A. Current valid accredited courses<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Master of Urban Studies and Housing Management-Housing Management (Professional) Stream (Formerly Master of Housing Management (Professional Stream), The University of Hong Kong)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">MA in Housing and Urban Management (Housing Stream) – City University of Hong Kong﻿﻿</li><li style="text-align:justify;">BSc (Hons) in Property Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University﻿﻿</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Professional Diploma in Housing Management, HKU SPACE﻿﻿</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Housing Concentration for Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Politics (Public Policy and Politics Stream), City University of Hong Kong</li></ul>&nbsp;B. Valid ex-accredited courses<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">BSocSc (Hons) in Administration and Public Management, City University of Hong Kong (For admission on or before year 2014)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">BA (Hons) in Housing Studies, City University of Hong Kong (For admission on or before year 2009)﻿﻿</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Foundation Degree of Arts in Housing and Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Housing Studies, Leeds Beckett University (For admission in year 2014 and 2015)﻿﻿</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Master of Arts in Housing Studies, City University of Hong Kong﻿﻿(For admission on or before year 2020)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Politics (Housing and Urban Studies Stream) City University of Hong Kong (For admission on or before Year 2021)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">MA in Housing Studies, City University of Hong Kong (For admission on or before Year 2020)</li></ul>

1. What are the Institute’s valid accredited courses?

The Institute offers the following classes of membership, namely&nbsp;Fellows, Members, Practitioners, Associates, Affiliates,&nbsp;Probationers, Registered Students, Honorary Fellows&nbsp;and&nbsp;Retired Members.

2. What are the type of membership?

3. What are the differences between type of membership?

Corporate Members (i.e. Fellows and Members) are required to take mandatory CPD for themselves to update with latest changes and expectations of the property management (PM) profession as well as to upgrade their professional profile.&nbsp;&nbsp;For Probationers, Associates, Affiliates, Registered Students, Honorary Fellows and Retired Members, they are not required to fulfill the mandatory CPD requirements. However, they are encouraged to take CPD and make constructive contributions to the profession with their invaluable knowledge and experience.&nbsp;The mandatory CPD runs annually from 1 December to 30 November of the next year.&nbsp;Corporate Members should complete a minimum of 20 units per annum to fulfill the CPD requirement as to keep up-to-date with the changes and developments in the PM profession. For Practitioners, the minimum CPD requirement is 10 units per annum only.&nbsp; The Institute requires a minimum score of 5 units for Corporate Members, and a minimum score of 3 units for Practitioners to be fulfilled in each category of activities but there is no upper limit.

4. Who are required to complete mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and how many study hours are required?

The Practical Experience Requirement (PER) is part of the professional training requirements for the attainment membership of Member (M.H.K.I.H.) and Practitioner (P.H.K.I.H.).&nbsp; It is intended to ensure that the Applicant, who has acquired&nbsp;the recognized&nbsp;academic qualification, should have equal&nbsp;competence in the knowledge&nbsp;and local working&nbsp;experiences of core functions and duties in the property management profession.&nbsp;Registered student / Probationer / Practitioner may log in to the Institute’s website for the detail demonstration of filling the PER booklet (website address to be provided later)&nbsp;The vetting of PER is subject to the prevailing charge, please check with the Institute’s Secretariat for the charge required.

5. What is Practical Experience Requirement (PER) Booklet?

PER Supervisor must be approved by the Institute before Applicant starts on PER work. If he/she needs the Institute&nbsp;to assign a supervisor or to change the original supervisor to a new one, please submit a written request to the Institute.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The PER Supervisor should be:<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">a senior member of a housing organization;&nbsp;</li><li style="text-align:justify;">preferably either a Corporate Member of HKIH or Chartered Member of CIH; and</li><li style="text-align:justify;">In case the PER supervisor is not a HKIH or CIH member, the students could still submit the details of supervisor to HKIH for approval.</li></ul>

6. Who could be a PER Supervisor?

In general, mandatory interview applies to applicants with related working experiences less than 7 years; or through upgrading e.g. Registered Student, Probationer, Practitioner etc.&nbsp;Selective interview is required as and when required even working experience is at or above 7 years.

7. Who need to attend the Mandatory Interview?

In general, at the date of the election, the applicant must be employed on a full-time basis by a Housing Body in the performance of Approved Duties; and<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">for applying Members (M.H.K.I.H.), he/she has been so employed for a period, whether continuous or not, amounting in the aggregate to not less than five years</li><li style="text-align:justify;">for applying Practitioners (P.H.K.I.H.),&nbsp;he/she has been so employed for a period, whether continuous or not, amounting in the aggregate to not less than six years.</li></ul>&nbsp;Approved Duties means&nbsp;such duties as the General Council may from time to time approve and shall include building management and housing services.&nbsp;

8. What is related working experience and how long should an applicant possess for applying Members or Practitioner?

Fellow / Members / Practitioners are required to accumulate required CPD units per annum for membership renewal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fellow / Members should complete a minimum of 20 units per annum to fulfill the CPD requirement as to keep up-to-date with the changes and developments in the property management profession. For Practitioners, the minimum CPD requirement is 10 units per annum only.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Institute will then send a&nbsp;Demand Note for&nbsp;Annual Subscription&nbsp;Fee Membership Renewal.&nbsp; This Demand Note will only be sent to members when they have completed the required CPD units during the CPD year.

9. What are the Membership Renewal Procedures (Fellow /Members / Practitioners)?

Please refer to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.housing.org.hk/membership/member-fee" target="_blank">https://www.housing.org.hk/membership/member-fee</a> for the prevailing fee schedule.

10. How much to pay for the member fee?

Members may update/confirm his/her personal data before adding CPD records.

11. How to update the personal data of a member?

As a Retired Member of the Institute, he/she must be a&nbsp;Corporate Members (i.e. Fellows and Members) of the Institute immediately prior to such admission/transfer, and he/she has ceased practice in the Housing field/service.&nbsp; He/she may send a written notification to the Secretariat office either by post or by email for the Institute’s approval.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the prevailing fee, please visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.housing.org.hk/membership/member-fee" target="_blank">https://www.housing.org.hk/membership/member-fee</a>

12.	How to change my membership from Fellow/Member to Retired Member and how much is the annual fee for Retired Member?

For applicant who was once the Institute’s&nbsp;Corporate Members (i.e. Fellows and Members) would like to re-apply for Member (cannot re-apply for Fellows), there must be proof of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for the current year before submission of the Institute’s membership application form. Entry fee is required if request for revoke is not within same year.&nbsp;

13.	What is the procedure from Retired Member to Member?

Frequently Asked Questions

NotesThe above FAQs are for reference only and may be revised from time to time without prior notice.&nbsp; &nbsp;For enquiries, please contact the Institute’s Secretariat at 2544 3111 or by email to info@housing.org.hk.&nbsp;Version as at 6/6/2025