Application for Associate Membership 個人會員會籍申請
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Eligibility　申請資格

An applicant must be a Hong Kong permanent resident aged 21 or above; Hong Kong registered and full-time in-service English Language / Chinese Language / Music teacher of a ^Hong Kong primary school / secondary school / university or post-secondary institute with at least 10 years of teaching experience in such subject; and meet the requirements of *professional qualification set by the Association.
申請人必須為年滿二十一歲的香港永久性居民；為^香港註冊的現職中學／小學／大學及專上學院中國語文、英國語文或音樂科全職教師，並於香港取得十年或以上學校教授該科目之經驗及在該範疇符合＊由本會所要求之專業資格。

^ A primary / secondary school refers to a school which provides primary / secondary education under the Education Ordinance of Hong Kong. Please refer to Annex 1 of the Rules and Regulations in the syllabus of the latest “Hong Kong Schools Music Festival” or “Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival” for the list of universities and post-secondary institutes eligible to enter the Music Festival and Speech Festival.
^中／小學指根據香港教育條例所定提供中／小學教育課程的學校；有關大學及專上學院的詳情，請參閱本會最新一屆「香港學校音樂節」或「香港學校朗誦節」的比賽目錄中比賽章程之附錄一之可參加音樂節／朗誦節之大學及專上學院名單。

*Please refer to Part II of this online form  詳細要求請參閱本表格「第二部份」。

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Application Procedure　申請方法

(1) Please fill in and submit this online form. If your submission is successful, an acknowledging email, which is a copy of your submitted form, will be sent to the email address provided at the beginning of the form.  Then
(2) Please print the acknowledging email, sign and submit together the following documents to 2/F, 7 Carmel Village Street, Homantin,  Kowloon in person or by post. Please specify "Membership Application" on the envelope.

(i) Signed acknowledging email (Part IV),
(ii) A copy of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card,
(iii) A Copy of relevant certificates, and
(iv) A crossed cheque of HK$450 (membership fee HK$200 and annual subscription fee HK$250) made  payable to “Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association”

(1) 請填妥及提交本電子表格，成功提交後，一個系統電郵會發送到本表格首部份所填寫的電郵地址，系統電郵為所提交表格之副本， 並
(2) 請列印系統電郵，及連同以下文件親身遞交或郵寄往九龍何文田迦密村街七號三樓，信封面請註明「會籍申請」。

(i)  簽妥「第四部份」的系統電郵；
(ii) 香港永久居民身份證副本；
(iii) 有關資歷證明副本；及
(iv) 年費港幣$450（包括入會費港幣$200及年費港幣$250）的劃線支票，支票抬頭為「香港學校音樂及朗誦協會」

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Endorsement Procedures 審批程序

All applications will be vetted by the Association’s Sub-committees and will be submitted to the Executive Committee for endorsement. The vetting process will normally take four to six weeks and the result will be informed in writing. To avoid any delay, please make sure all the required documents are included in the submission. All the documents of the successful applicants will be retained for one year and those of the unsuccessful applicants will be returned.

所有申請將交由本會有關委員會作初步審批，再由執行委員會確認，所需時間約四至六星期，本會將以書面形式通知會籍申請結果。為免有任何延誤，遞交會籍申請時請確保所需資料齊備。成功申請人所遞交之所有文件將保存一年，若申請不獲批核，申請人之文件則全部退回。

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Membership Validity 會籍有效期

1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
2022年8月1日至2023年7月31日

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[Personal data collected by means of this form will only be used by the Association to assess the application for the membership, and for contact use after successful application. Any personal data provided will be treated in compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). 透過本表格收集的個人資料將使用於評估申請人是否符合所申請的會籍資格，以及在成功申請後作聯絡會員用途。所收集的任何個人資料，均會依照《個人資料(私隱)條例》(第486章)的規定處理。]

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Associate Members’ Obligations, Conduct and Rights
個人會員責任、操守及權利


Obligations 責任

1. Members should read in detail all the information in print or uploaded to the Association’s website concerning the Association and the Music / Speech Festival; and take the responsibility to notify their students of the relevant information. 會員必須詳細閱讀印刷版或上載於本會網站內關於本會及音樂節／朗誦節的資訊，並有責任將有關消息發放至其參賽學生。

2. Members should ensure that all the information provided including personal information, students’ information, etc. should be valid and such information provided should comply with the rules and regulations of the Music / Speech Festival and other requirements of respective classes.  會員必須確保所遞交的資料，包括個人及其參賽學生的資料等，均為屬實及符合「比賽章程」及各項規則之要求。

3. Members should distribute the documents and awards related to the competition to their students. 會員必須把與比賽相關之文件及獎項派發予其參賽學生。

4. Members should assist their students in providing additional documentary proof in regard to the entry requirements when required.  如本會要求參賽學生出示參賽資格之證明，會員有責任協助該等學生提供有關文件。

5. Members should ensure that their students have obtained the correct music score / piece and other required documents before competition.  會員必須確保其參賽學生於比賽前已備有準確的比賽樂譜／誦材及其他所需文件。

6. Members should help bring forward the enquiries, suggestions or complaints on behalf of their students / parents to the Association, and should convey the official replies to them.  會員有責任替其參賽學生／家長向本會轉達他們的查詢、意見或投訴，並將本會有關回覆轉告當事人。


Conduct 操守

1.  Members should support the mission and format of competitions set by the Association.  會員應支持本會之理念及比賽模式。

2.  Members must not promote their business activities in the name of the Association.  會員不得以本會名義推廣其商業活動。


Rights 權利

1. Associate Members are entitled to enrol their students for solo and duo classes in the “Hong Kong Schools Music Festival” and the “Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival”.  個人會員可替其學生報名參加「香港學校音樂節」及「香港學校朗誦節」之個人項目及二人項目。

2. Members can access the Member’s Area of the Association’s website to get the information about the Association and the Music / Speech Festival.  會員可登入本會網站之會員區查閱有關本會及音樂節／朗誦節的資訊。

3. Members are entitled to obtain one free copy of the latest Music Festival Syllabus, the Speech Festival Syllabus (Chinese Speech) and the Speech Festival Syllabus (English Speech).  會員可免費索取最新一屆音樂節比賽目錄、朗誦節（中文朗誦）比賽目錄及朗誦節（英文朗誦）比賽目錄各一本。

4. Members are entitled to preview the competition materials of the latest Music / Speech Festival at the Association office.   會員可親臨本會預覽最新一屆音樂節／朗誦節的比賽樂譜／誦材。

5. Members can enrol in the activities organised by the Association e.g. workshop, seminar and training etc. 會員可參加由本會舉辦的工作坊、研討會及訓練班等活動。

6. Associate Members are eligible to be nominated to elect for the Executive Committee at the Annual General Meeting.  個人會員可被提名參選於周年會員大會中舉行的執行委員會選舉。

7. Associate Members can attend the General Meetings of the Association. If Associate Members serve in the Executive Committee, they can vote at the meetings.   個人會員可出席由本會舉辦的會員大會。如個人會員為執行委員會委員，可於會員大會表決。