Issue No. 132 (July 2022)

CPA Insights

Healthy finances

Kathy Lau, Assistant Finance Manager at the Hospital Authority, took top honours at the Institute’s first ever QP Capstone Examination held in December 2021. She admires QP for being a professional qualification widely recognized by accountancy bodies around the world as well as the applicability of its training in the business world.

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Tech Source

The impact of climate risk on corporate reporting

The accounting profession’s focus on and role in sustainability, and environmental, social and governance factors as core consolidations in business risk identification and management, strategic planning, financing and corporate reporting has grown significantly over a number of years. In this article, Chris Joy, the Institute’s Executive Director shares about the profession’s role in providing transparency and insights on the financial impacts of climate change.

This article was reprinted from A Plus November 2021 issue

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Student Matters

• Online enrolment period for the December 2022 session

Online enrolment	Enrolment opens	Deadline
QP - Associate Level	26 August 2022 (tentative)	8 September 2022 (tentative)
QP - Professional Level
QP - Capstone

Please complete the online enrolment on or before the deadline as specified above. No late enrolment requests will be accommodated.

For enquiries, please email students.reg@hkicpa.org.hk or call 2287 7228 for further assistance.

• QP Scholarships for the Year 2022

This year the Institute received a total of 43 nominations for QP scholarships. The selection panel of the Institute's qualification and examinations board shortlisted 33 outstanding nominees for interviews and subsequently recommended awarding the scholarships to 20 undergraduates and two sub-degree students. Congratulations to the 22 scholarship recipients!

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• Practical experience

We welcome 19 authorized employers and 30 authorized supervisors to the Institute's practical experience framework. For students who have already completed the QP and obtained sufficient practical experience for membership admission, please submit your membership applications on or before 26 September 2022.

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Highlights

• How should you develop your soft skills?

Soft skills cannot be acquired if we do not have the right mindset. Catherine Wong, Chief Development Officer of Chorev Consulting International Ltd., Joe Kong, QP Facilitator and Jannie Tam, Founder and Senior Director of Growdynamics Talent Development suggest ways to develop your soft skills.

This article was reprinted from A Plus February 2022 issue.

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