Accounting Students’ Society, HKUSTSU, Session 2014-2015

NewslettersUpcoming Highlighted Functions:

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Accounting Festival 2015Accounting Festival 2015, originally named as Accounting Week, is a function combined with both academic and recreational elements. It aims at strengthening society members’ bonding and providing them a chance to relax in the spring semester. This year, we are glad to introduce a new component - Charity Day to this function. We hope members can have more attachment to the society by taking more initiatives in doing voluntary services to the relatively disadvantaged people in HK.

A series of career-related sub-functions like Firm Visits and Wine Tasting Workshop will be opened freely to all members to join. Members can gain more vision on the accounting industry and other business fields where they may be interested.

Last but not least, our Society will keep our splendid tradition and end the Festival with a Fashion Show. We hope that this year’s Accounting Festival can bring a brand new image to all of you and please stay tuned!

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Study Tour 2015

This year, because of the unique Japanese accounting system and culture, we are going to visit Osaka and Kyoto from 7th January, 2015 to 11th January, 2015. Our itinerary includes exchange program with the Osaka University and a firm visit to the Osaka office of EY. We would also go sightseeing to places such as Universal Studio, Osaka Castle Park, Umeda, etc.

For university visit, we are glad to have the chance to visit one of the most reputable universities in Osaka – Osaka University. During the visit, the student representatives from the University will kindly share their school life and organized a campus tour to us. Participates can therefore gain the chance to interact and exchange ideas and culture with local students. Apart from the university visit, we will also visit the Osaka office of EY, which is the third largest professional services firm in the world, to gain some global business insights.

Lastly, Study Tour 2015 also allows students to visit various famous scenic spots in Osaka. Participants can go to places such as Universal Studio where they can enjoy many amusement rides, ranging from child-friendly carousels to thrilling roller coasters and simulators, based on popular movies. They can also go to the Osaka Castle to have a glance of the ancient Japan. Moreover, as Japan is known as shopping paradise, participants can also spend their night to go to outlets.

Study tour allows you to approach your area of study in a hands on and experiential manner, combining theory with real-life experience and cultural perspective. It also gives you the chance to see Japan in a meaningful way and to visit people and places you would never otherwise have access to. As a result, please do not hesitate to join Study Tour 2015 that will allow you to gain an unforgettable experience.

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High Flyers 2014Highlighted Functions:

High Flyers 2014 is a career-oriented function which aims to equip students with better job-hunting skills for entering the professional business world. It is the sixth year we have launched the program. High Flyers 2014 – Where Dreams Get Inaugurated is specially designed for business students in HKUST and provides opportunities for participants to experience the latest recruitment process.

This year, the sub-functions of High Flyers 2014 are as follows: Online Application for resume submission, CV Writing Workshop, Aptitude Test Workshop, Group and One-to-one Mock Interviews, Closing Ceremony with Dinner Buffet and the Winter Internship Program. We adopted a unique Online Application System which simulates those in professional firms. Participants are required to complete a resume through the system.

We were honored to have Ms. Mary Wong, Manager of Human Resources and Administration of SHINEWING (HK) CPA Limited to conduct the CV Writing Workshop. Ms. Wong gave the participants advice on CV writing and interview skills. Common errors in CV and interview were demonstrated in the workshop.

Aptitude Workshop aimed at introducing the commonly used aptitude test and skills to handle the test. Mock aptitude tests were taken by the participants and the results of the tests were provided and explained.

The highlight of High Flyers 2014 was Mock Interview. We were honored to have generous support from ACCA Hong Kong, CPA Australia, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, EY, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, other accounting bodies and firms, commercial and investment banks, consultant firms and various companies. Therefore, our participants can gain professional advice and insights from our honorable interviewers after the interviews.

Closing Ceremony that was a dinner buffet session was held on 27th November 2014 at UC Bistro, HKUST to celebrate the successful completion of High Flyers 2014. We were honored to have Prof. David Lai from the Department of Accounting, HKUST, prestigious interviewers and other honorable guests to join the ceremony. Certificates were awarded to our participants. Outstanding participants were awarded the winter internship, reaping the fruit of success after High Flyers 2014.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all supporting companies, honorable interviewers and participants for the continuous success of High Flyers program. We would also like to give thanks to the Organizing Committee and the Executive Committee. With all your support, we wish all participants could become a high flyer in their future.

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Mentoring Program 2014The Mentoring Program was established 13 years ago. With the substantial support from external bodies and the Department of Accounting, as well as the enormous contribution and efforts of the Executive Committee and Organizing Committee, the program has been gaining popularity and becoming more reputable than before.

The theme of Mentoring Program is “The Chest” and the theme statement is “Crave for Epiphany”. In the ancient times, a chest is a box containing lots of valuables and possessions, which will be placed in a concealed location by the ancestors. Following the clues and prompts left behind, the descendants keep searching for the inheritance of their parents. We are proud to present the main theme of the program as “The Chest” symbolizing the wisdom and experience of our mentors, illustrating the ways our prestigious mentors offering their care and advice to their mentees to guide the youth to a brilliant and prosperous future. Mentees, the descendants, are expected to learn and be inspired with passion and initiative.

This year, 50 prestigious business leaders from prominent firms in Accounting, Finance and Banking sectors have devoted themselves with vision and passion to become our mentors. After our promotion for the program in early September, we received around 130 applications, of which more than 100 outstanding mentees were selected after the 3-day interview.

Professional Grooming WorkshopsIn these workshops, valuable opportunities to learn and acquire skincare and makeup skills for formal occasions and interviews were provided to our mentees with the generous support from Clinique and Shiseido.

Business Manner WorkshopWith the support from Mr. Neal Yeung, an experience instructor providing business etiquette training to worldwide companies, the Business Manner Workshop was successfully held to equip our mentees with communication techniques, tips on dressing in formal occasions and dinning etiquette.

Somnium – Young Entrepreneur SharingWith the substantial support from jobsDB Hong Kong Limited, two successful entrepreneurs, Mr. Lawrence Lau from Phocus and Mr. Ronnie Cheng from Lab Made, have been invited to conduct a sharing with our participants on their experience and tips on starting their own business.

Ice-Breaking DinnerOur highlighted sub-function – the Ice-Breaking Dinner was held at W Hong Kong in late November. The cocktail session had provided an invaluable chance for our mentees to chat with our prominent mentors casually. Followed by the speech from Prof. Kevin Chen, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Accounting, HKUST, the dinner was formally started. During the dinner, mentors interacted and shared their stories with their mentees. The dining hall was filled with joy after playing several ice-breaking games and lucky draws. Finally, the dinner ended with a photo-taking session yet symbolized the commencement of the long lasting relationships between mentors and mentees in the coming year.

Hereby, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the support and contribution from the Department of Accounting, HKUST, jobsDB Hong Kong Limited, Clinique, Shiseido, Mr. Ronnie Cheng, Mr. Lawrence Lau and Mr. Neal Yeung, our Persons-in-charge and organizing committee. P.4

Join For Joy 2014

Join for Joy 2014, one of the major recreational and entertaining functions organized by Accounting Students’ Society, HKUSTSU, is for members to relax and temporarily escape from the heavy workload and tight exam schedule. Meanwhile, it also acts as a channel to strengthen the interaction and friendship among members as well as between members and the executive committee, hence enhancing their sense of belongings towards our Society.

This year, with the joint effort of organizing committee members and our executive committee real-life room escape game named “Jeepers Seekers” was held in HKUST campus on 20th November 2014. The promotion period kicked off on 27th October 2014 and the promotion items were displayed around the campus.

The party started at 6: 30 pm on that day and participants were divided into different groups. Through a couple of warm-up games, participants were more familiar with their group members. Then, the participants moved to our designed classrooms and enjoyed the real-life room escape game. Within the limited time, participants had to find the hints and escape from the room. After 1 hour of room escape game, participants could enjoy delicious refreshment prepared by us. After the lucky draw, the party finally ended at 10:00pm and all participants left with smiling faces.

We would like to thank several parties for their generous support and help towards Join for Joy 2014. First, the support from BDO Limitedwas important to the success of the party. The dedication and enthusiasm shown by the organizing committee members were impressive. Without your support, the party would not have been successfully held. Assisted by the three other persons-in-charge and one big organizing committee, the function was run smoothly. Lastly, thank you all participants for coming to the party.

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Organizing Committee Reviews

Ho Ho Yan, Mentoring Program 2014作為是次Mentoring Program的OC之一, 當中的經驗,以及寶貴的知識,實非筆墨所能形容。在有幸被選中作為籌委會成員後,我才知道舉辦一次成功的活動,所需的心血和時間是非常多的。在此容我表達對三位勞苦功高的exco的謝意,以及感謝這個平台讓我學會場地安排、場地報置、人力資源調派以及節目流程安排等課本以外,平常接觸不到的知識。

Yu Miu Sze, Mentoring Program 2014我十分榮幸能成為Mentoring Program OC的一分子，不但能與其他OC建立一份深厚的感情，而且能得到許多學習的機會。就以Mentoring Program第一個環節--induction session為例，我有幸能為是次活動擔任司儀。 這可是我第一次在大型活動上當司儀，在百多人面前說話，說得上是個難能可貴的機會。對我而言，這更是個富有挑戰性的任務，幸得其他OC的支持和鼓勵，我才能把這角色做好。不僅如此，我相信日後我和一眾OC在Mentoring Program上還有更多不同的難關需要攜手闖過。

Cheung Yan Chi, Join For Joy 2014很高興在acct ocamp中認識了一班很好的朋友，更能夠與一班活力十足的freshmen當JJ的OC。雖然JJ的工作量較其他team多，在宣傳期前一天更掛banner至凌晨三、四時，翌日卻要在八時開始準備宣傳，但是大家都非常盡力工作，希望能夠招收多些參加者，向同一目標進發，這點令我感到十分窩心。儘管在過程中吃了不少苦頭和檸檬，成為JJ OC絕對是一件令我無悔的事。希望大家享受我們為你、妳、您精心準備的密室。

Wan Siu Yan, Join For Joy 2014能夠協助籌備是次的JJ活動，令我們一班OC均獲益良多。從零開始，我們一同構思活動主題，設計活動的各種細節，製作各種宣傳物品, 每個階段都學到不同的技巧。十分感恩有一班充滿熱誠的負責幹事一直帶領著我們完成是次的活動。猶記得在第一次會議各位委員仍未互相了解認識，面面相覷的時候，是他們不顧尷尬，努力炒熱氣氛，令我們整個團隊相處更融洽。每次開會前，他們總要付出更多的時間去編排每個會議的討論內容及工作分配。在十月尾緊湊的宣傳期間，是他們一直教導我們如何製作各種宣傳物品，直到深夜仍和我們一同掛橫額。JJ不單為科大的同學帶來歡樂，對我們而言，亦獲得不少樂趣。一起去旺角嘗試密室逃脫遊戲，不論成功與否，記在腦海的是我們掛在臉上一個個滿足的笑容。一起工作時的笑聲及開心時刻亦會一直留在心裡。

Chan Pak Lam, High Flyers 2014成為High Flyers OC是一個難能可貴的機會。起初，我對這活動一無所知，卻成為了OC。剛開始時我不認識其他OC，令到我更加擔心我能否勝任這工作。後來，經過多次會議，我了解在舉辦一個活動的同時，背後的準備工作也是十分重要。以High Fleyers為例，每次工作坊或是模擬面試前都要有充足準備，例如聯絡外界公司高層和參加者，預約房間，準備面試題目。更有一些細節上的東西如安排場地設置也十分講究。與此同時，由於我和其他OC的默契慢慢增加，合作起來事倍功半。我認為擔任OC能挑戰自己，讓我學會組織一個活動的過程和要點，而且讓我學習如何與別人合作，為將來做好準備。

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Organizing Committee

Mentoring Program 2014Cheng KarenFan Chun YinHo Ho YanHo Kai HeiKwok Ka TungLam Chak HoiLau Chun HoSin Wing SumTang Wing YiuTsang Ka WaiWong Ching IpYu Miu Sze

Yu Miu Sze, Mentoring Program 2014我十分榮幸能成為Mentoring Program OC的一分子，不但能與其他OC建立一份深厚的感情，而且能得到許多學習的機會。就以Mentoring Program第一個環節--induction session為例，我有幸能為是次活動擔任司儀。 這可是我第一次在大型活動上當司儀，在百多人面前說話，說得上是個難能可貴的機會。對我而言，這更是個富有挑戰性的任務，幸得其他OC的支持和鼓勵，我才能把這角色做好。不僅如此，我相信日後我和一眾OC在Mentoring Program上還有更多不同的難關需要攜手闖過。

Cheung Yan Chi, Join For Joy 2014很高興在acct ocamp中認識了一班很好的朋友，更能夠與一班活力十足的freshmen當JJ的OC。雖然JJ的工作量較其他team多，在宣傳期前一天更掛banner至凌晨三、四時，翌日卻要在八時開始準備宣傳，但是大家都非常盡力工作，希望能夠招收多些參加者，向同一目標進發，這點令我感到十分窩心。儘管在過程中吃了不少苦頭和檸檬，成為JJ OC絕對是一件令我無悔的事。希望大家享受我們為你、妳、您精心準備的密室。

High Flyers 2014Chan Frankie Shu ChunChan Kay YanChan Pak LamChin Shu Yiu ShirleyHo Pak WaiJessica LuiNg Pui MuiSanto Yan YanSze Ho ChunWong Hiu TungWong Nga YinYeung Tsz Lo

Join For Joy 2014Cheung Man Sze AlisonCheung Siu WaiCheung Yan ChiLau YeeLee Man KonLeung Hiu YuLouie Lap HangMak Wai KitPao ManTsang Ka ChunWan Siu YanWong Lap YuYuen Wing Lam P.7P.6

Intramural

Football

Alex Fernando Herrera TrujilloCheung Wing YipChan Lai Tim LincolnCheung Yan ShingChong Matthew Kwan-hoFan Chun YinHo Pak WaiHorace YauHuang Ho HinKo Pak FeiLai Tin ChungLau Yiu ShingLee Ting Fung Leung Bryan Chi-fungLeung Ka Hei Leung Wing HeiLi Chun WingLi Nok Foon Benson

Ng Ho Pang Ricky Yeung Kai YuiSien Ka ChunSo Darren Tsu HeiSo Ting Fung Sze Ho ChunTam Ho Man RoderickTang Ho Chun AlanWong Hiu TungYeung Chun Ling

Badminton

Lam Yat Sze So Yuen Tsang Ka ChunWu Chun FungYeung Lai HungYing Clara

Basketball

Chan Kong YiuChan Lai Tim LincolnCheng Siu WaiFong Kei MoHo Ho YanHu Chia JuiJung Sung Hoo Kwong Tung WingLam Chak HoiLau Chun Ho

Lee Man KonLeung Tsz HoLi Chi HoLi Kin SanPang Chun HinRicky Yeung Kai YuiTam Ho HinTeng Chun TingWong Tin LongYuen Ho YanZhang Yiming

Beichen WangChan Wai ShanCheng Yi ChingKam Wing YanLouie Lap Hang

Intramural is a league game among all departmental societies of HKUST throughout the year. In the Fall semester, we participated in Campus Run held on 18th September 2014. Our team got excellent result and was ranked second amongst all business societies. Also, we participated in Aquatic Meet which was held on 28th September 2014. Thanks for the efforts of our players, our team got a gold medal.

The Annual Athletics Meet was held on 22nd November 2014. Our players got excellent results in the events – gold medal in Female 1500m, 5000m, silver medal in Female 5000m, and bronze medal in Female 800m.

In the Spring semester, Intramural ball games will continue and we will face more challenging competitions in the Final Round. Your support is of the utmost importance to our success and I sincerely invite you all to support us in the coming matches!

Over the past few years, our teams have achieved great glories, and we will continue to attain outstanding results in the coming matches. And I would like to express my deepest thanks to both our sports team players and those who came to support us.

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