The origins of the Hong Kong Institute of Analytical Psychology (HKIAP) can be traced back to the First Jung and Chinese Culture Conference held in Guangzhou in December 1998.  Inspired by the rich dialogue between Analytical Psychology and Chinese thoughts, some of the Hong Kong participants formed a group meeting regularly to explore these intersections.  Most early members were mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and psychotherapists.  The ongoing development of Analytical Psychology in Hong Kong is further advanced by the momentum generated after the second international Analytical Psychology and Chinese Culture Conference in Guangzhou in 2002.  

In August 2003, at the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) Congress in Barcelona, the Hong Kong group was formally recognised as an IAAP Developing Group.  Becoming a Developing Group facilitated visiting Jungian Analysts to offer talks and workshops in Hong Kong and enabled local clinicians to enter the IAAP Router programme on their path toward IAAP individual membership.  

In early 2004, the group registered as a Society under the name Hong Kong Institute of Analytical Psychology (HKIAP) with 17 founding members.  As the organisation continued to grow, the Executive Committee decided to formalise its structure for long-term development.  HKIAP was incorporated as a limited company on 24^th Apr 2018, with a newly formed Board of Directors serving voluntarily.  

At the 2019 IAAP Congress in Vienna, HKIAP had six IAAP recognised Jungian Analyst members and became eligible to apply for IAAP group membership.  HKIAP subsequently revised its constitution, ethical code, and membership categories to meet IAAP group membership requirements.  In 2022, at the IAAP Congress in Buenos Aires, HKIAP was formally accepted as one of the IAAP Group Members.  Most recently, at the 2025 IAAP Congress in Zurich, HKIAP was recognised as an IAAP Group Member with Training Status.  This marks a significant milestone in the development of HKIAP as an IAAP accredited Jungian training institute and the beginning of formal local Jungian training in Hong Kong.  

Today, HKIAP has 61 members, including 20 routers and 15 local Jungian Analysts, and continues to expand its scope of professional and educational activities.  

Hong Kong, with its unique geographical and cultural position, is a cultural crossroads shaped by both Eastern and Western influences.  HKIAP aims to serve as a regional hub for Analytical Psychology, fostering dialogue between Analytical Psychology and Eastern cultural traditions.    

HKIAP is committed to: 

• Promoting the development of Analytical Psychology grounded in professional standards and engaged with our own cultural and historical traditions.  
• Offering Analytical Psychology training for routers, trainees and candidates for future Jungian Analysts.
• Building connections among practitioners and interested individuals in Hong Kong, across Asia, and internationally on Analytical Psychology.
• Maintaining a strong and collaborative partnership with IAAP, upholding HKIAP’s status as a Group Member with Training Status.   

HKIAP seeks to cultivate a vibrant, ethically grounded, clinically proficient and culturally informed Jungian community in Hong Kong and the broader region.  

President: Emma Wong

Secretary: Kenneth Wong

Treasurer: Marshall Lee

Directors: Marie Chiu, Deborah Chan