| Moving complete this summer |
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Secretariat executives at the
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 he Member and Student Services Counter at Lippo Centre is moving to Wu Chung (27th floor) in July, completing the Institute's move. The Lippo office will then be closed. The new place of 24,000-plus square feet, occupying the whole floor, will have cool facilities such as a comfortable lounge for gathering, a lecture theatre for CPD and forums, state-of-the-art meeting rooms, and a library for research and study. Watch for more announcements in coming weeks. |
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| Institute booms in the news |
| he "China and Global Capital Markets" conference held in mid-May has drawn wide media coverage about the conference, the Global Accounting Alliance's formation, and the fund manager survey results. The signing of a statement on converging accounting standards between the Institute and the Ministry of Finance drew more than 30 pieces coverage, demonstrating the profession's influence on China and its contribution to Hong Kong's capital market. Click here to view the press releases. |
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| Click photo for a list of media carrying the stories |
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| CPD update |
| Here are the new CPD programmes for July: |
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Fair valuation of land and building under new HKFRS and HKAS (6 July) |
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HKFRS 3 and HKAS 27, 28 and 31 (re-run) (7 July) |
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HKAS 19 and HKFRS 2 (re-run) (8 July) |
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Company law of PRC (10 July) |
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Updates on mainland China transfer pricing (11 July) |
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Annual taxation update 2006 (15 July) |
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最新香港會計準則與內地會計準則的差異 (17 July) |
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HKAS 16, 17 and 40 and Interpretations 1, 2 and 4 (re-run) (19 July) |
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SOX 404 compliance - sharing the U.S. experience (28 July) |
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| IFRS learning support |
| he Institute is supporting members' competence in the IFRS and HKFRS, including: |
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Self-learning pack and related learning materials |
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Assessment preparatory courses hosted by FTC |
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IFRS assessment programme presented by ICAEW |
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| A Plus - Going public |
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 ith Hong Kong getting a large piece of China's IPO business, the June issue of A Plus explores whether the Hong Kong stock exchange can maintain its position as others vie for a bite, and how Hong Kong CPAs are the success ingredient for Chinese IPOs. Watch for your copy coming soon.
Click here to preview the President's Message. |
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| Free HKFRS guide |
| hanks to Deloitte, 150 copies of HKFRS financial statements 2005 - A practical guide for preparers is now available free for collection at the Institute's Lippo centre (4th floor) on a first-come-first-served basis. Please present your membership identity when collecting. If you collect on behalf of other members, please bring a copy of their membership card. Call 2287 7228 if you have any queries. |
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| Enron winners |
 The conviction of Enron top executives was in the headlines last week. Andy So, Lisa Xu and Joe Cheng are the winners of the A Plus quiz about Enron in the May issue, who will get a free copy of the documentary DVD - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Another DVD goes to Genevieve Ostrov for correcting the number of people losing their jobs after Enron's bankruptcy. The answers for the quiz are: 1c, 2d, 3c, 4a, 5c, 6c, 7a, 8b, 9a, 10d.
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| Hard copy or CD ROM? |
The Institute's summary financial report will be produced this year in either hard copy or soft copy (CD ROM) depending on your vote. Please click here to indicate your choice.
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| Annual Dinner 2006 |
The Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang will be the guest of honour at Institute's annual dinner on 9 November, Thursday at HKCEC. Mark your diary for this exhilarating event where members come together for food, wine, fun and fellowship. Click here to view the photos of last year.
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| Women's agenda |
With growing number of women entering the profession, the gender ratio of membership will soon reach equilibrium. The Women's Commission is organising a conference on 19 June to promote gender equality under the leadership of Sophia Kao, who is a Council member. Community Services  Committee leaders Susanna Chiu and Ayesha Macpherson will speak on financial management for women.
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| Free guide on SME business planning |
A new guide for SMEs to help them and their SMP advisors develop business plans is available free from IFAC's website. Click here to download.
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| Reminder |
The enrolment for the annual CPA Bridge Tournament scheduled for 17 June for members and registered students will close on 9 June.
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| Tips for recruiting interns |
| If you want to know more about recruiting university interns, then don't miss the forum organised by HKU and the government's advisory committee on HR development in the financial services sector on 10 June. Click here for the programme, and register via the Institute by emailing us your name and contact details by 5 June. The forum secretariat will confirm you in due course. Enquiry: Helena Choy 2528 9330. |
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