Full Members shall be fellows of the Hong Kong Academy
of Medicine or its equivalent (according to the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine)
with 3 years or more of training in endocrine, metabolic, growth and/or
nutritional disorders in children and adolescents or any professionals with a
master degree with 6 years or more of training in relevant areas.
Full Members shall enjoy all privileges of Full
Membership including voting rights and are eligible for election to offices of
the Council.
(b) Associate Members
Associate Members shall be a professional who has
interest in the field of paediatric and adolescent endocrinology, metabolism
and nutrition.
Associate Members shall enjoy all the privileges of
Full Membership except that they shall not have any voting right nor be
eligible for election to any office of the Council.
Upon making the application and conditional upon the
approval of the Council, an Associate Member may be upgraded to Full Member
when he / she has fulfilled the eligibility requirements for Full Membership.
Under exceptional circumstances, Associate Members who do not fulfil the
eligibility requirements for Full Membership may be upgraded to be Full Members
at the sole discretion of the Council.
(c) Life Full Members
Life Full Membership shall be open to all Members who
have joined the Society as Full Members for 3 years or more, upon application
to and conditional upon approval by the Council.
Life Full Members shall enjoy all the privileges of
Full Membership.
(d) Life Associate Members
Life Associate Membership shall be open to all
Associate Members who have joined the Society as Associate Members for 3 years
or more, upon application to and conditional upon approval by the Council.
Life Associate Members shall have no voting
right and shall not hold any office or participate in any managerial matters of
the Society.
(e) Honorary Members
The Council may recommend at Annual General Meetings
distinguished persons in the field of paediatric endocrinology or persons who
have in the opinion of the Council made great contributions to the Society to
be Honorary Members.
Honorary Members shall have no voting rights and shall
not be eligible for election to any office of the Council.
Application for any type of Membership shall be
proposed by one Full Member / Life Full Member and seconded by another Full
Member / Life Full Member and the application shall be submitted to the
Honorary Secretary for approval at the regular meetings of the Council.
The Council reserves the right at its sole discretion
not to approve any application for Membership without giving any reasons
therefor.
(a) Annual subscription shall be paid by Full Members
and Associate Members on or before the first day of the third quarter of each
calendar year.
If the annual subscription is not paid by the following Annual General Meeting after the due date of payment, the defaulter shall cease to be a Member unless and until the subscription in arrears has been paid up in full.
(b) Honorary Members are not required to pay any subscription.
(c) The funds and subscriptions of the Society shall
be managed by the Honorary Treasurer.
Please find the updated schedule of admission and subscription fee here (last update on 26 August 2023).
Dr. Patrick KT Chan
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