In this issue:
1) Employer in the spotlight and versatile AAT   5) Feature article
2) Examination matters   6) AAT hot jobs
3) Forthcoming activity   7) Event calendar
4) Other matters  
Ms. Jacqueline Leung, director of a raw chemicals supplier, talks about her expectations of accounting staff and how AATs fulfil her expectations with their professionalism. Ms. Kawai Kwan tells us what motivated her to overcome the hurdles in attaining the AAT qualification.

Technical articles for the forthcoming examinations
To assist students preparing for the upcoming December examinations, we have issued articles to explain certain difficult technical topics. Visit the AAT Learning Centre on our website to read these useful articles.

Library opening hours
To support students during their examination preparation, we will extend our library opening hours from 16 November to 11 December 2009.

The extended hours for the period are as follows:
Monday
Tuesday to Friday
Saturday
Sunday & Public Holidays		 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Closed

Notes and regulations
Candidates should check to ensure that all details contained in their Examination Entry Acknowledgements for the PBE and AAT Examination are correct. +

Examinable Financial Reporting and Auditing Standards for the December 2009 Examination
Candidates taking the following examinations should note the list of standards relevant to the following forthcoming examinations:
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- 		Paper I – PBE Financial accounting
Paper III – PBE Auditing and information systems
AAT Examination Paper 7 – Financial Accounting
AAT Examination Paper 8 – Principles of Auditing and Management Information Systems
 
Guangzhou Study Tour 2009
To provide members and students a better insight into the accounting regime in the mainland, we are organizing a three-day Guangzhou study tour from 24 to 26 December 2009. Come and join the tour at a special fee of $650. +

Membership and Studentship Renewal for 2010
Annual membership and student fees will be due soon. Members and students will receive their renewal package in early December 2009. There will be a slight increase in the membership fee, from HK$600 to HK$700, while the student fee per AAT examination stays at HK$600. PBE students are required to pay a student fee of HK$700 which will be waived provided that they maintain an uninterrupted membership with HKIAAT. These fees will be due on 1 January 2010. All members and students are obliged to pay the annual fees before the due date.+

New members
Congratulations to our 27 new Associate members and six new Fellow members. Click here for the list of new members.
A million-dollar lesson
In this issue, training consultant Mr. Henry Hui introduces the idea of promissory estoppel and explains how this doctrine can alter the validity of a contract. Let’s see what happens to the two characters, Jane and Jack, in the story.+

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

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