| MEMBERSHIP
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND FEES |
| 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 |
|
| Election to the membership class of Affiliate |
|
| Transfer to the membership class of Fellow/ Member (by
professional assessment or by recognition)/ Associate Member |
|
| 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)
|
|
| Assessment Fee (For Associate Membership)
|
|
| Individual Assessment on Academic Qualification * |
|
* 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 |
|
| Member |
|
| Graduate Member |
|
| Associate Member |
|
| Companion |
|
| Student Member (age of 25 and above) |
|
| Student Member (age of 24 and below) |
|
| Affiliate |
|
| 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 2005/2006 |
Fellow
|
|
| Member |
|
| Graduate Member |
|
| Associate Member |
|
| Companion |
|
| Student Member (age of 25 and above) |
|
| Student Member (age of 24 and below) |
|
| Affiliate |
|
* 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
2005/2006 |
Entrance Fee
|
Subscription
|
Fellow
|
|
|
| Member |
|
|
| Graduate Member |
|
|
| Associate Member |
|
|
| Companion |
|
|
| Affiliate |
|
|
| 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 who is below the age of 35 and is 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 7 years or less (for Corporate
Members and Associate Members) / 3 years or less (for members of other
classes). The current payment scale for reinstatement of membership
is a reinstatement fee of HK$400 (for administration purpose) and
all arrears in subscription, subject to a maximum of three years'
subscriptions. |
For enquires, please contact the Membership Section at Tel No. 2895 4446.
TABLE 1 (Membership Fees)
For Election - for applicant who wishes to join the Institution for the
first time
| Class of Membership |
(non-refundable and non-transferable)
|
(to be taken upon successful election or transfer)
|
Total (HK$)
|
|
Application Fee
|
Professional
Assessment Fee
|
Entrance Fee
|
Subscription Fee
|
| Fellow |
510
|
-
|
1,700
|
1,700
|
3,910
|
Member by Professional Assessment
|
510
|
2,200
|
1,350
|
1,350
|
5,410
|
| Member by Recognition |
510
|
-
|
1,350
|
1,350
|
3,210
|
| Additional Discipline by Professional Assessment |
-
|
2,200
|
-
|
-
|
2,200
|
Additional Discipline by Recognition
|
510
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
510
|
| Companion |
510
|
-
|
1,180
|
1,180
|
2,870
|
| Associate |
510
|
1,100
|
660
|
500
|
2,770
|
| Graduate |
-
|
-
|
660
|
500
|
1,160
|
| Student (25 and over) |
-
|
-
|
560
|
500
|
1,060
|
| Student (24 and under) |
-
|
-
|
140
|
140
|
280
|
| Affiliate |
250
|
-
|
620
|
620
|
1,490
|
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 |
510
|
-
|
350
|
350
|
1,210
|
|
Member by Professional Assessment
|
Associate |
510
|
2,200
|
690
|
850
|
4,250
|
| Graduate |
510
|
2,200
|
690
|
850
|
4,250
|
| Student |
510
|
2,200
|
790
|
850
|
4,350
|
| Affiliate |
510
|
2,200
|
730
|
730
|
4,170
|
|
Member by Recognition
|
Associate |
510
|
-
|
690
|
850
|
2,050
|
| Graduate |
510
|
-
|
690
|
850
|
2,050
|
| Student |
510
|
-
|
790
|
850
|
2,150
|
| Affiliate |
510
|
-
|
730
|
730
|
1,970
|
|
Associate
|
Student (25 and over) |
510
|
1,100
|
100
|
0
|
1,710
|
| Student (24 and under) |
510
|
1,100
|
520
|
360
|
2,490
|
| Graduate |
510
|
1,100
|
0
|
0
|
1,610
|
|
Graduate
|
Student (25 and over) |
-
|
-
|
100
|
0
|
100
|
| Student (24 and under) |
-
|
-
|
520
|
360
|
880
|
|
