Preamble
- The Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA or the Association) is an international professional body committed to develop and adopt the best practices in investor relations (IR), thereby advancing the status and integrity of the IR professional and proficiency of its members and striving to enhance the relationship between listed companies and the investment community.
- The Association will be engaged by international corporate and IR professionals who have the strategic management responsibility to integrate finance, communication, marketing and securities compliances and to achieve the most effective communication platform between a public company and the investment community.
- It will also serve as a platform to enrich the profile of the profession, enhance ethical and professional standards in IR, promote professional development and networking for all members.
Value Propositions to Members
The HKIRA will benefit members in the following aspects:
- Achieving professional recognition in the industry;
- Professional opinions and pitching sessions with other corporate senior managements;
- Avenues for discussion panels and dialogue sessions in various IR related forums;
- Personal development and lifelong learning opportunities;
- Corporate networking events;
- Talents and information resources
Membership
- CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP
There are five classes of members in the Association, namely, Full Members, Supporting Members, Associate Members, Corporate Members (Listed Company) and Corporate Members (Service Provider).
Full Member
The applicant must be executive who is employed by listed companies and whose duties involved investor relations or investor communications related roles.
A Full Member is entitled to the voting rights.
Supporting Member
The applicant is an executive who work in companies that provide a product or service to listed companies.
Supporting member does not have voting right.
Associate Member
The applicant is an individual who is not eligible to join under either the full or supporting member categories. Others outside the industry interested in the investor relations profession, including students, are eligible to join as associate members.
An Associate Member does not have voting rights.
Corporate Member (Listed Company)
Listed companies may join as Corporate Members. They can nominate individual as a registered person. Nominated individual applicant who is qualified as Full Member status has voting right.
Corporate Member (Service Provider)
Companies which provide products or services to investor relations practitioners may join as Corporate Members. They can nominate individual as a registered person.
- MEMBERSHIP FEE
| Fee Schedule |
Full Member |
Supporting Member |
Associate Member |
Corporate Member
(Listed Company) |
Corporate Member
(Service Provider) |
| 1 Nominee |
2 Nominees |
3 Nominees |
1 Nominee |
2 Nominees |
3 Nominees |
| Annual Subscription Fee |
HK$1,500 |
HK$2,000 |
HK$500 |
HK$1,500 |
HK$2,800 |
HK$4,000 |
HK$2,000 |
HK$3,800 |
HK$5,500 |
The membership is for each calendar year starting from 1st January to 31st December. For those members join during the year, full annual fee is payable for joining in the first half of the calendar year and half annual fee is payable for joining in the second half of the calendar year.
The Executive Committee shall have absolute discretion in respect of each person applied for a Member to decide conclusively whether he/she has or has not fulfilled the conditions applicable to his case. The decision of the Executive Committee is final and shall not be subject to any appeal.
Members who fail to pay the membership fee in 30 days, the membership will be automatically terminated.
- HOW TO APPLY
To apply for membership, please fill in the application form and return to us at the following address:
Hong Kong Investor Relations Association Limited
20/F, Cigna Tower, 482 Jaffe Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong |
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