La Salle boy crowned accounting champion
La Salle College student Leung Lok-yee has done his school proud by scoring the highest marks among candidates from all over the world in the Second Level Book- keeping and Accounts Examination.
The examination, conducted by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on a worldwide basis, is recognised by the accounting profession in most Commonwealth countries.
The second level examination is somewhat equivalent to the HKCEE. This year, more than 50,000 candidates from Hong Kong, most of them fifth formers, sat the examination.
'I didn't really have high expectations,' said Lok-yee.
'I studied for the exam together with some of my friends. It was not too difficult and I thought maybe I would get a distinction, but being the world champion was beyond my wildest dreams.'
Mok Man-kit, who was also a La Salle student, scored the highest marks in Hong Kong in the 1996 examination.
Mr Mok, who is now studying at the University of Hong Kong, said he also did not expect such outstanding results. 'I just couldn't believe it when they told me that I was the top scorer in Hong Kong.'
'The two of them were among the best,' said accounting teacher Victor So Chi-tak, who had taught both Lok-yee and Man-kit.
'Lok-yee is conscientious and devoted to the subject. He raises interesting questions in class, stimulating his classmates to think. He is talented with numbers and has an eye for de tails. He prepared for the exam pretty much on his own, and he deserves all the credit.'
Mr So said Man-kit was also a very clever student. 'He always prepared his lessons well in advance and was way ahead of his classmates. He raised insightful questions for discussion and spent a lot of time studying accounting theories which were not in the textbooks.
'When he came across difficult problems, he would not give up until he had found the answers.'
Accounting teacher Helen Law Oi-lun also had a high opinion of the two students. 'Long before the exam, Lok-yee had already demonstrated his talent in the subject,' she said.
'In December 1998, our school team won the championship in the annual Accounting Knowledge Competition jointly organised by the Hong Kong Association of Accounting Technician and the Education Department. Lok-yee was one of the team members.'
Both students scored a distinction in accounting in the HKCEE. Ms Law said their success could be attributed to their perseverance, devotion and their enthusiasm in learning.
'They are an inspiration to all other students in the school,' she said.
