All political views welcome, Hong Kong customs official claims in drive to recruit 1,000 staff
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Aspiring Hong Kong customs staff will be tested on current affairs knowledge, and not on their political views, the department claimed, as the authority aims to recruit 1,000 personnel by the end of next year to support new boundary-crossing facilities.
The authority planned to accept new applications year round from Friday to speed along hiring.
Cecilia Tam Pik-ling, commandant of the Customs and Excise Training School, said candidates would be asked about their views and knowledge of livelihood issues, such as housing, education and transport, in group discussions and interviews.
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Tam stressed the judging panel would not set forth an official stance on political views or create model answers for the discussion topics.