CUHK Accounting Graduate is World Top Winner
¡@¡@A celebration reception was held today at the CUHK Teaching Centre at Central. Professor Liu Pak Wai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University, Professor Lee Tien-sheng, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Professor James Xie, Director of the School of Accountancy attended. Honourable guests included senior representatives of ACCA; Mr. K.C. Law, Mr. Graham Chan, Mr. Patrick Yeung and Mr. Nick Neal, members of the Advisory Board on Accounting Studies; Ms Joey Cheung of Ernst & Young, Ms Irene Heffernan Ho of KPMG, Mr. Lewis Wan of PricewaterhouseCoopers and some current employers of the graduates (including Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers). ¡@¡@Other top achievers in the Examination included Hong Kong Top Winner Ms Stephanie Kwan; Gold Medallist Ms Joyce Chan; Bronze Medallists Mr. Clement Li and Ms Ann Li, who are all recent graduates of the Professional Accountancy Programme (please refer to the appendix for details of the examination results). ¡@¡@Also present were past top achievers: December 2002 Gold Medallist Mr Larry Chu and June 2003 Silver Medallist Ms Fion Wan. ¡@¡@Ms Regina Kan, the world top winner, said it was a pleasant surprise, "I am very happy that my effort has paid off. I would like to thank my alma mater for the excellent training and opportunities to broaden my horizon through participating in international competitions and other student activities during my undergraduate study." ¡@¡@Professor James Xie, Director of the School of Accountancy was delighted with the ACCA Examination results. "We are very proud of them," he said. "There is a great demand for professional accountants." ¡@¡@"The job market is certainly looking up, based on the job offers received by our 2004 graduates from the Big-4 and other companies." ¡@¡@Professor Lee Tien-sheng, Dean of the CUHK's Faculty of Business Administration, congratulated the graduates on their accomplishments. "It is most encouraging to know that our graduates continue to perform well in the ACCA examination. This is a clear recognition of their ability and hard work." ¡@¡@"I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to ACCA, all the Big 4 accounting firms as well as the business sector for their support to our Faculty throughout the years in serving as speakers and providing internships. This is an excellent example of partnership between a business school and the business community." ¡@¡@"China is poised to become the world's economic powerhouse of the 21st century and needs a lot of highly professional and ethical accounting and financial talents to help it meet this goal. I sincerely hope that our graduates will continue to advance and excel in their career and make significant contributions to their companies and society at large." ¡@¡@ACCA is the most renowned international accountancy organization established for over 100 years. The ACCA qualification is widely recognized in every area of accountancy and finance around the world. It is also the first professional body to offer examinations based on international accounting standards. Examinations are held twice a year, in June and December. In addition to completing the examinations successfully, students are required to obtain a minimum of three years' relevant supervised practical experience in order to qualify for a Chartered Certified Accountant. |