Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

25 Mar 2013

From accountants to doctors, most professions in Hong Kong have had mandatory continuing education for at least 10 years.

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Reaching for new heights

18 Mar 2013

When Susanna Chiu was born, her mother apologised to her paternal grandfather for not giving birth to a son for the family.

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Accounting chief supports reform

7 Jan 2013

The first female president of Hong Kong's peak accountancy body backs reform plans to expand oversight of auditors of listed companies, but believes the industry group will continue to play an...

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2013: Hong Kong's year of regulatory reform

1 Jan 2013

Happy New Year to all readers of White Collar. Last year marked a plethora of reforms and challenges for many listed companies, accountants, investment bankers, even the stock exchange and the...

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'Women to play bigger role' in accounting

17 Dec 2012

The first woman to break through to become president of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants says women are poised to play an increasingly important leadership role in the...

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Her Majesty's Service lives on in Hong Kong

3 Nov 2012

Those who choose to protest against government policies by waving the colonial flag have all received a serious ticking off from our Chief Executive C.Y.

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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Woman vice-president lobbies hard to lead accountants' institute

Excitement is growing about the prospect of a woman heading the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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A man's world? Don't count on it

Accountancy is still a man's world, but Winnie Cheung Chi-woon, chief executive of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), has managed to smash through its glass ceiling...

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Auditors want law change scrapped

The accounting industry faces an uphill struggle as it battles to convince lawmakers to scrap a law change under which accountants could face criminal liability.

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Cents and sensibility

Most parents understand the importance of establishing a home environment made up of daily routines that encourage children to develop the positive habits relating to food, looking after personal...

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Listings go last minute on recruitment

Hong Kong requires listed companies to have three independent directors - but it does not specify when companies planning a listing have to recruit independent directors, which is a loophole that...

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Move to localise Big Four managers

Beijing's latest measure to localise the mainland operations of the Big Four accounting firms have been welcomed by several of the firms and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants...

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