ACC Hong Kong Executive Committee statement on membership pricing increase
As you may have noted, ACC Hong Kong raised our membership pricing for the renewal period September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021. We appreciate 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone, which is one reason we delayed sending our renewal notices until now. Importantly, ACC Hong Kong memberships that have been extended to December 31, 2020 will revert to a September 30, 2021 expiry.
The price increase was necessary to ensure ACC Hong Kong is in a strong and sustainable financial position and able to continue to deliver the quality educational, training and networking events in Hong Kong, for which we are known.
In 2020, with COVID19 preventing in-person seminars, ACC Hong Kong pivoted quickly from in-person seminars to online webinars. We’ve been delighted with the strong attendances over the past several months and we hope you’re continuing to find value in the ongoing local programming.
In addition, it has been over five years since we raised our membership fees, and as you’d expect, while the Executive Committee consists of unpaid volunteers, even as a non-profit association we need to cover local administration, support and increasingly expensive technology costs.
We’re also pleased to confirm an expansion of our member services over the past year. The recent launch of the new ACC Hong Kong website has delivered a significantly improved online experience for our members and greatly improved links to the global ACC community. We also look forward to launching a dedicated ACC Hong Kong newsletter over the next few weeks that will feature regular ACC updates and timely information for the Hong Kong in-house community. We’re also delighted to have launched a new member only Pro Bono page. We hope those of you interested in helping the disadvantaged in Hong Kong may consider participating.
The ACC Hong Kong Executive Committee looks forward to continuing to serve you, our valued members and the wider Hong Kong in-house community. We encourage you to contact us should you have any questions as to ACC Hong Kong pricing, or any aspect of your ACC Hong Kong membership.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you to an upcoming member event.