The School of Accountancy Organises Annual PACC Forum 2016
The School of Accountancy successfully organized the annual PACC Forum which was attended by more than 200 high school students, CUHK Business School students, alumni, industry representatives and academics.
On 19 March, the School of Accountancy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School successfully organised the annual PACC Forum at Cordis Hong Kong at Langham Place. The forum was attended by more than 200 high school students (from 29 high schools in Hong Kong), CUHK Business School students, industry representatives and academics.
The PACC Forum was kicked off by a welcome remarks delivered by Prof. Zhaoyang Gu, Director of School of Accountancy at CUHK Business School. It was then followed by a panel discussion with the theme “Globalisation and Career Development – Opportunities and Challenges”. Four industry veterans from different industries were invited as guest speakers including Mr. Eric Chan, Deputy Director (Corporate Strategy & Commercial Development) of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited; Dr. Venus Tang, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Excel Technology International (Hong Kong) Limited; Mr. William Wong, Director, Debt Markets Asia, Institutional Banking and Markets, Commonwealth Back of Australia and Mr. Alan Yau, Partner of KPMG. Their insightful sharing allows students to know more about the job nature and the challenges of different professions, which in turn helps them make a more informed choice of their future studies.
Apart from the panel discussion, the “PACC Outstanding Graduate Awards” were presented to six Professional Accountancy Programme (PACC) graduates for their excellent performance in the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (HKICPA) Qualification Programme (QP) examinations. In addition, the “Global Accounting Stream Scholarships” were also presented to 13 current Global Accounting Stream students to recognise their all-rounded achievements.
The event was concluded with a lunch buffet where potential students had a chance to talk to faculty members and staff and to be connected with CUHK Business School.
