Our Member
Classification of Membership
Our membership categories include: Full Member, Corporate Member, Institutional Member, Graduate Member, Student Member and Non-local Member.
Full Members must be holders of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, together with any of the following qualifications:
- Graduated in Interior design / Interior Architecture / Architecture courses (Minimum 2 years full time study) approved by the Association with minimum 2 years experience, OR
- Minimum 5 years interior design working/ practical professional experience in interior design / interior architecture.
This category may also include individuals who are educators in Interior Design / Interior Architecture / Architecture departments at universities, colleges, technical and design schools, who possess professional qualifications to teach degree and diploma courses in Interior design/ Interior Architecture/ Architecture and are currently employed in that position.
Full Members in good standing shall have full voting rights at General Meetings. All Full Members will receive HKIDA membership certificate and shall have the right to use the abbreviation “HKIDA (Full)” after their names.
Corporate Member shall be corporations or firms holding an interior design practice in Hong Kong at least 3 years or corporations or firms carrying business of interior design, suppliers, contractors and any other business related to interior design. A Corporate Member may nominate and register up to two nominees to participate activities organized by the Association.
Corporate Members have no voting rights at the General Meetings and may not be elected to any office of the Association. Corporate Members will receive HKIDA membership certificates and shall have the right to use the abbreviation “HKIDA (Corporate)” after their names.
Institutional Members shall be educational institutions invited by the Board of Directors to join HKIDA as an Institutional Member. Such educational institutions must be recognized institutions teaching Interior design/ Interior Architecture/ Architecture.
Institutional Members have no voting rights at General Meetings. Institutional Members have the right to use the abbreviation“HKIDA (Institutional)” after their names.
Graduate Members shall be persons who are graduates up to 2 years in Interior design / Interior Architecture / Architecture courses recognized by the Association.
Graduate Members have no voting rights at General Meetings. Graduate Members will receive HKIDA membership certificate and shall have the right to use the abbreviation “HKIDA (Graduate)” after their names.
Student Members shall be persons who are registered students in Hong Kong, studying full time in a recognised institution with a major in interior design / interior architecture. Their memberships automatically expire upon their graduation and their names will be removed from the members register.
Student Members have no voting rights at General Meetings, but have the right to use the abbreviation “HKIDA (Student)” after their names.
Non-local Members shall be persons resided outside Hong Kong, together with any of the following qualifications:
- Graduated in Interior design / Interior Architecture / Architecture courses (Minimum 2 years full time study) approved by the Association with minimum 2 years experience, OR
- Minimum 5 years interior design working/ practical professional experience in interior design / interior architecture.
Non-local Members have no voting rights at General Meetings and may not be elected to any office of the Association. Non-local Members will receive HKIDA membership certificate and shall have the right to use the abbreviation “HKIDA (Non-local)” after their names.
Remarks
- Following application submissions, relevant proofs for academic qualifications and work experience, as well as an interior design portfolio, are all required for the vetting process. Failure to submit any of the required documents can consider their application unsuccessful. The HKIDA Membership Committee reserves the right of final decision.