Hong Kong Engagement Standards

Search is on for auditor to inspire colleagues

15 Sep 2007

An auditor with spark and experience will do well in this leadership role.

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation is calling for applicants to apply for a head of...

28 Feb 2003

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Frederick Ma Si-hang said the government needed to study a Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA) proposal for a government-funded body to...

Accounting change to ease burden on SMEs

20 Jan 2003

The Hong Kong Society of Accountants is to introduce accounting standards tailor-made for small and medium-sized companies in a bid to help them save time and money.

Better rules, please, not more watchdogs

24 Dec 2002

The Hong Kong Society of Accountants has, sensibly, decided to become part of the solution rather than remaining a problem. Accepting that self-regulation has manifestly failed to improve...

Chaoda says auditors had 'no objection' to release

25 Oct 2002

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) says its auditors gave it a verbal go-ahead to release its financial results as 'audited' figures on Monday and only called for more information after the firm...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Auditing fees in spotlight

The Government is considering amending the law to force Hong Kong companies to disclose how much they pay their auditors.

HKSA under fire over 'clerical error' fine

Hong Kong's accountancy regulator has come under attack in the Court of Appeal after fining a member HK$250,000 for a 'mere clerical error' in a case tainted by allegations of bias.

Tougher entry comes under fire

Proposed new joining requirements for the Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA) have been branded 'unrealistic' and 'too harsh'.

Existing members expressed concern about the...

Accounting society beats off legal challenge to investigative powers

The Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA) has triumphed again in the latest challenge to its powers with a court ruling that bolsters its right to probe potential misconduct.

HKSA flags Web security standards

The Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA) plans in June to introduce Web-assessment standards similar to those in North America to enhance the protection of on-line shoppers.

Accountants join probe of own roles

The Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA) has agreed with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong to investigate its members' role in cases of suspected accounting malpractice conducted by listed...