Statistics on Member
(as at 31 July 2009)
1. Membership status
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
|
Certified Public Accountant (i.e. CPA) |
24,373 |
84.4% |
Fellow (i.e. FCPA) |
4,512 |
15.6% |
TOTAL |
28,885 |
100.0% |
2. Practising status
|
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
Practising certificate holders |
3,705 |
12.8% |
Non-practising certificate holders |
25,180 |
87.2% |
TOTAL |
28,885 |
100.0% |
3. Mode of practice
|
No. of practising |
Percentage of |
In own name |
1,721 |
46.5% |
As a sole proprietor/ partner of a firm |
1,538 |
41.5% |
As a shareholder/ director of a corporate practice |
327 |
8.8% |
| As an authorized signatory of a firm | 119 |
3.2% |
| TOTAL | 3,705 |
100.0% |
4. Gender distribution (Practising vs Non-Practising)
|
Practising |
Non-Practising |
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
Male |
2,712 |
12,526 |
15,238 |
52.8% |
Female |
993 |
12,654 |
13,647 |
47.2% |
TOTAL |
3,705 |
25,180 |
28,885 |
100.0% |
5. Location of registered office of practising certificate holders
|
No. of practising |
Percentage of total |
Hong Kong island |
2,740 |
74.0% |
Kowloon / New Territories |
965 |
26.0% |
TOTAL |
3,705 |
100.0% |
6. Location of residence
|
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
Hong Kong |
27,392 |
94.8% |
Outside Hong Kong |
1,493 |
5.2% |
TOTAL |
28,885 |
100.0% |
7. Location where most work undertaken
|
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
|||
Hong Kong |
20,122 |
69.7% |
|||
Macau |
92 |
0.3% |
|||
PR China |
1,267 |
4.4% |
|||
|
310 |
24.5% |
|||
|
325 |
25.7% |
|||
|
145 |
11.4% |
|||
|
213 |
16.8% |
|||
|
274 |
21.6% |
|||
| Overseas | 920 |
3.2% |
|||
| Not specified |
6,484 |
22.4% |
|||
| TOTAL | 28,885 |
100% |
|||
8. Age group (Male vs Female)
Male |
Female |
No. of members |
Percentage of total |
|
29 or below |
884 |
1,486 |
2,370 |
8.2% |
30 to 34 |
1,953 |
2,933 |
4,886 |
16.9% |
35 to 39 |
2,796 |
3,603 |
6,399 |
22.1% |
40 to 44 |
3,254 |
2,985 |
6,239 |
21.6% |
45 to 49 |
2,823 |
1,785 |
4,608 |
16.0% |
50 to 54 |
1,744 |
624 |
2,368 |
8.2% |
55 or over |
1,784 |
231 |
2,015 |
7.0% |
TOTAL |
15,238 |
13,647 |
28,885 |
100.0% |
9. Growth rate (Practising vs Non-Practising)
Practising |
Non-Practising |
Total no. of members |
Growth rate |
|
Oct 2004 |
3,369 |
19,467 |
22,836 |
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Oct 2005 |
3,459 |
21,929 |
25,388 |
+11.2% |
Oct 2006 |
3,562 |
22,489 |
26,051 |
+2.6% |
Oct 2007 |
3,632 |
23,193 |
26,825 |
+3.0% |
Oct 2008 |
3,685 |
24,189 |
27,874 |
+3.9% |
