Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Elects 45th President and Council
Mr. Tong has served on the Institute’s council for five years and was elected vice president in 2016 and 2017. Mr. Law and Mr. Kong joined the council in December 2013 and December 2014 respectively. Mr. Law served as vice president in 2017.
Mr. Tong is Audit & Assurance Partner at Deloitte China's Global Financial Services Industry Group. Since joining the council, he has served on many committees, including as chair of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee and Securities Regulatory Advisory Panel. Together these committees oversee the standard-setting of the Institute and its responsibility for regulating and promoting efficient accounting practices in Hong Kong in order to safeguard its leadership as an international financial centre. Mr. Tong chaired the Digital Steering Group and the Branding and Communications Advisory Panel which aims to enhance the delivery of services to members and strengthen the CPA brand. He has also been involved in Registration and Practising Committee, Education Standards Committee and Nomination Committee.
Mr. Law is Deputy Assurance Leader of EY Hong Kong and Macau, and Mr. Kong is Managing Director of Non-Assurance Services and International Liaison Partner of BDO Limited.
At the council election, seven members were elected to serve for a term of two years. Vice president Mr. Law was an elected and returning council member, joining the council are six new members: Leung Sze Kit, Roy; Fung Ling Yip; Lee Suk Yee; Leung Man Chun; Leung Man Kit and Li Kin Hang.
Existing elected members who will hold office for one more year until their two-year term ends are vice president Mr. Kong; Cheng Chung Ching, Raymond; Fong Wan Huen; Kung Yiu Fai, Ronald; Charbon Lo and Cho Lung Pui Lan, Stella.
As stipulated by the Professional Accountants Ordinance immediate past president Mabel Chan will serve another year on the council. After the conclusion of his term as president, Mr. Tong will also serve a further year on the council.
The government has appointed lay members Chui Yik Chiu, Vincent, Head of Asia Institutional Equity Distribution & Private Wealth Management of Morgan Stanley and Wong Kam Pui, Wilfred, Managing Director of Resolutions HR & Business Consultancy Company Limited, for a term of two years commencing 1 December 2017. Two continuing government-appointed lay members Melissa Brown, partner of Daobridge Capital, and Tam Wing-pong, a retired civil servant and former Postmaster General, will fulfil the second year of their terms.
The council has the power to co-opt two members and these members will be announced later.
The council is the governing body of the HKICPA and sets policy carried out by the Institute. Under the Professional Accountants Ordinance, the HKICPA council comprises a maximum of 23 people, including 14 elected members, the immediate past president of the Institute, two co-opted members, two ex-officio members (i.e. the Financial Secretary or his representative and the Director of Accounting Services or his representative) and four lay persons appointed by the HKSAR Chief Executive.
香港會計師公會選出第45屆會長及理事會
（香港，二零一七年十二月十四日）香港會計師公會在今天舉行的第 45 屆周年大會後，選出唐業銓為二零一八年度會長，而羅富源及江智蛟獲選為副會長。
唐先生加入公會理事會五年，並於二零一六及二零一七年獲選為副會長。羅先生於二零一三年十二月加入理事會，並為二零一七年度副會長；江先生則於二零一四年十二月加入理事會。
唐先生是德勤中國全球金融服務業審計及鑒證合夥人，自加入公會理事會後，曾服務多個委員會，包括出任審計與鑒證準則委員會主席，和證券事務監管顧問小組主席。該委員會及小組監督公會制訂準則和履行規管及推動本港優良審計實務的角色，以維持香港作為領先國際金融中心的地位。唐先生是公會數碼化督導小組和推廣及傳訊顧問小組主席，協助公會提升會員服務及加強會計師的品牌形象。唐先生亦一直積極參與註冊及執業核准委員會、教育準則委員會及提名委員會等工作。
羅先生是安永香港及澳門區審計服務副主管合夥人，而江先生是香港立信德豪會計師事務所有限公司非審計部董事總經理及國際聯繫合夥人。
新一屆當選的七位理事任期為兩年，包括再次當選的副會長羅先生，以及新當選的梁思傑、馮領業、李淑儀、梁文俊、梁文傑及李健恆。
將履行第二年任期的現任理事包括副會長江先生、鄭中正、方蘊萱、龔耀輝、盧卓邦及左龍佩蘭。
根據《專業會計師條例》的規定，上屆會長陳美寶將留任理事會一年；而唐先生亦將在其會長任期完結後留任理事會一年。
與此同時，政府委任徐亦釗及黃錦沛為公會理事會業外成員。徐亦釗為摩根士丹利亞洲機構股票銷售部和私人財富管理部主管；黃錦沛是雋思人才及商務顧問有限公司常務董事。兩人的任期為兩年，由二零一七年十二月一日開始。另外現任兩名由政府委任的業外成員是白朗瑩及譚榮邦。白朗瑩為道百資本合夥人；譚榮邦是退休公務員，退休前擔任香港郵政署長。兩人將履任其第二年任期。
此外，理事會有權增選兩名理事人選，名單將容後公佈。
香港會計師公會理事會是公會的管治機構，負責制訂公會推行的政策。根據《專業會計師條例》，公會理事會最多由 23 名成員組成，包括 14 名當選理事、上屆會長、兩名增選理事、兩名當然理事（即財政司司長或其代表，以及庫務署署長或其代表），以及四名由香港特區行政長官委任的業外成員。
