Prospective CPA e-newsletter


	Practical Experience: Views from the Ground
	Examination Matters
	Training Programmes
	Examination Question - Answering Techniques
	QP Graduate Career File
	Updated News
	Upcoming Events

pls prepare photo Ernst & Young: Authorised Employer

One of the Big Four accounting firms, Ernst & Young has long had in place systems to help develop the skills it wants its employees to achieve and uses these systems to ensure the staff get the relevant training and job experience they need.

Learning and development partner Gerry Redmond says there is a close relationship between Ernst & Young's internal training scheme and the QP's practical experience component. "As a professional firm we monitor our people's training and development, and there is a strong tie between our own system and the Institute's," he says. "Being an authorised employer enables us to support our staff who aim to meet the experience requirements." Click here for more details.

CPA QP Examination Attendance Dockets – Modules A & C (February 2006 Session) and Final Professional Examination (June 2006 Session)

Important Dates	Procedures
Week commencing 15 May 2006 for Modules A & C and 29 May 2006 for final professional examination	Examination Attendance Docket Candidates will each receive an examination attendance docket from the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. Candidates should contact the Institute on 2287 7046 for all enquiries about the dockets.
Modules A & C Monday, 22 May 2006 (9:00 am - 12:00 noon) Final professional examination Friday, 2 June 2006 (9:00 am - 12:00 noon)	Duplicate Copy Candidates who have not received this should contact the Institute to obtain a duplicate copy before the cut-off dates.
Monday, 29 May 2006 Saturday, 10 June 2006	Examinations Examinations take place: Module A 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Module C 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Final professional examination Paper I 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Paper II 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Examination Regulations

Candidates should read the examination regulations carefully. These can be found in the candidate handbook and the instructions to candidates, which are sent together with the dockets. The followings are some of the important examination regulations:

Reading time (for final professional examination candidates only)
During the reading time in the final professional examination, candidates are only allowed to read the questions and plan and organise their answers such as jotting down points on the question booklet, flagging the relevant information on the materials brought to the examination hall, etc. Candidates are not permitted to organise the answers on rough paper. If you wish to write down any points, it must be done on the question booklet. The writing of answers in the script booklet is not allowed until instructed to do so by the examination supervisor.
Use appropriate script booklet
Candidates are required to use the appropriate script booklet to answer each section of the examination paper, i.e. case answers on the case script booklet, essay or short questions and answers on the essay or short questions script booklet. Student who fails to do so may render their examination scripts unmarked.
Write the question numbers clearly
Do not tear the script booklet
Do not use pencil

Training Programmes

Dates	Programmes
8 May 2006	Business and career insight seminar on self awareness
13, 20 & 27 May & 3 June 2006	Workshops on PRC taxation
20 May 2006	Seminar on HKAS 12 Income Taxes
20 June 2006	Seminar on how to determine source of profit for different types of transactions and implement effective offshore planning
29 June 2006	Seminar on interview tips and guidance

Suggestions for Candidates Preparing for the Final Professional Examination

Contributed by Dr Peter Tze Yi Lau, associate professor of Hong Kong Baptist University and final professional examination revision course co-ordinator

There is no real substitute for hard working and application. Reading is not enough. You must practice examination questions. It is only by being faced with having to write things down that you discover the gaps in your knowledge and understanding. The official answers are far more comprehensive than those expected from candidates written under examination circumstances, but they do give you a clear idea of what is expected in terms of form, style and technical standards. Click here to find out more.

Name:

Wendy Yung

Job Title:

Head, Corporate Services Division

Company:

Hysan Development Company Limited

Click here to see Wendy's career profile which includes:

- career and study history

- job involvement

- salary

- career progression

Application for Continuing Education Fund

The QP is a reimbursable course under the Government's continuing education fund. If you wish to claim reimbursement for the costs of Modules B & D to be taken in the May 2006 session, please submit your application before 30 May 2006. Click here for more details.

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) is a not-for-profit entity incorporated by a Special Act of the Canadian Parliament in 1902. The CICA mandate is contained in the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Act, its act of incorporation, which was last amended in May 1990.

The CICA, together with the CA institutes, represents approximately 70,000 CAs and 8,500 students in Canada and Bermuda. CICA and the provincial and territorial CA institutes work to ensure that the profession is well positioned to confront the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities presented in today's marketplace.

Through reciprocal membership agreement signed with CICA in 2005, Institute members who have qualified through our CPA Qualification Programme and are trained under an authorised employer/supervisor registered with the Institute may apply for the prestigious CICA membership (other conditions apply). You can also find more details about the CICA from their website at http://www.cica.ca.

Print friendly version

Dates			Events
8 May 2006	P	-	Business and career insight seminar on self awareness
12-14 May 2006	Q	-	Modules A & C — 4th workshops
13 May- 3 June 2006	O	-	Workshops on PRC taxation
20 May 2006	P	-	Seminar on HKAS 12 Income Taxes
29 May 2006	Q	-	Modules A & C examinations
30 May 2006	Q	-	Commencement of Modules B & D
	Q	-	Submission deadline for Continuing Education Fund application form for Modules B & D
10 June 2006	Q	-	Final professional examination
16-18 June 2006	Q	-	Modules B & D — 1st workshops
20 June 2006	P	-	Seminar on how to determine source of profit for different types of transactions and implement effective offshore planning
29 June 2006	P	-	Seminar on interview tips and guidance
14-16 July 2006	Q	-	Modules B & D — 2nd workshops
4-6 August 2006	Q	-	Modules B & D — 3rd workshops
7 August 2006	Q	-	Announcement of examination results for modules A & C
	Q	-	Modules A & C enrolment deadline
19 August 2006	Q	-	Announcement of final professional examination results
25-27 August 2006	Q	-	Modules B & D — 4th workshops
11 September 2006	Q	-	Commencement of Modules A & C
	Q	-	Continuing Education Fund application form for Modules A & C submission deadline
23 September 2006	Q	-	Modules B & D examinations


Q	: QP event
P	: Practical training functions
O	: Other events

Technical articles	CPA Source	A Plus
CPD programmes	e-Learning programmes	New books
HKIAAT news	TechWatch

	Student Education & Training Department Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants 4/F, Tower Two, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Hong Kong . Tel: 2287 7236 / 2287 7099

	Do you have any comments or suggestions for the e-newsletter? If so, we would like to hear from you. Write to us at etd@hkicpa.org.hk