HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

Member Class [MHKICM] (with Voting Rights)

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Routes to Member Class of Membership
There are 2 routes to the Member Class of membership:

	The Formal Academic Qualification and Professional Training Route (The Normal Route)

	The Mature Route

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Eligibility for Admission or Transfer

The Formal Academic Qualification and Professional Training Route (The Normal Route)

For admission or transfer to the Member Class via the academic qualification and professional training route, a Candidate must:

i)	be at least of 25 years of age;

ii)	fulfil the academic requirements* of the Institute;

iii)	have had post qualification professional experience of a minimum of four years of an approved nature in the HKSAR or mainly in the HKSAR;

iv)	pass the Professional Assessment, if so requested at the discretion of the General Council;

v)	pass the Professional Interview, if the Candidate is exempted from the whole or part of the Professional Assessment due to the exemption allowed under the recognized qualification of Corporate Membership of other recognized professional bodies.

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The Mature Route
For admission to Member Class via the Mature Route, a Candidate must:

i)	be at least of 35 years of age at the date of application;

ii)	have had a minimum of ten years of experience (of which at least three years have been in the HKSAR or mainly in the HKSAR) in posts of generally increasing responsibility within a recognized discipline in the construction field;

iii)	have attained a position demonstrating a level of competence that would have admitted the Candidate to the class of Member had the Candidate satisfied the normal academic requirements;

iv)	submit a paper and pass the Professional Assessment.

The Paper
Candidates of at least 35 years of age who seek entry via the Mature Route must have had at least ten years of professional level experience. Candidates in this category are persons with considerable responsible experience within a recognized discipline in the construction field, but lacking the normal academic qualifications prescribed for Corporate Membership. Such a person may, if his candidature is approved, seek admission to the class of Member by submitting a Paper under the supervision of an appropriate supervisor on the subject of an approved construction or building related topic and passing the Professional Assessment.

The Paper shall be in English, normally around 10,000 words in length, on a subject approved by the Institute. Original papers must be typewritten or printed, preferably in double spacing, on single sides of A4 paper. Two copies shall be provided and, signed by an appropriate supervisor to certify it is the Candidate's own work. In the Paper, the Candidate shall be expected to offer an ordered and critical exposition of the subject, defining the problems, detailing managerial solutions and the application of managerial and technological principles to practical construction problems.

*	*Academic qualifications that meet the requirements of the Institute for the Member Class are:*

a)	A cognate Hons degree or diploma in Construction or related disciplines as assessed by the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditationas being of equal status; or the recognized programmes in Section 6 of Membership Handbook, or

b)	Other acceptable qualifications, such as full membership of an approved professional body, as the General Council may designate as being of equal status.

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Professional Assessment
A Candidate seeking admission to the class of Member shall be required to attend a Professional Assessment. The Professional Assessment shall be conducted by a Panel of Professional Assessors delegated by the General Council for the purpose of assessing the extent to which a Candidate for the class of Member meets the admission requirements and to ascertain the quality of the Candidate's technical and responsible experience within a recognized discipline in the construction field. Details of the Professional Assessment are given in Section 3 of Membership Handbook.

Application Procedure
Any Candidate desirous of being admitted as a Member shall sign and deliver to the Honorary Secretary a nomination in the form prescribed by the General Council signed by four Corporate Members of the Institute, at least one of whom shall be a Fellow.

Fees and Subscriptions
The current application, transfer, re-instatement and annual subscription fees are detailed in Section 7 of Membership Handbook.

An applicant for election to the class of Member must submit, together with the application, the election application fee and the subscription fee. The subscription fee will only be charged by the Institute upon the successful election of the applicant. The election application fee, however, is non-refundable.

An applicant for transfer from Associate, Graduate or Student to the Member Class must submit, together with the application, the transfer application fee and, the difference in the subscription fees between the two grades of membership concerned. This difference will only be charged by the Institute upon the successful transfer of membership. The transfer application fee, however, is non-refundable.

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