Membership

There are three classes of Membership of the Association:

1. Full Membership

Any company or its affiliate engaged by way of clinical trials in research and/or the development of pharmaceutical containing a New Chemical or Biological Entity (an “NCE drug”), which, either itself or through its affiliate, has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in Hong Kong, and is either:

the holder of an NCE drug registration in Hong Kong; or
licensed as a wholesale dealer of an NCE drug in Hong Kong; or
licensed to manufacture (including repackaging) an NCE drug in Hong Kong or elsewhere to the PIC/S standard

2. Affiliate Membership

Any company or its affiliate (but not both) which, either itself or through its affiliate, has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in Hong Kong, and is not qualified to be a full member, but is at least two of the following:

the holder of an NCE drug registration in Hong Kong;
licensed as a wholesale dealer of an NCE drug in Hong Kong; or
licensed to manufacture (including repackaging) an NCE drug in Hong Kong or elsewhere to the PIC/S standard

3. Associate Membership

Any firm or company with a real and effective establishment in Hong Kong engaged in providing healthcare and other related services to the Hong Kong pharmaceutical industry, but not otherwise qualified to be a full or affiliation member of the Association.

Annual Subscription Fee

Full Members & Affiliate Members: based on a sliding scale of their sales revenue
Associate Members: please click for details
Academics and NGOs: Waived

Each Full Member and Affiliate Member is entitled to have one vote.

As of March 2023, there are 32 Full Members, 4 Affiliate Members, 33 Associate Members and 5 NGO members.

Full Members