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Authorized supervisor: Barry Wong, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited

The current business environment continues to grow in complexity. Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited looks toward the Qualification Programme (QP) to deliver personnel with the skills to deal with such complexities.

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited has a long and proven track record in property development, with a portfolio covering both commercial and residential buildings. One of its latest projects, the new International Commerce Centre in Kowloon West, demonstrates today's sophisticated business solutions in satisfying market needs.

Mr. Barry Wong is the Audit Manager, Internal Audit Department of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. He has been an Authorized Supervisor (AS) for the last two years. One of his responsibilities is to nurture new staff members within his department. "Employees must embrace changes in the business world. We need people who can cope with change, and have a strong analytical mind to solve the problems we face," he said. Click here for details.

QP results for May 2007 session

	Workshop		Module examination		Overall pass rates*
Module	No. of candidates	Pass rate	No. of candidates	Pass rate	Overall pass rates*
A (Financial Reporting)	1,419	95%	2,063	44%	51%
C (Auditing and Information Management)	1,470	98%	2,242	48%	55%

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

The examination panelists' reports are now available at the QP learning support centre.

Top QP candidates in May 2007 session

Module A (Financial Reporting)
Top prize winner Tam Wai Shing obtained his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004. He is now an accountant at KPMG.

Module C (Auditing and Information Management)
Top prize winner Lau Sin Ki, Carrol obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Toronto in 2005. She is now a staff accountant II at Ernst and Young.

Top prize winner Lee Tat Yeung obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2006. He is now an accountant at KPMG.

	New books in the library

	The library has new books with high reference value for QP students preparing for their examinations. Please click here to view the full list of reference books.


	Close early

	The Institute and its library will close early at 4 p.m. on 31 December 2007.


	Certificates collection for QP graduates who did not attend the annual award and graduation ceremony

	QP graduates who did not attend the annual award and graduation ceremony can collect their certificates on or before 31 December 2007 at the Institute's reception on 27/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Please present your student ID or HKID when collecting the certificates.

Name:

Christina Leung

Job Title:

Accountant

Company:

DKSH Hong Kong Limited

Click here to see Christina's career profile:

- career and study history

- job involvement

- career achievement

- career progression

Authorized employer/supervisor experience for membership admission

For admission to membership of the Institute, practical experience acquired on or after 1 January 2005 will only be counted if it is gained under an Institute-authorized employer or supervisor.

If you are not currently working under an authorized employer or authorized supervisor, please urge your employer or supervisor to apply for registration as an authorized employer/authorized supervisor with the Institute, so that your practical experience will be accepted for membership admission. Click here for more information.

List of authorized employers and supervisors

The Institute has recently approved 23 applications for registration as authorized employers and 12 applications for authorized supervisors. Please click here for the list of newly registered employers/supervisors.

A full list of all authorized employers and authorized supervisors can be found on the Institute's homepage.

For enquiries on practical experience, please contact our admission department on tel. 2287 7049 or 2287 7069.

There are two lengths of dash. The one you will come across most often is called the "en" dash – (because it is as long as the letter n in the front you are using). The second dash is called an "em" dash — (yes, because it is the same length as the letter m). Dashes can both link and separate, and may or may not have spaces around them.

Gillian Christine, a freelance editor and proof-reader, gives you some guidelines on how to use dash appropriately. Click here for the full article.

This article was first published in the Chartered Accountants Journal (June 2007) of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) and is reprinted with permission from Ms. Gillian Christine and the NZICA.

Michael Page International has recently published a salary survey providing valuable insight into salary, remuneration packages and recruitment trends across the accounting and finance sectors in Hong Kong and China. Click here to view the full survey.

Full annual report

The Institute's 2007 full annual report has been published, using the popular "success stories" advertising campaign to talk about member achievements. Click here for the online version.