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National Games office established

The Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau announced today the setting up of a co-ordination office to carry out planning and implementation work for the upcoming National Games, National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games.   The National Games Coordination Office, led by three senior directorate officers, will work closely with the governments of Guangdong and the Macao Special Administration Region to co-organise the 15th National Games.            The State Council announced in August 2021 that the 15th National Games are to be co-hosted in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau in 2025, the first time Hong Kong will have co-hosted the National Games.   The three locations will also co-host the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games after the 15th National Games are held.        The Hong Kong SAR Organising Committee of the 15th National Games was formed in May, with the Chief Executive a

CFA Society Hong Kong 30th Anniversary

CFA Society Hong Kong (the Society) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1992. In celebration of its achievements, the Society rolled out a series of marketing communications programs to increase our brand awareness.

The Society shares the mission of CFA Institute in raising the professional and ethical standards of financial analysts and investment practitioners through advocacy and continuing education efforts. In addition to promoting the CFA designation in Hong Kong, the Society aims to provide a forum for members, CFA Institute, other investment practitioners and regulators for networking and the exchange of industry insights and best practices.

The Society is led by the Board of Directors, monitored by its Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and advised by the Advisory Board, providing a broad range of perspectives on issues relating to the Society and protecting the interests of members. The Society is mostly run by member volunteers with the support of a team of full-time professional staff.

In the past year, the Society had done a lot in strengthening its leading position.

- Get our voice heard via diligent advocacy submissions to a number of consultation papers from professional bodies and government bureaus, such as Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the Financial Reporting Council.
- Keep members abreast of the marketing developments by organizing high quality Continuing Education events.  Engage members through conventional and digital marketing channels
- Support candidates and engage potential members early on in their career through Candidate Services
- Promote and organize investor education programs to empower public with essential investment knowledge

Year 2022 marks the 30th year of anniversary of the Society and the Society has rolled out series of marketing communications programs to increase its brand awareness.  Details will be updated onto the anniversary webpage.  This year the Society has also been named the Most Outstanding Society 2022 by CFA Institute.

(1) Tram and bus stop ATL promotion (July 2022)
(2) "CFA Control Room" program co-hosted with Metro Finance Radio (July 2022)
(3) Congratulatory message video series (July – Aug 2022)
(4) Gala dinner (Aug 12, 2022)

Click here for detail : https://cfasocietyhongkong.org/30th-anniversary/

About CFA Society Hong Kong
CFA Society Hong Kong (香港特許金融分析師學會) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 as the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts by a group of CFA Charterholders.  


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