Your fortnightly well-being newsletter (31 December 2021)

Update your sports and recreational interest groups

Your existing interest group membership will automatically be renewed until 31 December 2022. If you wish to update your choices of interest groups, login to myCPA and make changes in January 2022. Each member can join up to five interest groups free of charge.

Join our free YMC webinar: Career development opportunities for young CPAs in the Greater Bay Area

In this webinar on 26 January 2022 organized by the Young Members Committee (YMC), two young entrepreneurs from Hong Kong will share their experience of setting up business in the Mainland and their work on financial services, and talk about the new market trend in the Greater Bay Area and the Mainland, such as how the development of unicorn companies increases the demand for the accounting professionals and hence increases the job opportunities for young CPAs in Hong Kong. They will also share their experience on work, life, and culture in the Greater Bay Area. Register now (flyer in Chinese).

. HKICPA Source

Ready for a new role? Here are some highlights of the many positions in the market. Browse more vacancies on HKICPA Source, our online jobs portal.

In practice

• China Graduate Programme 2022 – Audit, Tax & Advisory, KPMG

• Audit Associate/ Trainee, Capital Partners CPA Limited

• Part Time/ Freelance Account/ Audit, Cheer Link CPA Limited

In business

• Finance and Accounting Manager, Hang Seng Bank

• Assistant Manager (non-life business), Insurance Authority

• Accountant/ Supervisor – Financial Reporting & Consolidations, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited

. Merchandise discounts

Simply show your digital membership card from the HKICPA Events app or present the physical one during purchase to enjoy a series of exclusive discounts. Click here for the full list of offers. Below are some highlights:

• GardenEast Serviced Apartment – Special rental offers for the GardenEast Serviced Apartments

• Cheerway Company – Discount offer for PetroChina fuel purchase

• Meatogo Limited – Enjoy 10% off on regular-priced items at both physical and online store

• Hong Kong Parkview – Complimentary Family & Friends Experience Day Pass and discount on HKPV Platinum membership fee

Upcoming activities

Free E-Seminar series – useful yoga poses

Date: 20 January 2022

Stage singing technique and music theory class (with live music accompaniment)

Date: January – February 2022

Snooker training course

Date: January – February 2022

Professional singing technique class

Date: January – March 2022

Bowling Winter League

Date: January – April 2022

Competitions and awards

Snooker League 2021

Congratulations to Wong Yip Pok and Lam Ho Yin who won the championship Golden Cup and Silver Cup respectively at the snooker league, which concluded on 18 December. Click to see full results and photos.

CPA football competition 2021

The CPA Football Competition concluded on 18 December with 12 teams participating in the tournament. BUASA won the competition by beating HLB 2:0 in the final, while BDO took third place after beating BCJ in the play-off. Congratulations to the winning teams and also So Chun Yan, Philip from team D37 for taking home the medal for “Speedy Scorer”. Click to see results and photos.

Get involved

Apply/ Renew HKAAA membership

Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA) membership for 2022 is now open for applications. Renew/ apply (and affiliate with your HKICPA membership) in order to enjoy priority entry into HKAAA competitions, including the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2022 and more. Click here to read the FAQ.

Hong Kong Baptist University Virtual Career Fair 2022

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Career Centre will hold its Virtual Fair from 15-17 March 2022 aiming at connecting leading employers with HKBU talents while facilitating employers’ talent search. Employers are given excellent opportunity to promote graduate jobs and internship openings to BU talents and as well as to enhance corporate presence and branding through live-streaming recruitment talks.

Participation is free! Interested members, please click here to register by Monday, 10 January 2022. For enquiry, please call 3411 2321/ 3411 5277.

Reminder: Mentorship Programme 2022-23

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from your seniors, or help the next generation to develop, through the Mentorship Programme!

The Mentorship Programme provides an invaluable opportunity for members to learn from one another. Members with less than seven years' post-qualification experience (PQE) are eligible to apply as a mentee, while members with PQE of seven years or more and who are enthusiastic about nurturing young accounting professionals are encouraged to join as mentors.

Register by 14 January 2022.

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