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Authorized employer: Vision CPA Limited

Most of Hong Kong's accounting practices are small or medium-sized firms. These organizations offer a different type of training experience when compared to large accounting firms and business entities.

One of the smaller firms which acts as an authorized employer under the QP is Vision CPA Limited. This firm has three directors, around 15 professional staff and another five support staff. One of the directors, Daniel Wong, is both the member-in-charge and a counsellor under the authorized employer scheme. Click here for more details.

QP results for May 2006 session

	Workshop		Module examination		Overall pass rates*
Module	No. of candidates	Pass rate	No. of candidates	Pass rate
B (Financial management)	1412	94%	1738	62%	64%
D (Taxation)	1403	97%	1975	56%	64%

*Overall pass rate refers to passes in both the workshop assessment and the module examination.

QP examination panelists' reports

The panelists' reports for the module B (Financial management) and Module D (Taxation) May 2006 session are now available at the QP learning support centre.

Top CPA candidates in the May 2006 session

Module B (Financial management)
Top prize winner Ma Yim Hung obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2006. She is now an associate I at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Module D (Taxation)
Top prize winner Cheung Yin Man, Monica obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in professional accountancy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006. She is now an associate II at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Online examination assistance seminars

As examinations are coming up in December, the webcasted videos of examination assistance seminars we held in October for module A - financial reporting, module B - financial management and module C - auditing and information management are now available online to assist your revision. Visit the QP learning support centre to watch the videos.

Name:

CHAN Ka Man Heather

Job Title:

Accountant

Company:

China Oriental Group Company Limited

Click here to see Heather's career profile:

- career and study history

- job involvement

- career achievement

- career progression

Language proficiency has always been a hot topic in Hong Kong's business world, even more so now that more firms are expanding into China. Christine Choi looks at ways accountants can improve their language skills. Click here for more details.

This article is reprinted from A PLUS (November 2006).

With the Pearl of the Orient continuing to demonstrate healthy economic growth, Hong Kong's accounting students are confident that the world is their oyster, a recent report reveals. To find out more, click here.


	Michael Page International has recently published a commerce and industry salary survey which provides valuable insight into market conditions, employment trends and salary levels across the commerce and industry sectors in Hong Kong and China. Click here to view the full survey.

2007 student fee schedule

A revised student fee schedule will be adopted with effect from 1 January 2007 onwards. Click here for more details.

Library opening hours during examinations period

To help QP candidates in their examination preparation for the December session, the Institute is pleased to announce the extension of its library opening hours from 7 to 21 December 2006. The extended hours for the period are as follows:

Monday	9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday*	9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

*Due to the Winter Solstice, the library will close at 4:00 p.m. on 22 December 2006.

Accredited conversion programmes for QP admission

The Institute's Accountancy Accreditation Board has recently completed its re-accreditation of the postgraduate certificate in professional accounting and the Master of Science in professional accounting and corporate governance – Professional accounting stream of the City University of Hong Kong. The two programmes have been re-accredited as approved conversion programmes under the Institute's QP for five years until December 2011.

The full list of conversion programmes accredited by the Institute can be found on our homepage.

Meeting workshop group representatives

The first meeting of workshop group representatives was held in the evening of 13 November 2006 at the Institute's Members' Lounge. A total of 77 workshop group representatives attended the meeting, representing a 90 percent attendance rate for those who agreed to attend.

The meeting lasted for about two hours and light refreshments were provided. The first half was conducted in a casual and relaxing atmosphere through a cocktail reception which provided a chance for fellow representatives, workshop facilitators and the Institute's staff to meet and get acquainted with each other. It was great pleasure to have Mr. Edmond Ng, the Examinations Board member and the master workshop facilitator, to give the opening speech and to welcome the representatives. In the second half, representatives were divided into four groups of 15-20 persons each for small group discussion and experience sharing. Views and suggestions collected in the meeting were summarized and submitted to the Examinations Board for consideration. The meeting is held regularly to enhance communication between QP candidates and the Institute.