Hong Kong Psychological Society

Name

Hong Kong Psychological Society

Legal name

The Hong Kong Psychological Society Limited

Website

https://hkps.org.hk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hung Hom, Kowloon

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: HKPS generates revenue primarily through annual membership subscriptions from Honorary Fellows ($0), Fellows ($550), Associate Fellows ($550), Graduate Members ($550), and Affiliates ($550). Application fee of $550 is charged for new applicants.
2. Professional Registration Fees: Revenue generated from the Professional Register of Psychologists with an admission fee of $500 and annual membership fee of $200 for registered psychologists.
3. CE Activity Fees: Website advertisement fees for CE activities: HK$500 for members and HK$880 for non-members/general public.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HKPS is a professional association and learned society that maintains the Professional Register of Psychologists, runs a public Find a Psychologist directory, and organizes four specialist divisions (Clinical, Educational, Industrial-Organizational, and Counselling Psychology) along with continuing education activities, conferences, and publications. Its core sellable deliverables are annual memberships, professional registration, CE activities, and the public directory that connects clients with registered psychologists.

Product overview

The Hong Kong Psychological Society operates as a professional membership organization offering a suite of interconnected services centered on professional registration, directory services, and specialty divisions. The core offerings include a voluntary Professional Registration System for psychologists (established 1993), a public Find a Psychologist directory, and four specialist divisions (Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Counselling Psychology). Supporting services include Continuing Education activities with CEU certification, annual conferences, publications (JPCS journal, newsletters, public statements), and a job vacancies board. The society maintains a Code of Professional Conduct and serves approximately 3000 members, functioning as both a learned society and professional association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Registration System
• Find a Psychologist Directory
• Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP)
• Division of Educational Psychology (DEP)
• Division of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (DIOP)
• Division of Counselling Psychology (DCoP)
• Continuing Education (CE) Activities
• Conferences and Events
• Publications (Journal of the Hong Kong Psychological Society, Newsletter, Public Statements)
• Job Vacancies Board

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and notable.

• Asia Pacific Psychology Alliance (APPA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024HKPS participates in APPA with Prof. Paul Wong serving as representative. APPA organizes the annual Summit of Psychological Associations in the Asia-Pacific.
• Australian Psychological Society (APS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019HKPS x APS Education Partnership announced in 2019 provides HKPS members exclusive access to APS education library with 700+ hours of CPD-approved training at special member rates. This includes webinars, workshops, and research resources. HKPS members must create an APS International Subscriber Account to access the portal.
• Singapore Psychological SocietymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Memorandum of Understanding between HKPS and Singapore Psychological Society for professional exchange and collaboration.
• International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)coreOthersHKPS is a full member of IUPsyS, providing international recognition and connection to the global psychology community. HKPS representatives include Prof. Paul Wong and Dr. Joe Ngai.
• International Test Commission (ITC)coreOthersHKPS is a member of ITC, participating in international standards for psychological testing and assessment. HKPS representative: Dr. Clara To.
• World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)majorOthersHKPS is a member of WFMH, contributing to global mental health advocacy and initiatives.
• International Psychology Network (IPsyNet) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex IssuesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHKPS representative Ms. Karen Gotthelf serves in this APA-affiliated network addressing LGBTQI issues in psychology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Psychological Association: Largest professional organization for psychologists in the world. Broad incumbent with overlapping functions (registration, ethics, accreditation, CE) but global rather than Hong Kong-centric, and operates as a much larger organization.
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP): International federation of applied psychology organizations. Broad incumbent interconnected with HKPS through IUPsyS/WFMH affiliations and comparable professional society structures across multiple countries.

Regional players

• Psychological Society of China (CPS): National professional psychology association in mainland China. Regional peer with similar learned-society orientation, though serving a different regulatory regime and significantly larger jurisdiction.
• Hong Kong Medical Association: Hong Kong's professional association for medical doctors. Regional peer sharing the same membership/advocacy/CME model in Hong Kong, providing a useful comparator for HKPS's regulatory aspirations and fee structure.
• Hong Kong Social Workers Association: Hong Kong's professional body for social workers. Regional peer in adjacent helping profession with comparable member-based, division-led structure and continuing education pathways.

Direct peers

• Australian Psychological Society: National professional association for psychologists in Australia. Direct peer given HKPS's 2019 MoU/partnership with APS and operational model (membership, divisions, CE, ethics) is highly analogous.
• British Psychological Society: UK professional body for psychologists. Direct peer historically linked to HKPS through reciprocal membership rights until the 1990s and follows the same chartered/learned society model with multiple specializations.
• Canadian Psychological Association: National professional association for psychologists in Canada. Direct peer with parallel structure of membership, divisions, professional affairs, and advocacy for statutory regulation.
• Singapore Psychological Society: National professional society for psychologists in Singapore. Direct peer; HKPS holds a 2019 MoU with SPS and the two societies share membership structure, professional registration, and regional advocacy roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hong-kong-psychological-society

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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