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ACCA Hong Kong Committee 2014/2015 Elected

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Hong Kong announces its newly elected Chairman, Vice Chairman and Committee members for the term 2014/2015.
2014-09-30 09:00 4662

HONG KONG, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fergus Wong was elected Chairman of ACCA Hong Kong. Currently Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong, Wong has been in professional practice for years, mainly providing tax training and in-house tax technical support within professional accountancy firms, and has earned his reputation as expert in Hong Kong tax and international tax. He worked for the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department in his early career years. Prior to joining the professional practice, Wong spent more than 20 years in accounting education, teaching taxation and accounting subjects in local and overseas tertiary institutions.

Fergus Wong, Chairman, ACCA Hong Kong 2014/2015
Fergus Wong, Chairman, ACCA Hong Kong 2014/2015

Wong has been a committee member of ACCA Hong Kong since 2006, serving as the co-chairman of its tax sub-committee from 2006 to 2013; and was elected to ACCA Council in 2013. "I am very honoured and humbled to be elected as the Chairman of ACCA Hong Kong. ACCA recently published the findings of a survey covering 48 countries worldwide, which showed that 95% of employers said ACCA is a respected brand, our highest score ever since the survey began four years ago. 89% of employers said ACCA is a world class organisation. In addition, half of the surveyed employers ranked ACCA as the global leader among international accountancy bodies -- this is almost three times the level accorded to the next-most-recognised organisation. Wish such strong endorsements from business leaders and employers of accounting professionals, ACCA will continue to offer tremendous opportunities for students and members to achieve their career destination of choice around the world," said Wong.

"As the new term begins, I pledge to uphold the principles of service of the previous committee, and will strive to serve the industry, members and students whilst promoting ACCA's core values. ACCA will continue our commitment to creating different professional communication platforms for our members, keeping them abreast of forward-looking trends and the latest market information, helping them to keep hold of the reins in their workplace," Wong added.

Arthur Lee, Assistant President at Meiya Power Co Ltd, was elected ACCA Hong Kong's Vice Chairman. Lee has been a committee member of ACCA Hong Kong since 2010, serving as the co-chairman of its student affairs sub-committee from 2012 to 2014.

Notes to Editors

1.       ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.

2.      We support our 170,000 members and 436,000 students in 180 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. We work through a network of 91 offices and centres and more than 8,500 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through our public interest remit, we promote appropriate regulation of accounting and conduct relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.  

3.       As the first global accountancy body entering into China, ACCA now has over 23,000 members and 48,000 students, with 8 offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR.

4.      Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accounting professionals bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We seek to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating our qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.

5.      For more information, please visit:
www.accaglobal.com | www.facebook.com/ACCA.HongKong

ACCA Hong Kong Committee 2014/2015

Elected committee members
Fergus WT Wong (Chairman) | Arthur K Lee (Vice Chairman) | Roy CW Tsang | Hidy MY Chan | Natalie WM Chan | Frankie H Ho | Allan KF Lee | Chris YL Tang | Teresa MS Tso | Kenneth KW Wong | Ernest YK Wong | Alice KM Yip |
Davy DW Yun

Ex-officio members
Rosanna YT Choi | Leo CM Lee | Fergus WT Wong

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Source: ACCA
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