CUHK Business School Undergraduates Shine at HKICPA Business Case Competition 2020

Two teams of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School students swept away the Champion, Merit and Best Presenter Awards at the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) Business Case Competition 2020 on 28 November 2020.

Over 919 teams from various institutions in Hong Kong, Greater China and Macau joined the Competition this year. After several rounds of evaluation, six finalist teams from Hong Kong undergraduate groups were selected for competing in the final Oral Presentation Day held online. Among the six teams, two of them are formed by CUHK undergraduate students, and their results are as follows:

HKICPA Business Case CompetitionThe champion team

Champion Award

  • Ip Hiu-laam (Professional Accountancy [PACC], Year 2)
  • Ip Kei-tung (PACC, Year 1)
  • Lee Ka-ka (PACC, Year 2)
  • Ng Tsz-wing (PACC, Year 2)

Merit Award

  • Li Hang-chi (PACC, Year 2)
  • Kwok Tsun-yeung (PACC, Year 2)
  • Law Ho-ming (PACC, Year 2)
  • Yick Ka-ho (Quantitative Finance, Year 2)

Best Presenter Award

  • Ip Hiu-laam (PACC, Year 2)

Ip Hiu-laam (PACC, Year 2)

Organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the HKICPA Business Case Competition is an inter-tertiary event aims at developing students’ business skills, cultivating their professional judgment, and preparing themselves for the business environment. In the past 18 years, the competition has grown to a triumphant event drawing teams with diverse business and educational backgrounds from Hong Kong and Mainland (incl. Macau) regions. It has carved a niche among tertiary institutions and has received accolades and support from eminent professionals and academics across the profession.

Photo courtesy of HKICPA