Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐀𝐁 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡💼✨ On 22 July, the HKICPA welcomed a delegation from the Business and Professional Branch of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), led by Legislative Council members Starry Lee, Kennedy Wong, and Edmund Wong, along with Charles Chan, Vice Chairman of the DAB Supervisory Committee, and other key representatives. The visit was warmly received by Edward Au, President of the Institute, alongside Vice-President Stephen C K LAW and Chief Executive Margaret Chan, and members of our management team. The meeting centered on strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a global financial hub 🌍📊 Discussions covered topics such as talent development, opportunities in mainland market, regulatory advancements for virtual assets and IPO, and development of sustainability assurance standards 📈 Both sides also shared insights on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The exchange is part of our commitment to Hong Kong’s economic growth and the accounting profession’s pivotal role. We remain dedicated to advancing these initiatives. #HKICPA #DAB #Finance #Sustainability #Innovation #HongKong

🚀 𝐇𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐏𝐀 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭! We’re pleased to announce the signing of an MOU with 10 renowned Mainland universities, including (in no particular order) Nankai University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiamen National Accounting Institute, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing University of Technology, Liaoning University, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, and Shenyang Agricultural University! 🤝 This partnership will enable collaborative initiatives that include: ✅ Sharing exclusive industry insights and Qualification Programme(QP) updates through the New Partnership Scheme ✅ Co-hosting career development seminars and QP talks ✅ Conducting QP module exemption assessments for nominated courses With this expansion, HKICPA strengthens its commitment in fostering globally competitive accounting professionals while contributing to the long-term development of both Hong Kong and the nation. 🌍 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/g4mCq3R9 #HKICPA #AccountingExcellence #GlobalTalent #Partnership #QP #AccountingEducation #CareerGrowth

🔍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐏𝐃𝐬? Verifiable CPD activities can be objectively verified by a competent source, which can demonstrate that the specified number of hours of learning and development activity has been undertaken. 📌 Learn more about verifiable evidence: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gHQfHK-9 #CPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #HKICPA #LifelongLearning

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘊𝘈 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘊𝘈𝘌𝘞 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘣 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨.” 𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐋𝐮𝐢, 𝐒𝐁𝐒, 𝐉𝐏, 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 HKICPA members can broaden their global perspective by joining ICAEW, gaining access to international insights, networks, and resources for professional success. ICAEW equips you to lead as a trusted global advisor — ready to navigate international business challenges and deliver insights that matter. Find out more: icaew.com/8reasons

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 Don't miss out our upcoming events that cover valuable topics: 1. Live webinar: Digitalization Series – Cybersecurity and Data Management (25 July 2025) ➤ Link: https://bit.ly/4kmtO69 2. Live webinar: Digitalization Series – Data Analytics for Accounting and Finance (30 July 2025) ➤ Link: https://bit.ly/3TOVOEA 3. Annual Taxation Conference 2025 (1 August 2025) ➤ Link: https://lnkd.in/gaFzNcA6 4. Live webinar: Sustainability Insider - Webinar series: Carbon Credits and HKEX Core Climate – A New Chapter in Climate Finance (7 August 2025) ➤ Link: https://bit.ly/4lENmnS 5. Free webinar – MyCareer: From Mainland to Hong Kong – An Accountant’s Journey (11 August 2025) ➤Link: https://bit.ly/3Idsq8C 6. Introduction to Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Value Added Tax (VAT) (19 August 2025) ➤ Link: https://lnkd.in/gVgGecdJ 7. 《金融機構合規管理辦法》解讀 (2025年8月26日) ➤Link: https://lnkd.in/gYpmZXd3 8. Live webinar: Enhancing Insurance Enterprise Risk Management Framework under HKRBC Pillar 2 (10 September) ➤Link: https://lnkd.in/gkHdqpkd #HKICPA #MemberEvent

𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 The abridged minutes of the June Council meeting are now available for members to read. 🔗You can find them both after logging into your account here: https://lnkd.in/ghTrz8dH #HKICPA #CouncilMeeting

The Institute’s Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty (RIF) and IWIRC Hong Kong (Hong Kong Network) collaborated again for an event held on the evening of 18 July. We were delighted to invite the Companies Judge, the Hon. Madam Justice Linda Chan, to share her perspective and insights on legal issues concerning the rights and status of bondholders in an insolvency, with a particular focus on the formation of committees of inspection under a Regulating Order regime, which was an issue that the court needed to examine in the Evergrande winding up case. Following the judge’s presentation, a lively panel discussion took place, expertly moderated by Daniel Chow, chairman of the RIF Executive Committee and senior managing director at FTI Consulting. The panel also featured Jacqueline Wenchen Tang, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and covered the insolvency practitioner’s and lawyer’s perspectives on this topic. The stimulating technical event was followed by an enjoyable networking session, where over 240 participants had the opportunity to chat and network. We extend our gratitude to Karas So LLP and FTI Consulting for sponsoring the drinks and canapés, adding to the vibrant atmosphere of the evening. We express our heartfelt appreciation again to Madam Justice Linda Chan, Daniel and Jacqueline and all participants for making this evening a resounding success. Read more about the evolving landscape of cross-border restructuring and insolvency: https://bit.ly/41140pg #RIF #IWIRC #Insolvency #Restructuring #Networking #EventHighlights

𝐈𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 On 22 July 2025, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) officially launched the New Tax Portals (NTPs) under eTAX services provided at GovHK. The NTPs provide a comprehensive suite of online platforms designed to cater to the needs of individuals, businesses, and service agents, and include: • Individual Tax Portal (ITP): Developed for individual taxpayers to manage their personal tax matters. • Business Tax Portal (BTP): Designed for businesses to handle their tax and/or business affairs through a multi-user platform with enhanced convenience. • Tax Representative Portal (TRP): Tailored for service agents to handle their clients’ tax-related matters electronically. The portals offer a wide range of online services, including e-filing of tax returns, viewing of tax records, lodgment of objections and holdover applications, block extension services, upgraded message box, application for certificates of resident status, business registration, e-stamping and other tax-related services. Register now to embrace the digital trend and simplify the management of your and your clients’ tax affairs! For more details, please visit: https://etax.ird.gov.hk (𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘙𝘋.)

🤝 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲🤝 On 15 July, the HKICPA was pleased to welcome Dennis Lui, CEO of the Tax Academy of Singapore and Deputy Commissioner of the Singapore Inland Revenue Authority, along with his team, for a productive meeting with Eugene Yeung (Chair) and Agnes Cheung (Deputy Chair) of the Taxation Faculty Executive Committee, as well as HKICPA tax professionals. The discussion centered on exploring collaborations to enhance tax education 📚 and promote the development of the tax profession 💼. A fantastic opportunity for knowledge exchange and strengthening regional ties! Join the Tax Faculty for latest updates and events: https://lnkd.in/d4VbdJzw #HKICPA #TaxAcademySG #TaxProfession #Collaboration #ProfessionalDevelopment #TaxEducation

🌟𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 – 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐍𝐁𝐔🌟 It was our privilege to host 44 students and educators from the Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) at the Institute’s office. This visit is a part of our longstanding tradition of receiving a diverse cohort of BNBU students engaged in a month-long summer programme at Hong Kong Baptist University. During their visit, Vicky Wong, Council member, shared her journey as an accountant, and imparted invaluable insights on how she equipped herself throughout her career.📚🔍 The programme also included a special visit to SHINEWING (HK) CPA Limited, where representatives introduced the firm’s culture and latest initiative. Colleagues from similar backgrounds hosted an engaging session, sharinghow they came to work in Hong Kong and entered the accounting field. The Institute and BNBU have actively developed a strong and cordial relationship over the past decade through different kinds of exchange and co-operation programmes. The Institute will continue to work together with BNBU to nurture more accounting talents, providing guidance and resources to help them achieve both professional and personal growth on the path of accounting. 💪 #HKICPA #BNBU #AccountingEducation #FutureLeaders #CareerGrowth #StudentExchange #ProfessionalDevelopment #AccountingCareers #Mentorship #BuildingBridges