While Hong Kong is firmly established as one of the world’s pre-eminent international financial centres, faced with geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainties, the Special Administrative Region (SAR) is seeking new ways to leverage its internationally focused pro-business environment to reach new growth horizons.

Brought together by ACCA Hong Kong, a diverse group of representatives from the accounting, audit, tax, advisory, legal, mediation, healthcare/insurance and engineering sectors, along with Ayla Majid, global president of ACCA, participated in a roundtable discussion in November, which focused on the role of professional services as a catalyst of economic and client growth while enhancing Hong Kong’s status as an international finance centre.

To corral the extensive amount of knowledge and experience Hong Kong’s professional services sector offers – noting how the roundtable discussion aligned with Majid’s vision of ‘a new future for accountancy with a strategic lens and a stakeholder approach’ – and taking a wide-lens view, she suggested placing the focus on developing a collaborative Hong Kong professional excellence ecosystem. ‘Whether it’s working with industry, policymakers or investors, professional services build trust while providing a bridge and connection between various stakeholders,’ she noted.

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CONTRIBUTORS (in alphabetical order by last name)

  • Natalie Chan FCCA
    ACCA Council Member and Banking & Capital Markets Leader (Hong Kong), Deloitte China
  • Julia Charlton
    Partner, Charltons
  • Ir Alice Chow
    Senior Vice President, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Director of Strategic Development and Fellow, Arup
  • Fiona Harris
    Managing Director, Bupa Hong Kong
  • Stanley Ho FCCA
    ACCA Hong Kong Chairman and Tax Partner, KPMG
  • Stanley Lo
    Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Mediation Council and Consultant, Deacons
  • Ayla Majid FCCA
    ACCA Global President
  • Nicolas Moreau
    CEO, HSBC Global Asset Management
  • Arthur Shek
    Managing Partner, McKinsey Hong Kong
  • Ernest Wong FCCA
    ACCA Council member and CFO, KVB Holdings Limited
  • Dr Philip Zhai
    Executive Vice Chairman, The Chinese Finance Association of Hong Kong and President, Ascendent Capital Partners (Asia)

The job titles mentioned here reflect the positions held by the individuals at the time of the roundtable discussion on 26 November 2024.