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In this issue:

1) Versatile AAT	5) English Corner
2) Examination matters	6) AAT hot jobs
3) Forthcoming activities	7) Event calendar
4) Other news	8) Useful links

AAT graduate Mika Endo, a Japanese national who grew up in Hong Kong, tells us how the AAT Examination offers great flexibility for self-learners like herself, and how the knowledge she has gained from her studies link with her work. +

Examination timetable for June 2011
The examination timetable for the June 2011 session is now available. Click here to check the AAT Examination and PBE timetables. The closing date for examination enrolment is 31 March 2011.

Professional Bridging Examination (PBE)
Congratulations to the 65 PBE graduates in the December 2010 session. Click here for the full list of graduates. The examination pass rates and the list of top students are as follows:

Paper

No. of Candidates Enrolled

Pass Rate

Name of Top Student

Paper I –

PBE Financial accounting

179

67%

Lau Chung Wah

Paper II –

PBE Management accounting and finance

141

45%

Leung King Wan

Paper III –

PBE Auditing and information systems

174

40%

Tai Wai Yeung

Paper IV –

PBE Business law and taxation

232

42%

Ng Kam Fung

Click here for the examiners’ reports.

Accredited Accounting Technician (AAT) Examination
Congratulations to the 1,035 AAT Examination graduates in the December 2010 session. Click here for the full list of graduates. The examination pass rates and the list of top students are as follows

Paper

No. of Candidates Enrolled

Pass Rate

Name of Top Student

Paper 1 –

Accounting and computerized accounts

106

52%

Wong Siu Ming

Paper 2 –

Business communication and organization and management

114

48%

Luk Yuen Wah

Paper 3 –

Management accounting

182

32%

Yip Tsz Chung

Paper 4 –

Business economics and financial mathematics

173

40%

Li Shan Shan

Paper 5 –

Principles of taxation

245

68%

Li Shan Shan

Paper 6 –

Fundamentals of business law

385

34%

Lau Ngai Fai

Paper 7 –

Financial accounting

572

36%

Chong Lai Yuk

Paper 8 –

Principles of auditing and management information systems

392

32%

Hung Wai Kay

Click here for the examiners’ reports.

New release of question and answers booklets
Question and answers (Q&A) booklets for the examinations held in December 2010 are now available for sale at the HKIAAT's reception desk. Each booklet costs HK$15.

Examination technique seminars
The HKIAAT is organizing a series of examination technique seminars to help students prepare for the upcoming examinations. A free Q&A booklet will be distributed to participants at the seminars. Come and join the seminars! For the enrolment details, please click below the examination technique seminars for the PBE and AAT Examination.

Reciprocal membership agreement with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
The HKIAAT is pleased to announce that it has recently entered into a reciprocal membership agreement (RMA) with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). This is the third RMA of its kind that the HKIAAT has signed with an overseas professional body, following the RMAs with the UKAAT and AAT Australia, signed in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Under the RMA, members of HKIAAT and NZICA's College of Accounting Technicians will be mutually recognized and eligible to apply for the membership of the other body. The RMA will further enhance the status of HKIAAT in the international arena.

Writing an enquiry letter We often write enquiry messages to ask for information, advice or help in the workplace. Dr. Mable Chan, a renowned lecturer teaching English at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, shares useful tips for writing an effective and persuasive enquiry message to help you get the information you want. +

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

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