ASs share how QP helps the company grow stronger with the recruitment of quality graduates
Graduate finds getting a CPA qualification with QP is the route to success
Examination regulations for sitting the final examination (June 2010 session)
 
 
  Flying high
 
Wong Kung Kar, assistant general manager (finance) and Phoebe Ho Kit Hung, finance manager of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., both commend the QP graduates for their competence with a diverse set of skills.  They are proud to be an authorized supervisor of the Institute to play a role in training the next generation of accountants for the profession.


  Steering ahead
 
Mr. Alfred Chan thanks QP for providing him with a clear career path to success.  He highlights the solid training in technical, management and leadership skills acquired from QP, which are essential ingredients for career advancement.


‧   Violation of workshop rules
‧   Examination regulations
‧   Special consideration for QP workshops


‧   Extended library opening hours during examination period
‧   Collection of candidate learning packs
‧   Module preparation seminars


Practical Putonghua workshop
Come and join a customized Putonghua course for accounting professionals in July 2010; with a focus on pronunciation and accounting phrases, to in helps you communicate with mainlanders and to advance your career there.


Battling burnout
A recent workplace survey by Robert Half released in April 2010 found that more than half of finance and accounting staff in Hong Kong are working longer hours compared to a year ago.  Andrew Morris, director of recruitment agency Robert Half Hong Kong Ltd., gives advice for those battling burnout and looking to change their working life for the better.

(The article is reprinted from A-list.)


 
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Practical experience
Completing the practical experience training records.
We welcome six new AEs and 15 ASs to the Institute's practical experience scheme.
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Technical update
The Institute has issued new Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard for Private Entities, as a reporting option. Click to members' handbook update 82 and press releases for details.
Members' handbook update 81 contains handbook improvements arising from consequential amendments to HKFRSs.
For your information
QP scholarships for year 2010.
Re-accredited accountancy programmes for QP admission.
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Industry news
  Hong Kong and New Zealand have signed a closer economic partnership agreement, the first free trade pact Hong Kong signed with a foreign economy, which liberalizes trade in goods and services including accounting, auditing and book keeping.
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Books of the month
  Three notable books on investment analysis are now available for your reference at the Institute’s library.
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