The Government has started an exercise to recruit graduate grade civil servants from today until October 7.

The openings include 55 administrative officers (AOs), 220 executive officers II, four assistant trade officers II and 15 transport officers II.

The recruitment is open to all permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who meet the relevant entry requirements. Current final year undergraduates may also apply for the posts.

The entry requirements have been uploaded to the Civil Service Bureau's website and the government portal GovHK. Information on hiring AOs are also available on another dedicated website.

The Government said that starting from the current recruitment exercise, it will remove the condition of having resided in Hong Kong for not less than seven years from the entry requirements of the AO post.

People who wish to apply for any of the four posts must take the Basic Law & National Security Law Test and attain a pass result in order to be considered for appointment, it added.

Applications can be submitted online, while application forms are also available at the bureau's website and at home affairs enquiry centres, Labour Department job centres and the information counter on 1/F of the Trade & Industry Tower.