Please note the following policy on re-admission to membership and regaining of CTA designation approved by the Council in June 2019:
Re-admission to Membership |
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Fellow, Associate, Retired Member |
Re-joining the Institute after three years of ceasing to be a member |
Pay a re-admission fee equivalent to 2-years’ annual subscription,and annual subscription for the year of re-admission |
Re-joining the Institute within three years of ceasing to be a member |
Pay a re-admission fee equivalent to annual subscriptions for the lapsed years of membership,and annual subscription for the year of re-admission |
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Student |
Re-joining the Institute after three years of ceasing to be a Student |
Pay a re-admission fee equivalent to 2-years’ annual registration fee,and annual registration fee for the year of re-admission |
Re-joining the Institute within three years of ceasing to be a Student |
Pay a re-admission fee equivalent to annual registration fees for the lapsed years of student membership,and annual registration fee for the year of re-admission |
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Regaining of CTA Designation |
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CTA designation |
Obtained under the “Grandfather Scheme” in 2010 |
Take the CTA Qualifying Examination |
Obtained through completing the CTA Qualifying Examination |
Pay the annual subscriptions and CTA registration fees for all lapsed years of membership |
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Important Notes: 1. The re-admission fee to be paid will be calculated based on the prevailing full rates of annual subscription in the year of re-admission. 2. All re-admitted members are required to comply with the Institute’s Code of Professional Conduct, which can be accessed from www.tihk.org.hk/code-of-professional-conduct/. |
While the above policy shall take effect from 1 July 2019, there would be a grace period (from 18 June 2019 until 30 August 2019) for those who have obtained the CTA designation under the “Grandfather Scheme” in 2010 (“Grandfathered CTAs”) to re-join the Institute and regain the CTA designation by paying the annual subscriptions and CTA registration fees for all lapsed years of membership. Please note this is a one-time-only concession. Starting from 31 August 2019, all Grandfathered CTAs whose membership has ceased will have to take the CTA Qualifying Examination in order to regain the CTA designation.