Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
| 香港會計師公會 | |
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| Abbreviation | HKICPA |
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| Predecessor | Hong Kong Society of Accountants |
| Formation | 1 January 1973 |
| Legal status | Statutory body corporate established under Professional Accountants Ordinance |
| Headquarters | Wanchai, Hong Kong |
| Membership | >38,000 |
| Students | >18,000 |
| Member's designations | CPA, CPA (Practising), FCPA, FCPA (Practising) |
| President | Dennis Ho |
| Vice-president | Mabel Chan |
| Vice-president | Ivy Cheung |
| Chief executive and registrar | Raphael Ding |
| Governing body | Council |
| IFAC member since | 7 October 1977 |
| Website | hkicpa |
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Chinese: 香港會計師公會) (HKICPA) is the professional accounting body of Hong Kong.
Its main responsibilities are:
Prior to 2002, Hong Kong accountants were allowed to obtain full memberships from both Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and HKICPA under a joint examination scheme between the two institutions. A mutual recognition agreement was then announced between the two institutions; this has been renewed from 2010 until 2015.
HKICPA has Mutual Recognition Agreements with the major Chartered Accountant bodies worldwide:
These agreements, in general, only apply to relatively recent HKICPA members who qualified through the Qualification Programme.
HKICPA also has recognition arrangements in place with:
Incorporated by the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Chapter 50 of the Laws of Hong Kong) on 1 January 1973, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the Institute) is the only statutory licensing body of accountants in Hong Kong responsible for regulation of the accountancy profession. There is an associate organisation called the HKAAT.
The Institute is a member body of the following international or regional organisations :
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