Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung today met participants of the 2022 Administrative Service Summer Internship Programme and encouraged them to join the civil service upon graduation.

At the gathering, Mrs Yeung listened to the interns speak about their experience during the summer placement.

She said: “Through working with serving administrative officers (AOs), interns are able to learn more about the roles and missions of AOs and obtain real work experience.

“The Government will continue to select and draw widely into government service, on the basis of both integrity and competence, outstanding individuals who are firm in their love for both the country and Hong Kong, have a broad perspective and are eager to serve the public.

“I very much welcome all students who are dedicated to serving society and earnestly addressing people’s concerns and difficulties in daily life to join the administrative service upon graduation so as to join efforts in faithfully implementing ‘one country, two systems’ and building a better Hong Kong.”

This year, the Civil Service Bureau received around 230 applications for the programme and selected 59 students from local, Mainland and overseas tertiary institutions as interns. They were assigned to 24 bureaus and departments to handle duties comparable to those of an AO.

The Government will launch a new round of the AO recruitment exercise in September.