Membership is accepted on a corporate basis and depends mainly on the applicant having a registered business in Hong Kong, connected with shipping.

There are two categories of membership. Ordinary membership for shipowners and shipmanagers, and Associate membership for all others.

Both categories of membership are eligible toattend all Association functions and receive all Association notices and material except for those in which it is judged the Associate members will not be interested, although they are welcome to have them upon request.

Associate members are not entitled to vote on resolutions at general meetings - for example, on the election of the Chairman they are invited to express their opinions but not to vote.

Every applicant must be sponsored by two members, of which one must be an Ordinary member i.e. a shipowner. The Secretariat is glad to assist applicants in completing their sponsorship arrangements.

On acceptance for membership there is an initial Entrance Fee of HK$1,000. Monthly subscriptions for Ordinary members are HK$4,800 and Associate members HK$2,100. These fees were last revised on 1st January 1997 for Associate Members and 1st April 2005 for Ordinary Members.

To apply for membership, please print out and complete our Application Form. The online copy can be printed out or you can contact us to request a form to be sent to you.