Throughout the past 7 decades, ACCA has been growing along with Hong Kong on its journey in becoming the world’s financial centre. We have devoted member advocates as well as strong endorsements from business leaders and employers of accounting professionals. Looking forward, ACCA will continue to offer tremendous opportunities for students and members to achiever their career aspirations.
During these years, we have built and fostered great relationships with the government, offering professional insights and recommendations to key officials, so that we can bring out the voice of the profession and amplify our influence. We have also built and sustained fruitful relationships with major business sectors and organisations, where we provide industry-leading thought leadership resources and training and development support to our employer partners.
Apart from being committed to developing the profession, ACCA Hong Kong is also dedicated to giving back to the local community. Our annual signature rickshaw charity event ACCA Community Day, as well as our Free Tax Advisory Service, demonstrates our passion for bringing love and care to the society.
We’ve also enhanced the reputation and influence of ACCA in the region, and created opportunity for countless students and members who themselves have contributed to building and strengthening economies and adding value to business. There's a lot of which we are proud of, and much to celebrate with our partners, members, students and other key stakeholders.
Looking forward, ACCA will continue its commitment in developing dynamic finance professionals who’re strategic forward-thinkers and able to thrive in a world of constant technological change and growing globalisation. We will also continue to foster great relationships with government, professional organisations, business and education sectors in shaping the future and creating wider opportunities for the business community.
2020
2020 Accountability
Celebrating 70 years
ACCA Hong Kong celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2020, with 219,000 members and 527,000 students in 179 countries
2019
2019 Opportunity
Moving office
ACCA Hong Kong office moves to Oxford House in July
2018
2018 Innovation
Computer-based exams for Applied Level papers
December 2018 sees complete cutover of ACCA Applied Level exams in Hong Kong
2018 Innovation
30 years in mainland China
A landmark year for ACCA China as we celebrate our 30th anniversary
2018 Innovation
Introduction of Strategic Professional level
September 2018 sees ACCA introduce Strategic Professional – a new level of the ACCA Qualification
2018 Innovation
MOU driving public value
A MOU signing ceremony in Hong Kong witnessing ACCA and CFA Institute entering into an agreement to promote the highest ethical and professional standards
2018 Opportunity
MOU with academic powerhouse
ACCA and Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong sign a Memorandum of Understanding in August, joining hands in nurturing the next generation of globally competitive accounting professionals
2017
2017 Diversity
Membership milestone
200,000 people around the world are ACCA members and celebrate at events around the world
2017 Innovation
Strategic alliance
ACCA and CA ANZ co-locates staff in a number of strategically critical markets including Hong Kong
2017 Diversity
HK FCCA as global president
With over 25 years' experience in accounting, regulation and asset management, Hong Kong-based Leo Lee becomes ACCA’s Global President
2017 Integrity
Giving back to the community
ACCA Community Day’s rickshaw race celebrates its 20th anniversary, raising record-breaking donations to support the less privileged in local society
2016
2016 Accountability
ACCA crowned ‘Professional Body of the Year’
ACCA won an international industry award at the prestigious The Accountant & International Accounting Bulletin Awards 2016
2016 Accountability
Delivering flexibility for students and employers
We’ve doubled the number of exam sessions we run – offering four exam sessions per year
2015
2015 Innovation
World’s first with University of London
Our ground-breaking partnership with the University of London – offering an integrated programme to gain a Master’s degree and a professional accountancy qualification at the same time
2014
2014 Integrity
World’s first integrated reporting exams
ACCA is the first accountancy body to examine integrated reporting throughout our professional level exams
2012
2012 Innovation
Online job board launches
In response to market demand, ACCA Careers job board was launched – offering global career opportunities for accountancy and finance professionals
2007
2007 Integrity
First accountancy body to launch an Ethics module
The revamped ACCA Qualification is launched, placing ethics and professionalism at its heart
2007 Accountability
Advocating sustainability
Former US Vice President Al Gore gives a presentation about sustainability to 400 delegates at an ACCA event for business leaders in Hong Kong
2003
2003 Diversity
First HK FCCA as global president
Hong Kong-based Samuel Wong is the first non-European global president of ACCA
2004
2004 Diversity
Celebrating 100 years of opportunity
Events around the world mark our centenary, with over 300,000 members and students based in 160 countries
1996
1996 Accountability
Setting the standard
Our new syllabus is launched, based on international accounting standards – a first in the profession
1988
1988 Opportunity
Shaping the future
ACCA is the first global accountancy body entering into mainland China
1982
1982 Opportunity
Growing the profession
A joint examination scheme is set up in Hong Kong
1974
1974 Integrity
Royal recognition of excellence
ACCA is granted its Royal Charter
1950
1950 Opportunity
Arrival in Hong Kong
The ACCA Hong Kong office is opened
1910
1910 Opportunity
Our first thousand
We reach a milestone – the registration of 1,000 members
1909
1909 Diversity
Making women count
Ethel Ayres Purdie becomes a member, the first woman to belong to a professional accountancy body
1905
1905 Opportunity
Ready, study, go
We introduce our first examinations
1904
1904 Innovation
Opportunities begin
On 30 November, eight accountants found the London Association of Accountants, the forerunner of ACCA