CPA in focus
Simply desserts

Dr. William Chen, chief financial officer of Hui Lau Shan Food Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was a QP facilitator. He admires the unique features of QP and has registered as the Institute's authorized supervisor as a commitment to training young accountants.

Shirley So, senior accounts clerk of Hui Lau Shan Food Manufacturing Co., Ltd. cherishes the interactive and practical ways of QP training for equipping her with essential technical knowledge and management skills.

 

 
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Tech source
New tax rules on corporate centres in Hong Kong

The HKSAR government gazetted the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (no.4) Bill 2015 to introduce (i) a concessionary profits tax rate for Qualifying Corporate Treasury Centres (¡§Qualifying CTCs¡¨ ), (ii) new tax rules to deem certain interest income and other gains as Hong Kong sourced and (iii) new amendments to the existing interest deduction provisions to enable a deduction for interest on certain intra-group lending transactions. This article gives a brief summary of the new rules on the set-up of group treasury centres in Hong Kong.

 
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Student matters

Top students and QP graduates list for the June 2016 session

bullet Module preparation seminars for the December 2016 session
Extended opening hours for the Institute's library
bullet Accredited programmes for QP admission
Event spotlight
Award ceremony for QP top students and scholarship recipients of the December 2015 and June 2016 sessions

On 17 September 2016, more than 150 guests attended the QP award ceremony at the Institute auditorium. Awards were presented to QP top students and scholarship recipients of the December 2015 and June 2016 sessions at the occasion. Please click here for the photo album.

 
 
Career & development
How to prepare for the switch to business

The deputy chairman of the Institute's PAIB Committee, and CFO at Hong Kong Electric Investments, explains the challenges for CPAs making the transition from practice to the commercial sector.

(The article is reprinted from A-Plus February 2016 issue.)

 
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Leisure & lifestyle
Go ¡V Viking Yuen, accounting manager of Travelzen, on underexplored destinations to add to the bucket list.
Book ¡V Raymond Lo, finance and operations director at Oxford University Press (China), on books
that will sharpen the mind.
Eat ¡V Toliver Tsui, finance manager at Star of Canton Restaurant Group, on his top three Chinese joints.

Charity ¡V Carrie Yiu, director of operations at Oxfam Hong Kong, on the best ways to play a part in meaningful events.

(This article is reprinted from A-Plus September 2016 issue.)

 
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Event calendar
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Practical experience
Submit CPA membership applications by 3 January 2017.
We welcome 19 authorized employers and 40 authorized supervisors to the Institute's practical experience scheme.
Industry news

Kenneth Leung re-elected in LegCo election

Kenneth Leung was re-elected in the 2016 Legislative Council Election for the seat of the
accountancy functional constituency with 12,131 votes.
The voter turnout rate was 75.11 percent, up from 69.99 percent in
last election in 2012. Click here for more details.
Books of the month
Several notable books, e-books and e-journals on financial markets are now available for your reference at the Institute¡¦s library.

Sports and
recreation interest groups

QP students and graduates are welcome to join the activities offered by the Institute's sports and recreation interest groups. A great networking opportunity with CPAs.
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