In this issue:
1) Employer in the spotlight   5) Other matters
2) Versatile AAT   6) Featured article
3) Examination matters   7) AAT hot jobs
4) Forthcoming activities   8) Event calendar
 
An advocate for the pursuit of professional qualifications, Ms. Irene Chin of Shama Management Limited gives her thoughts on what the AAT has to offer in grooming industry talents and provides her advice on how to stand out from the competition. +
From fresh graduate to accredited accounting technician, Ms. Athena Wong talks to us about how qualifying with the HKIAAT has transformed her career and how the qualification has added spice to different stages of her life. +

Examination timetable for 2009
The first Accredited Accounting Technician (AAT) Examination and Professional Bridging Examination (PBE) under the New Qualification Framework will be held in June 2009. The timetables for the examinations are as follows:
 

Accredited Accounting Technician (AAT) Examination
 
Date 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m./6:00 p.m.*

13 June 2009
5 December 2009
Saturday

 Paper 5
Principles of Taxation		 Paper 1*
Fundamentals of Accounting and Computerized Accounts
14 June 2009
6 December 2009
Sunday		 Paper 6 Fundamentals of Business Law Paper 2
Business Communication and Organization and Management
20 June 2009
12 December 2009
Saturday		 Paper 7
Financial Accounting		 Paper 3
Management Accounting
21 June 2009
13 December 2009
Sunday		 Paper 8
Principles of Auditing and Management Information Systems		 Paper 4
Business Economics and Financial Mathematics
* Examination duration for Paper 1:
Sections A & B: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Section C: 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Please note that the total time allowed for this paper is 3¼ hours (from 2:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a 45 minute break from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.). MYOB Accounting Software Premier Version 10 (English version) will be used in the Paper 1 examination.
 
Professional Bridging Examination (PBE)
 
Date 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
3 June 2009
2 December 2009
Wednesday		 Paper I – PBE Financial Accounting
5 June 2009
4 December 2009
Friday		 Paper II – PBE Management Accounting and Finance
8 June 2009
7 December 2009
Monday		 Paper III – PBE Auditing and Information Systems
10 June 2009
9 December 2009
Wednesday		 Paper IV – PBE Business Law and Taxation
 
The closing date for AAT examination and PBE enrolments, and exemption applications for AAT examination is 31 March 2009.
 

Announcement of results for the December 2008 session
Accounting Technician Examination results and Professional Bridging Examination results will be announced in the fourth week of February and the first week of March 2009 respectively.

Golf lesson with buffet
Date: 18 January 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (1 hour golf lesson + 2 hours buffet)
Venue: Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course
Meeting place & time: 10:00am at Sai Kung Pier
Fee: $170 for HKIAAT members / students
$200 for non-HKIAAT members / students
(including 20 minute KSC ferry ride, golf lesson & buffet)
No. of enrolment: 30 or above
 
Come and join this great activity! Click here to enrol.
HKIAAT 20th anniversary celebration dinner
Our 20th anniversary celebrations reached a fitting climax with the celebration dinner held on 27 November 2008, graced by the guest of honour, Mr. Benjamin Tang. The dinner was attended by many guests from different backgrounds including government officials, presidents / chairmen of professional bodies and business associations, and heads of academic institutes. Click on the following links for the speeches , slide show presented at the dinner and the newspaper supplement published on the event day.

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The HKIAAT 20th Anniversary Scholarships were presented during the evening. The scholarships aim to motivate potential students to embark on a rewarding accounting career by obtaining the AAT qualification. Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients:

   Lui Ka Yi
   Tso Wing Yan
   Yeung Sau Chun

 

Membership and student fees for 2009
Annual membership and student fees will be due soon! Members and students should receive their renewal package in early December 2008. Students of the Accredited Accounting Technician examination will note a slight increase in the student fee to HK$600, while the membership fee has been frozen at HK$600. These fees will be due on 1 January 2009. All members and students are obliged to pay their annual fees before the due date. +
 

New members
Congratulations to our 84 new Associate members and 28 new Fellow members. Click here for the list of new members.
 
Sale of study texts
The study texts for the AAT Examination and PBE under the New Qualification Framework are now available for sale. HKIAAT students and members benefit from a 20% discount on the study texts. +

From this issue onwards, we start a new series of articles along the theme of office communication. In this first article, Ms. Lauren Swieter from the Wall Street Institute tells us how to write an email with clarity, brevity and sensitivity. Following her tips will help you convey your email communication accurately and effectively. +

Want to take your career to the next level up the ladder? Click here for the latest jobs posted. +

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HKICPA T/Dialogue
New Qualification Framework TechWatch
Technical Articles Past AAT Express
 
 

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