Membership Subscriptions and Fees for Financial Year 2012/2013
APPLICATION FEE (Non-refundable
and non-transferable)
Election to the membership class of Fellow/ Member (by
professional assessment or by recognition)/ Associate Member/ Companion/
Additional Discipline by recognition
HK$ 550
Election to the membership class of Affiliate
HK$ 270
Transfer to the membership class of Fellow/ Member (by
professional assessment or by recognition)/ Associate Member
HK$ 550
ASSESSMENT FEE (Non-refundable
and non-transferable)
The Council shall determine the assessment fees (if
any) to be paid. The current scale of assessment fees is as follows:
Professional Assessment Fee (For Membership)
HK$ 2,200
Professional Assessment Fee (For Additional Discipline)
HK$ 1,500
Assessment Fee (For Associate Membership)
HK$ 1,100
Individual Assessment on Academic Qualification *
HK$ 1,000
* Individual assessment on academic qualification is an assessment for
an applicant who has academic qualifications other than those directly accepted
by the Institution. Details can be referred to Section 2 in the Membership
Booklet M3.
ENTRANCE FEE #
In order to secure admission, new members on election
shall pay an entrance fee, the amount of which shall be determined
from time to time by the Council. The current scale of entrance fee
is as follows:
Fellow
HK$ 1,840
Member
HK$ 1,460
Graduate Member
HK$ 710
Associate Member
HK$ 710
Companion
HK$ 1,280
Student Member (age of 25 and above)
HK$ 600
Student Member (age of 24 and below)
HK$ 150
Affiliate
HK$ 670
TRANSFER FEE #
In order to secure admission to a higher class of membership, members
on election shall pay a transfer fee which shall be the difference
between the (current) entrance fee of their previous class of membership
and the (current) entrance fee of their new class of membership.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION #
A member of the Institution, other than an Honorary
Fellow, shall pay an annual subscription, due at the commencement
of the financial year, in respect of each year in accordance with
a scale of subscriptions from time to time decided by the Council.
Annual subscription for the financial year
Fellow
HK$ 1,930
Member
HK$ 1,540
Graduate Member
HK$ 560
Associate Member
HK$ 560
Companion
HK$ 1,340
Student Member (age of 25 and above)
HK$ 560
Student Member (age of 24 and below)
HK$ 160
Affiliate
HK$ 700
# To facilitate processing of application
and secure admission in cases of election, applicants are required to
pay the application fee, assessment fee, entrance or transfer fee and
subscription at the time of making their applications. The subscription
payment, entrance or transfer fee will only be taken when application
for election or transfer has been successful.
New member
New members shall pay their subscription for the year of their election immediately upon election in order to secure admission, provided that any member elected between the first day of November and the thirty-first day of January in any year shall pay one half only of the annual subscription to secure his membership for the remainder of the year of his election and any member elected between the first day of February and the thirty-first day of March in any one year shall pay the full subscription for the following year but shall not be due to make further payment until the end of the following year.
Member elected to higher class of membership
Members elected to higher class of membership shall pay the difference between the annual subscription for their previous class of membership and the annual subscription for the class to which they have been elected immediately upon election in order to secure transfer, provided that any member elected between the first day of November and the thirty-first day of January in any year shall pay one half only of the difference between the annual subscriptions for the remainder of the year of his election, and any member elected between the first day of February and the thirty-first day of March in any one year shall pay the full difference between the respective relevant annual subscriptions but shall not be due to make further payment until the end of the following year.
ENTRANCE FEE AND SUBSCRIPTION REDUCTIONS
Member retiring from the practice of the profession/ business
Any member who has retired from the practice of his profession or business, and is not in full time employment, may apply to the Council to pay a reduced annual subscription, dependent on the length of his continuous membership, as detailed below. Any member who has retired may continue to pay his full membership fees for sufficient period to earn the reduction he desires.
Continuous membership of 25 years and over
90% remission
Continuous membership of at least 20 years but not more
than 25 years
60% remission
Continuous membership of at least 15 years but not more
than 20 years
30% remission
Non-resident
This is applicable to new members/ members who, by self-declaration, stay in Hong Kong for a period or a number of periods amounting to less than 183 days during the financial year to which it relates.
Entrance Fee
New members on election to any class of membership,
other than Honorary Fellow or Student Members, whose place of residence
is outside Hong Kong, shall enjoy a reduced entrance fee.
Subscription
Every member of any class other than Honorary
Fellow or Student Member, whose place of residence is abroad and who
wishes to maintain contact with the Institution through the receipt
of the Institution's Journal and Annual Report, may pay a reduced
annual subscription known as the "non-resident subscription"
which shall be determined by the Council from time to time in respect
of each complete financial year of such residence abroad. Non-resident
subscription will be effective from the year following notification
of intention to leave Hong Kong
Entrance fee and subscription for the financial year
Entrance Fee
Subscription
Fellow
HK$ 920
HK$ 965
Member
HK$ 730
HK$ 770
Graduate Member
HK$ 355
HK$ 280
Associate Member
HK$ 355
HK$ 280
Companion
HK$ 640
HK$ 670
Affiliate
HK$ 335
HK$ 350
Member with 50 years of membership
A member of any class, other than Honorary Fellow, with 50 years
membership with the Institution is eligible for annual subscription
exemption.
Special offer for Student membership
Student taking an accredited/
recognised engineering Degree/ Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma/ Higher
Certificate course can enjoy three years' Student membership by paying
a single fee of HK$300. Student Members who transfer to other membership
grades or renewing their membership in the fourth year are required
to pay the normal annual subscription.
LATE PAYMENT
If any member shall leave his annual subscription in arrear for
six months from the commencement of the financial year, and shall
fail to pay such arrear within three months after a written application
has been sent to him at his last known address, his name shall be
struck off the Roll pursuant to a resolution by the Council in that
behalf at any time afterwards, and he shall thereupon cease to be
a member.
PAYMENT FOR REINSTATEMENT
OF MEMBERSHIP
Members can apply for reinstatement of membership if they have ceased to be a member of the Institution in seven years or less (for Corporate Members and Associate Members) / three years or less (for members of other classes). The current payment scale for reinstatement of membership other than for non-resident members, is a reinstatement fee of HK$400 (for administration purpose), plus all arrears in subscription. The arrears in subscription shall be subject to a maximum of three years’ subscriptions.
Non-resident members who apply for the reinstatement of membership as non-resident members shall only be required to pay a reinstatement fee of HK$400; all arrears in subscription shall be waived. Other requirements for reinstatement of membership shall remain unchanged.
TABLE 1 (Membership Fees)
For Election - for applicant who wishes to join the Institution for the
first time
Class of Membership
(non-refundable and non-transferable)
(to be taken upon successful election or transfer)
Total (HK$)
Application Fee
Professional
Assessment Fee
Entrance Fee
Subscription Fee
Fellow
550
-
1,840
1,930
4,320
Member by Professional Assessment
550
2,200
1,460
1,540
5,750
Member by Recognition
550
-
1,460
1,540
3,550
Additional Discipline by Professional Assessment
-
1,500
-
-
1,500
Additional Discipline by Recognition
550
-
-
-
550
Companion
550
-
1,280
1,340
3,170
Associate
550
1,100
710
560
2,920
Graduate
-
-
710
560
1,270
Student (25 and over)
-
-
600
560
1,160
Student (24 and under)
-
-
150
160
310
Affiliate
270
-
670
700
1,640
Applicants whose place of residence are abroad may
pay an non-resident subscription for the entrance and subscription fees
which are 50% of the original fees by making a self-declaration that they
intend to stay in Hong Kong for a period or a number of periods amounting
to less than 183 days during the financial year to which it relates. However,
this provision is not applicable to Student Member. Please refer to schedule
on the subscriptions and fees.
For Transfer - for existing member who wishes
to transfer to other class of membership
Transfer To
From
(non-refundable and non-transferable)
(to be taken upon successful election or transfer)
Total (HK$)
Application Fee
Professional Assessment Fee
Transfer Fee
Subscription Fee
Fellow
Member
550
-
380
390
1,320
Member by Professional Assessment
Associate
550
2,200
750
980
4,480
Graduate
550
2,200
750
980
4,480
Student
550
2,200
860
980
4,590
Affiliate
550
2,200
790
840
4,380
Member by Recognition
Associate
550
-
750
980
2,280
Graduate
550
-
750
980
2,280
Student
550
-
860
980
2,390
Affiliate
550
-
790
840
2,180
Associate
Student (25 and over)
550
1,100
110
0
1,760
Student (24 and under)
550
1,100
560
400
2,610
Graduate
550
1,100
0
0
1,650
Graduate
Student (25 and over)
-
-
110
0
110
Student (24 and under)
-
-
560
400
960
For enquires, please contact the Membership Section at Tel No. 2895 4446.
