HKCGI - HKCGI – Change of Post-Nominals

In July 2021, the Institute changed its name to The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI). This represents a significant step forward in claiming a much wider governance remit for our members and strengthening our status as governance professionals. We are now working to relaunch our brand in the next few months, which will include a new logo and website, as well as communication plans with our stakeholders.

The Institute is also delighted that on 18 November 2021, the Companies Registry published a new External Circular No.3/2021 which updates the meaning of a ‘professional company secretary’ to reflect the change to the Institute’s name and the new post-nominals for its members. For the Institute’s related guidelines on certification, please click HERE.

While the post-nominals from our affiliated international body ‘The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI)’ remains unchanged, the current HKCGI post-nominals ‘FCS’ or ‘ACS’ will expire on 31 January 2022, and as from 1 January 2022, the new post-nominals ‘HKFCG’ or ‘HKACG’ should be used instead. There is also the option for members to combine the new post-nominals with the professional qualifications, namely Chartered Secretary (CS), Chartered Governance Professional (CGP), and Practitioner's Endorsement (PE).

To assist our members, the following is a practical summary for reference:

Valid until 31 January 2022

Commencing 1 January 2022

Fellow

For holder of Practitioner Endorsement:

FCG FCS

FCG FCS(PE)

or

or

FCG(CS, CGP)
FCS(CS, CGP)

FCG(CS, CGP) FCS(CS, CGP)(PE)

FCG HKFCG

FCG HKFCG(PE)

FCG(CS, CGP) HKFCG(CS, CGP)

FCG(CS, CGP) HKFCG(CS, CGP)(PE)

Associate

For holder of Practitioner Endorsement:

ACG ACS

ACG ACS(PE)

or

or

ACG(CS, CGP) ACS(CS, CGP)

ACG(CS, CGP) ACS(CS, CGP)(PE)

ACG HKACG

ACG HKACG(PE)

or

or

ACG(CS, CGP) HKACG(CS, CGP)

ACG(CS, CGP) HKACG(CS, CGP)(PE)

For enquiries, please contact the Membership Section: 2881 6177, or email: member@hkcgi.org.hk.