The Education & Careers Expo 2026 opened today and will run to Sunday at the Convention & Exhibition Centre. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung today visited the exhibition booths set up by various policy bureaus and departments at the expo, encouraging students and young people to learn about the Government's diverse work and career opportunities.

Mrs Yeung also chatted with students to learn about their career plans and thoughts on government work.

The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) has set up a government stage area this year, allowing departments to introduce the unique work experiences and achievements of different grades as well as relevant recruitment information, and to interact with visitors through a series of seminars.

The CSB said the four seminars held today drew an enthusiastic response. Many participants expressed a strong interest in public service after learning about the diverse work of the Government Flying Service, the Police’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, and the Hong Kong Observatory’s artificial intelligence typhoon analysis, as well as the experience of young public officers working at the United Nations.

The CSB also hosted three thematic seminars today at the expo’s Open Forum today, highlighting the work characteristics and public service missions of the Administrative Officer, Executive Officer and Clerical and Secretarial Grades.

Mrs Yeung said some young people told her that after touring the expo, they found government work more interesting, broader and deeper in scope, and more challenging than they had imagined.

"I encourage young people to seize this opportunity to gain deeper insights into the diverse roles across various departments and seriously consider joining the civil service to provide efficient, professional, innovative and people-oriented public services and build a better Hong Kong together with us," she said.

Over the next three days, the CSB will hold 13 sharing sessions under the Diverse Spectrum of Public Service: Careers Exploration Series at the government stage area (1D-A16 at Hall 1D).

Admission to the expo is free.