Please mark your diary for this year's annual dinner, the first held under our new HKICPA branding:-

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes – October & November 2004

To attend to members' diverse training needs, the Institute will be offering a variety of CPD programmes in October and November which include seminars and workshops on technical and soft skill topics. Seats are limited. Interested members, please register now to secure a seat.

HKICPA Study Mission to Shanghai 香港會計師公會上海考察團 (1-3 December 2004)

Co-organised with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, this 3-day study mission to Shanghai provides an excellent opportunity for members who are doing business in/with the Mainland to understand the regulations/operations of the government machinery and business environment in Shanghai . Networking visits to various trade, commerce, tax, customs etc. authorities in Shanghai will be made during the trip. Please click here for details.

HKICPA Executive Program for Accountants
Information Technology Risk Management

Fourth intake commencing 30 October 2004 open for enrolment

Earn over 50 CPD hours in eight weeks at a cost as low as $3,600*. Upon completion, members will be awarded the HKICPA Executive Certificate in IT Risk Management for Accountants.  

Course Brochure and Registration Form  

Exposure Draft (ED) of Insolvency Guidance Notes – Comments Sought

For the first time, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an exposure draft of guidance notes (GNs) on insolvency practice in Hong Kong. The aim of the GNs is to reflect best practice and to ensure that high standards of professionalism and competence are maintained by members undertaking all forms of insolvency work in Hong Kong Given the importance of this initiative, a wide consultation is being conducted. The consultation ends on 30 November 2004.

Exposure Draft of Proposed Banking Practice Note for Auditors

The HKICPA issued an ED of proposed PN 830 "Reporting responsibilities of auditors under the Banking Ordinance" for consultation till 6 November 2004. The ED covers the audit reporting responsibilities under sections 59(2), 63(3), 63(3A), 63A and 63B of the Banking Ordinance. It will replace Industry Auditing Guideline 3.401 "Authorized institutions in Hong Kong " upon its finalization.

For Your Information is a channel to provide news or activities of other organisations which may be of interest to our members. In this issue, we have (1) Networking Cocktail Reception with Mainland Enterprises at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair and (2) Corporate Governance Conference 2004 – "Corporate Governance Reform: Is it Working?"