scope of
the Police Departmental Quartering Pool, Civil Service Housing Benefits and other related housing benefits.
They include:

 Local Inspectorate Quarters

 Junior Police Officers Quarters
 Post-tied Quarters
 Operational Quarters
 Civil Service Public Housing Quota
 Non-Accountable Cash Allowance
 Home Purchase Scheme
 Home Finanching Scheme

 Free Medical and Dental Care

Medical advice and treatment, investigative procedure and medicines are available free of charge to the
police officer and his/her family by the Government or Hospital Authority. A charge is made for hospital
maintenance. Dental treatment (extraction and fillings) is provided free of charge in Government dental
clinics and reasonable charges are made for dentures and dental appliances.

 Paid Leave

 Vacation Leave
 Vacation leave is earned at a standard rate.
 Sick Leave
Sick leave may be granted on the advice of medical practitioner. An officer, with less than 4 years of service,
is eligible for 91 days sick leave on full pay and 91 days on half pay.For those officers who have 4 or more
years of service, they are eligible for 182 days sick leave on full pay and 182 days on half pay.

 Maternity Leave
An officer, with not less than 40 weeks of continuous service, is entitled to have maternity leave of 10
weeks on full pay.

 Paternity Leave
With effect from 1 April 2012, paternity leave, up to five working days with full-pay, may be granted to
eligible full time male police officers, on each occasion of childbirth, provided that the officer with no less
than 40 weeks’ continuous services immediately before the expected or actual date of confinement of his
wife, whichever is later.

 Education Assistance

The Police Children's Education Trust and the Police Education and Welfare Trust provide financial
assistance to officers in pursuing the secondary and tertiary education of their children.

 Recreation and Sport

The Police Officers' Club (for Inspectorate officers and above) is situated in Causeway Bay and the Police
Sports Recreation Club (for all ranks) is situated at Boundary Street. These Clubs provide a diverse range of
social, sporting and recreational facilities for police officers. In addition, two smaller centres are maintained
at Tai Mei Tuk (Tai Po) and Tso Wo Hang (Sai Kung). These centres provide basic services in more relaxed
surroundings and the latter accommodates overnight visitors.

Officers are entitled to use the holiday homes and hotels under a subsidy scheme of the Police Welfare
Fund by paying reasonable rent. These holiday homes and hotels are situated at popular locations in Hong
Kong such as, Lantau Island and Tai Po, and certain Mainland cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Panyu
and Nansha. They are also encouraged to join any of the sports club which are subsidised by the Police
Welfare Fund. Moreover, sports and recreational activities are also regularly organised by Regions, Districts
or Divisions.

Training
If you are appointed as a Police Inspector, you will become a leader with the strength of character to take
command of a situation and the judgement to look beyond the obvious. You will undergo 36 weeks of
foundation training which covers leadership, human resources management, police procedures, laws,
footdrill, physical training, weapons handling, tactics etc. You must pass the Standard One Professional
Examination before you can pass out from the Police College.
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Dangers a police inspector faced

Being a police officer can be a dangerous job but exactly how dangerous it is depends on many variables.
There are many types of law enforcement, and different areas boast different crime and mortality rates.
Being a police officer may not be as dangerous as one may think, however, as statistically it is less
dangerous than being a professional fisherman.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, police officers face a fatality rate of 21.8 per 100,000,
whereas the statistics for fishers and related fishing workers are actually five times that. In fact, police
officers were tenth on the 2009 list of the most dangerous occupations in America, after milder sounding
jobs such as truck drivers, loggers, and refuse and recyclable material collectors. The statistics do vary,
however, for police officers in different areas.

Law enforcement jobs can be found at all levels of government, from federal agencies to local small-town
sheriffs. The most common cause of death in the occupation is transportation incidents. Police work also
carries a high risk of injury and illness. Being a police officer is a stressful occupation, as the work often
involves dealing with a hostile public in difficult situations, and the threat of injury is a constant one. This
has an effect on mental outlook, with the officer's personal life often suffering if he has difficulty dealing
with stress.

Some officers patrol the streets on foot while others ride in cars or on bicycles, horses or motorbikes. Some
of them are in uniform and others in plainclothes. A great deal of the work involves writing reports and
performing routine tasks such as gathering information. It is in the operation of motor vehicles and
equipment as well as in the resolution of disputes and the apprehension of suspects that the danger lies.

The majority of deaths have occurred accidentally rather than feloniously, which is a reversal of past trends.
Many police officers have lost their lives as a result of standing outside their cars on a roadside and being
knocked down by oncoming traffic as they deal with a traffic violation or accident scene. While police
fatalities have decreased over the years, the relative number of traffic fatalities has steadily increased.

Working at night is generally more dangerous than working during the day, as criminality is more
predominant during the evening hours. Improvements in equipment and training and better emergency
medical care have led to a decrease in the danger of being a police officer. There is an unpredictability to
police work, however, that makes it more dangerous than most other jobs.