Nearly 630 members and guests came together to enjoy fellowship, games, singing and musical performances at the annual dinner themed as "CPAs Go Green" on 7 Dec. Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah was the guest of honor and IFAC CEO Fayezul Choudhury was our special guest. Special thanks to members of the Dance and Singing Interest Groups as well as our young members' live band "The Opinion" for their great performances. Click to see photos.

We would also like to thank the three remarkable masters of ceremony, Helen To, Daniel Lau and Daniel Lin, and all the sponsors. Without their support the event would not have been so successful.

The Institute's table tennis team won the championship, while the football team came second and the badminton team placed third in the cross-border sports competitions held in Guangzhou on 29 Nov. with Guangzhou and Shenzhen counterparts, and the Trade Union of Guangzhou Municipal Finance Bureau. Click to see photos.

If you wish to swap your choices of interest groups in the coming year, login to MyCPA and make the changes between 1-31 Jan.

If you have registered with the Institute as a CPA runner for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2016, please come to collect your runner's pack at the Institute office between 10-16 Jan. Please do not go to Victoria Park to collect your pack.

Jazz class will continue on Saturdays in January.

The January dance dinner will take place on 15 Jan. at  "百樂會" in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Sign up for the 6-session bridge training course from January to March to improve your techniques in this strategic card game. Intermediate and experienced players are both welcome.

Register for the golf day at Phoenix Hill Golf Club on 16 Jan. to enjoy an outbound trip. New special rate is now available.

Enrol in the 8-session "singing with ukulele" class starting on 26 or 29 Jan. if you are interested in the Hawaiian instrument. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

Come party with fellow members of the Dance and Singing Interest Groups at the New Year party on 24 Jan. at the Tonno Club to celebrate 2016. Spend a fun Sunday afternoon with singing, dancing and games. Enrol by 30 Dec. to enjoy the early bird discount.

Apply to become a Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association registered athlete now to enjoy the priority to enrol in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon and other popular races as the Institute is one of its affiliated clubs.

Arthur Hon and Dora Lo won the championship in the final match of the mini bridge tournament on 5 Dec. Lo also clinched the year-end grand prize – Bridge Interest Group trophy. Click to see results and photos.

Congratulations to the Institute's golf team for defeating the Hong Kong Medical Golfers Association team in its annual tournament on 2 Dec. It is CPA's 12th win since the inauguration of the tournament. Click to see photos. 

The CPA running team comprising Leung Ka-kit, Tam King-tong, Tse Hoi-fat and Paul Tse won the championship with the time of 49:03 seconds in the inter-professional 4 x 100m invitational relay race at the Hong Kong Medical Association family sports day on 29 Nov. Click to see photos.

Nine members and guests joined the overnight golf trip to Palm Island Resort in Guangdong on 6-7 Dec. to enjoy an outbound golf event. Click to see photos.

Nineteen members joined the photography practice session in December led by Photography Interest Group Co-convenor Albert Leung for Christmas decoration shooting in Tsim Sha Tsui. Click to see photos.

Eighteen members participated in a two-day course on bird photography in November led by Photography Interest Group Deputy Convenor Sammy Au Yeung and Eco Institute Executive Director Samson So. Click to see photos.

Together with members' donations, the Institute has raised HK$337,290 for our ten representative teams at this year's Oxfam Trailwalker. Thanks to all the donors, trail walkers and support team members.

Application deadline of the 2016-17 mentorship programme will close on 31 Dec. Sign up as mentor to share your experience and knowledge to nurture young CPAs; or join as mentee to learn from your seniors and enrich your career growth.

Join this crossover networking event co-organized with the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce on 14 Jan. to learn tasting sake from different regions of Japan and mingle with young members of HKGCC. You will also receive a sake glass as souvenir.

Sign up for the elementary course in January and intermediate course in February. Consisting of four 2-hour training sessions, the courses will be conducted by experienced coaches.

Super Star Group is offering special discounts on selected festive foods for Chinese New Year until 28 Jan. 2016.