Membership

Fire Engineers may, originally, have qualified in some other branch of science or engineering or, perhaps, in an apparently unrelated subject such as law. Four years professional practice related to fire engineering, assessed by the Membership Committee, may allow entry to the Associate grade of membership. Alternatively, Fire Engineers may qualify at three different levels through the annual examinations of the Institution or through suitably validated courses and, if desired, proceed to a degree in Fire Engineering by following a university degree course. Two of those degrees has already been accredited as fulfilling the academic requirements for Chartered Engineering status. Further to the Engineering Council granting the Institution Nominated Body Status, IFE members with appropriate qualifications and experience now have the option to join the IFE Engineering Council Division, and be registered Chartered Engineers, Incorporated Engineers or Engineering Technicians. The chart below illustrates the various routes to membership.

A. FEES & ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

When an application has been approved by the IFE Engineering Council Division(ECD), the applicant will be informed. At this time the following fee and subscription will be due for payment:

i) The UK. Engineering Council (ECUK) registration fee, a successful applicant who is a registered engineer through another Nominated Body will not be required to pay UK Engineering Council registration fee.

ii) The IFE Engineering Council Division (ECD) annual subscription, as appropriate to his grade.

An applicant shall pay :

i) initial application fee HK$ 925 (an administration fee HK$200 has been included) together with the application.

ii) interview fee HK$ 1,088 when progressing to professional review interview.

C.ANNUAL RENEWAL of ECD MEMBERSHIP

CEng members shall pay HK$1,410 (HK$380 ECUK annual registration fee) + HK$1030 (IFE ECD annual subscription)

IEng members shall pay HK$1040 (HK$320 ECUK annual registration fee) + HK$ 720 ECD annual subscription)

Graduate Engineer shall pay HK$660

The application together with the initial application fee shall be sent to :

The Institution of Fire Engineers (Hong Kong Branch)
Kowloon Tong Fire Station
3 Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon.
email: membership@hkife.org

 ECD and ECUK fees are due every January

All fee should be paid by a cheque made payable to the Institution of Fire Engineers (Hong Kong Branch). The initial application fee and interview fee are not refundable. All fees will be subject to change by UK IFE or IFE (Hong Kong Branch)

The Institution of Fire Engineers
London Road
Moreton in Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 0RH

Tel: +44 (0)1608 812 580
Fax: +44 (0)1608 812 581

Website: www.ife.org.uk
Information: info@ife.org.uk

D.Serial Lapsing and Reinstatement

CEng memWith effect from 29 January 2007, waiver of the administration fee on re-instatement only applies to the first instance of reinstatement. Any member who seeks re-instatement on a second occasion is required to pay the prevailing administration fee (currently £25). Thereafter, the administration fee is doubled for every subsequent reinstatement as illustrated below:

Second reinstatement - £25 administration fee
Third reinstatement - £50 administration fee
Fourth reinstatement - £100 administration fee
Fifth reinstatement - £200 administration fee

Only the annual membership subscriptions payable to the Institution of Fire Engineers including those in respect to the Engineering Council Division and annual registration fees in respect to the Engineering Council may be deducted from the emoluments of any office or employment to be assessed for tax, if defrayed out of those emoluments. Applicants to the Engineering Council Division, on registration with the Engineering Council, will be entitled to tax relief on the annual registration fee only. In making a claim for tax relief in respect of annual Engineering Council registration fees, please indicate clearly that the payment has been made in respect of annual registration fees to the Engineering Council and not to the Institution of Fire Engineers.