The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries

Fee Structure for students 

	2019/2020	2020/2021
Students Fee Structure	1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020	1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
Registration Fee	HK$1,280	HK$1,280
Re-registration Fee	HK$1,500	HK$1,500
Renewal Fee	HK$800	HK$800
Late studentship registration administrative charge (Notes)	HK$650	HK$650
Examination Fee	HK$1,100 per subject	HK$1,100 per module
Examination postponement Fee	HK$850 per subject	HK$850 per module
Examination Appeal Fee	HK$2,200 per subject	HK$2,200 per module
Exemption Fee	HK$1,100 per subject	HK$1,100 per module
Exemption re-application administration charge (Notes)	HK$700 per application	HK$700 per application
Transcript application	HK$200 per copy	HK$200 per copy
Examination Technique workshop	HK$500 per subject	HK$500 per module
CCA late registration charge	HK$450 per month	HK$450 per month
Studentship Card Replacement	HK$200	HK$200
Replacement for Pin (Student)	HK$100	HK$100

Notes: 

• An administration charge of HK$650 will be applied to studentship registrations submitted within the following specific periods for taking the corresponding examinations in June and November.

• An administration fee of HK$700 per exemptions re-application will be charged to students who do not settle their exemption fees as approved within the due date.

Rules and Regulations for payment

1.  All fees are payable to HKICS in Hong Kong dollars by EPS, UnionPay (In person), cheque, bank draft (with student registration number written on the back), Chartered Secretaries American Express card, VISA and MasterCard.

2.  Where registration and exemption fees are to be revised from 1st July in any year, applications received at the Secretariat by 30th June will be charged at the old rate and from 1st July at the new rate.

3.  Examination fees apply to particular sittings of the examinations and include a basic processing fee, plus a fee for each module entered.

4.  Student renewal fees are due each year on the anniversary of the date of initial registration. Failure to pay the renewal fee will result in removal from the student register. Students will be removed from the register if their renewals are overdue for two months. Changes of address and personal details should therefore be reported promptly.

5.  A postponement fee is payable where the Institute allows the transfer of an examination entry from one session to the next.

6.  Graduate fees are payable when students have successfully completed all the examination requirements and are automatically admitted to Graduateship.

7.  All fees, charges and subscriptions are subject to amendment at the discretion of the Council.