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HKJA Membership Application Guidelines

 

A. Membership Categories

 Category¹ Rights/Welfare Documents required for application²
I. Full Members: Those earning the majority of their income from journalistic work. Journalistic work for this purpose is defined as employment as a journalist, photographer, artist or other position on newspapers, periodicals, domestic and international news agencies, radio, television or digital news platforms; as a full time freelancer (those who have worked as a freelance journalist for at least one year consecutively or who can provide confirmation from a media outlet or other institution that he/she is receiving an income from journalism, or that he or she is freelancing in an interim period having left a permanent position in a news organisation); or as a person employed in the pre-service and in-service training of journalists, in Hong Kong.
  1. Stand for Executive Committee election
  2. Have the right to vote
  3. Participate in the benefits provided by the union
  4. Apply for HKJA press cards and IFJ press cards
  1. Your business card or a photocopy of your staff card
  2. A passport photo (soft or hard-copy)
  3. For full-time freelancers, please provide copies of your published articles in the latest 12 months (printed version, photocopy version or link)
II. PR Members: Those employed in public relations and information services.
  1. Stand for Executive Committee election (limitation to no more than one representative on the Executive Committee)
  2. Have the right to vote
  3. Participate in the benefits provided by the union
  1. Your business card or a copy of your staff card
  2. A passport photo (soft or hard-copy)
III. Associate Members: Those who do not earn the majority of their income from journalism or as a journalist.
  1. Your business card or a copy of your staff card
  2. A passport photo (soft or hard-copy)
  3. For freelancers, please provide copies of your published articles in the latest 12 months (printed version, photocopy version or link)
IV. Trainee Members: Those training in journalism or serving a form of apprenticeship.
  1. A photocopy of your student card
  2. A passport photo (soft or hard-copy)
V. Retired Members: A voting member who retires from the occupation on account of age or ill-health may, subject to the decision of the Executive Committee, become a retired member. Participate in the benefits provided by the union
  1. Members should complete this online form (or PDF file) and submit it to the HKJA for approval while their membership is still valid
  2. A photocopy of business card/staff card of last employment prior to retirement
  3. A photocopy of proof of retirement (if any)

¹ Please refer to the Constitution 3.2.
² Please also refer to Clause 3, 5, and 6 of the Procedures for Membership Application.

 

B. Membership Year and Membership Fee

  • Membership last for one year;
  • For Full / Associate / PR member applicant, the membership fee is HK$250 (including entrance fee of HK$50 and yearly subscription HK$200);
  • The membership fee for Student member is HK$50 for a full year with entrance fee waived.

 

C. Procedures for Membership Application

  1. Applicants may scroll below to fill out the online application form, or may click here to download the membership application form in PDF format, and return the completed form and relevant documents to the HKJA via post or email. HKJA address: Flat A, 15/F., Henfa Comm. Building 348-350 Lockhart Road Wanchai, Hong Kong. HKJA email: [email protected].
  2. An applicant for membership must have the endorsement of an HKJA member.
  3. To ensure that membership meets the requirements of the Trade Unions Ordinance and the Constitution of the HKJA, applicants may be required to provide proof of income, if necessary.
  4. Applicants should provide bank slip/transaction proof with clear transaction date shown for application handling.

 

D. Press Card 

  • Only Full Members can apply for the HKJA Press Card and IFJ Press Card. The Executive Committee will consider and examine each application according to the job duties and journalistic work requirements of the applicant. Applicants may be required to provide additional information and documents to prove their working needs for a press card.
  • For HKJA Press Card, the application fee is HK$50 and a JPEG format digital photograph is required. Please contact us for the application form.
  • For IFJ Press Card, the application fee is HK$600. Please submit a JPEG format digital photograph and your HKID Card photocopy together with the application form. Please contact us for the form.
  • HK$600. Please submit a JPEG format digital photograph and your HKID Card photocopy together with the application form. Please contact us for the form.

 

E. Terms & Conditions

  1. Members should abide by the rules set out in the HKJA constitution.
  2. Applicants should provide all the necessary documents together with the application form (refer to item A of this Guideline). Otherwise, the HKJA may not consider the application.

 

 

Membership Application Form

*Required
(Please complete in English BLOCK letters)

    Personal Contact Info. 個人聯絡資料

    Company Contact Info. 任職機構聯絡資料

    Membership Status 會籍類別

    Full Member 正式會員

    more than 50% income derived from journalistic work
    總收入一半以上來自新聞工作

    Associate Member 附屬會員

    less than 50% income derived from journalistic work
    總收入少於一半來自新聞工作

    PR Member 公關會員

    full-time work in PR sector
    全職的公關人員

    Trainee(Student) member 學生會員

    those training in journalism or serving a form of apprenticeship
    接受新聞工作培訓或為學徒者

    If applying for Trainee (Student) Member, please provide below information
    如申請成為學生會員, 請提供以下資料

    Payment Method 付款方法


    Transfer 銀行轉賬

    Pay directly to our HSBC Account No. 002-4-228298, with your name on the transfer slip and upload to the above column.
    直接存入本會滙豐銀行戶口，賬戶號碼：002-4-228298。將入數紙上傳到上欄。

    Cheque 支票

    Payable to “HONG KONG JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION”, and post to HKJA Office.
    將抬頭「香港記者協會」之支票，連同所需文件寄至本會辦公室。

    Cash 現金

    Payment in person at HKJA office.
    請親身前來本會辦公室繳交。

    An applicant for membership must have the endorsement of at least one HKJA member.
    Members should abide by the rules set out in the HKJA constitution.
    申請人須經本會會員作介紹人，方能處理有關申請。會員必須承諾遵守香港記者協會會章內所訂立的條款。

    Documents Required 申請文件*
    Please upload you documents PDF/JPG/TXT format
    File names must not include special characters, and may include max 20 digits or alphabets
    File size limit 5Mb
    請將你提供的文件以PDF/JPG/TXT格式上存
    檔案名稱請勿包含符號，可含最多20個數字或英文字符
    檔案上限 5MB

    Business card and a passport photo
    工作名片及證件相片

    For freelance journalists, please provide your latest published articles or link
    自由撰稿人: 最近已刊出的作品或報道的超連結

    For students, please provide a photocopy of your student card.
    學生: 請提供學生證副本


    I declare that the particulars I provided in this form are true and correct. I have read and understood the contents of the above Personal Information Collection Statement. 本人聲明在上述表格提供的資料正確屬實。本人亦已閲讀及了解上述之個人資料收集聲明。
    I am ordinarily resident in Hong Kong. 我通常居住在香港。
    I will notify the HKJA as soon as possible if there is any change in my ordinary residence and/ or employment situation. 如本人的通常居住地及／或就業情況有任何變動，必定盡早主動通知記協。