Association of Women Accountants (Hong Kong) Limited (“AWAHK”) is a not-for- profit professional organization in Hong Kong. Its mission is to advance professionalism in the accountancy service by promoting the development and career progress of women accountants, to provide a broad-based network of contacts and a public forum to examine contemporary issues in work-life balance and social responsibilities.
According to recent statistics, women accountants now constitute around 50% of the total number of the respective total memberships in many of the professional accountant bodies in Hong Kong. An increasing number of women are joining the accounting profession in Hong Kong, and are taking up directorial or managerial positions in multifarious institutions and organizations, contributing significantly to the Profession and to the society. This development brought about new interests, concerns and responsibilities.
To raise awareness among university students the significance of female in the accounting profession; and to broaden the students’ perspectives by interacting with senior executives in the accounting profession, AWAHK held its first “Women in the Accounting Profession” Competition with the final event held on September 17, 2014.
AWAHK received a lot of positive feedbacks on the Competition and we would like to thank the following:
Students from Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Lingnan University and University of Hong Kong for their participations.
Sponsors (in alphabetical order) for their generous contributions:
Corporate sponsor
BDO
Crowe Horwath HK (CPA) Limited
Ernst and Young
Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited
Tricor Services Hong Kong Limited and
Individual sponsor
Mrs Yvonne Law, Vice Chairman, Deloitte China,
Miss Shirley Tsang, Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Head of Business Services – China & Hong Kong, Tricor Services Limited
Panel Judges (in alphabetical order) for their invaluable comments:
Head Judge: Ms Ada L L CHUNG, J.P. Registrar of Companies
Panel: Mr. Albert Au Chairman BDO
Ms Agnes Chan Managing Partner, Hong Kong & Macau Ernst & Young
Mr. Charles Chan, Managing Partner, Crowe Horwath Hong Kong
Mr. You –Cheer Kwek, Chief Financial Officer, Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited
Ms. Lusan Hung, President, AWAHK
Congratulations to the three teams of winners as follows:
Champion: Miss Yang Qiu Yao & Ms. Hu Tianhong
1st runner up: Miss Chan Man Fung & Chan Chee Hei Bowie
2nd runner up: Miss Wong Hiu Ching
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