IIA Hong Kong Annual Conference 2021

Rising to the Challenges - Embracing the New Future

15-16 September 2021, 09:00 - 12:30
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IIA Hong Kong Annual Conference 2021

Rising to the Challenges - Embracing the New Future

The Institute of Internal Auditors (“IIA”) Hong Kong is delighted to host our first virtual Annual Conference in the mornings of 15 & 16 September 2021 with the theme of “Rising to the Challenges – Embracing the New Future”. 
 
The pandemic has changed the world and the way of doing business.  Work-from-home has become part of the new normal and digitalisation is on every company’s accelerated agenda.  Cyber attacks are growing in sophistication and volume in parallel with technology evolution, while climate change, ESG, conduct and culture are the common hot topics.  Against this backdrop of unprecedented challenges, internal auditors must adapt to the world of change, continuously adjust their audit plan and the audit approach in order to stay relevant.  

In this conference, we will discuss the key challenges facing internal audit practitioners, the new audit reality and trends, as well as top agenda items for audit committees.  The virtual conference will feature an array of diverse, influential and distinguished speakers, including keynote speakers Mr. Charlie Wright, Chairman of the IIA Global Board of Directors and Dr. Kelvin Wong, Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council, as well as leading practitioners and consultants.   

The mission of The IIA Hong Kong is promote good internal audit practices and value added to firms by the profession.  We hope you will be benefit from hearing directly from our incredible speaker line-up.  

Speakers

Speaker

Mr. Charlie Wright

Chairman of the Global Board
The Institute of Internal Auditors

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Mr. Charlie Wright

Charlie T. Wright is 2021-22 Chairman of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Board of Directors. In this role, Wright leads the 17-member Global Board, is chair of the Supervisory Committee, and presides over Global Assembly.

Wright is an experienced Chief Audit Executive with more than 35 years of corporate experience in the airline, energy, and financial services industries. He has been in the internal audit profession for more than 19 years.

Before becoming Global Chair, Wright’s volunteer roles at The IIA included senior vice chair, vice chair of Finance and of Professional Guidance, chair of the North American Advocacy Committee and of the Global Committee Task Force, and member of the Three Lines Model task force. Wright is also a former editor of the Risk Watch column in Internal Auditor magazine and a speaker and presenter at many IIA and other conferences.

For his chairman’s theme, Wright focuses on how internal audit can prepare for the future, as advances in technology create opportunities and challenges for the profession. His presentation, “Future Ready,” explores the transformative nature of technology, how internal auditors must up-skill to become tech-savvy, and how they can create efficiencies in their work and in their organizations.

Wright knows technology. He is Chief Risk Officer for Jack Henry & Associates, a technology services provider for the financial services industry. He oversees the internal audit function as well as information security, enterprise risk management, occupational risk management, regulatory and compliance, third-party risks, and enterprise continuity. He strongly believes that, in today’s world, knowledge of and the use of technology should be baseline requirements for all internal auditors.

Wright is also active in a number of other volunteer roles. He is chairman of the board of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and recently completed a six-year term as chairman of the Risk Management Committee for the Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Wright is a co-founder and board member of Connexion, a company that funds small businesses in international locations to empower local people and create self-sustaining employment. Wright also has served as chairman of the American Petroleum Institute Internal Audit Committee and chairman of the Airline Transportation Association Internal Audit Committee.

Wright is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Other professional credentials include Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Wright received bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and in Computer Science from Oklahoma State University. He also received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Tulsa.

Speaker

Dr. Kelvin Wong, SBS JP

Chairman
Financial Reporting Council

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Dr. Kelvin Wong, SBS JP

Dr Wong is the Chairman of Financial Reporting Council and a member of Operations Review Committee of Independent Commission Against Corruption.

He is an Executive Director and a Deputy Managing Director of  COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director of four listed companies in Hong Kong.

He was a Non-executive Director of Securities and Futures Commission (2012-2018), the Chairman of Investor and Financial Education Council (2017-2018), the Chairman of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (2009-2014), a member of Financial Reporting Council (2015-2018), a convenor-cum-member of Financial Reporting Review Panel (2013-2016), a member of Standing Committee on Company Law Reform (2010-2016), a member of Main Board and GEM Listing Committees of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (2007-2013) and a member of Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2006-2008).

Dr Wong holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Andrews University in Michigan, USA, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Speaker

Ms. Helen Li

President
The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong

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Ms. Helen Li

 Helen has been serving as President of The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong since 2018/19 term, and is a Past President of The Asian Confederation of The Institutes of Internal Auditors. She is currently the Group Chief Auditor of The Bank of East Asia, Limited. Helen previously worked as a Partner of KPMG Risk Consulting practices and senior audit executive in other listed group. 

Helen has extensive consulting and commercial experience in public and private sector companies including large listed groups in Hong Kong SAR, China, the US and UK. She is a regular speaker at professional conferences Asia. Helen is a CIA, FCCA, FHKICPA, and has a master degree of science in finance. 

Moderator

Mr. Fred Barros

Partner
KPMG

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Mr. Fred Barros

Fred is a Partner with KPMG in Hong Kong, currently serving the National IRM Quality Leader role. He brings 20+ years of experience in IT Audit and Risk Consulting services, assisting complex organizations in areas including enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, IT attestation and assurance,  and IT project assessments.  

Fred has a solid international experience; 3 years with KPMG in Brazil, 10 years with KPMG USA, 2 years with KPMG UK, and currently at KPMG China in HK since 2012. Critical thinker with extensive experience in leading global IT audits and large-scale compliance programs and proven ability to build collaborative relationship with senior executives and stakeholders. 

Fred joined KPMG in Brazil in 1996 and has been working on large international and financial services clients across geographies in a variety of regulatory, audits and tech/ops projects bringing a practical understanding of the complexity and challenges involved in a global program. 

Speaker

Dr. Tim Boyle

Founder
Blackhall & Pearl

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Dr. Tim Boyle

Tim has had diverse international career through senior executive and board roles with large and complex organisations including; University of Melbourne, Bankers Trust, Austock, Fidelity and COLT. He commenced his senior career as an Executive Director with the University of Melbourne. He hen joined Bankers Trust New York, where he eventually became Global Chief of Staff for Risk Management.

Tim then moved to Fidelity as the Global Chief Officer, before taking on the role of Executive Director for Fidelity Continental Europe. He has also completed a Doctorate in Risk Culture and Performance

Speaker

Ms. Hatty Cheung

General Manager Group Internal Audit
Cathay Pacific

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Ms. Hatty Cheung

Hatty is the General Manager, Group Internal Audit of Cathay Pacific where she is leading the Group Internal Audit team to develop and implement a risk-based audit strategy, to assess the design and effectiveness of the company’s key financial and operational controls; driving the execution of internal audit’s mandate as well as examining and evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controls.

Prior to joining Cathay, Hatty was the Chief Risk Officer at China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited; Group Audit and Risk Management Director at The Dairy Farm Group; and she has also worked for several Fortune 500 companies such as IBM Ltd, The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo Inc. in finance, controlling and internal audit roles. Hatty is a qualified Senior Finance Executive with 20+ years of international experience in auditing, enterprise risk management, process re-engineering, corporate compliance and financial planning and analysis.

Speaker

Mr. terence Chow

Group Senior Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management
Vitasoy

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Mr. Terence Chow

Mr. Terence Chow, Chief Audit Executive with over 20 years of extensive experience in different multi-national companies across different industries. Mr. Chow’s current role is Group Senior Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management for Vitasoy and Mr. Chow is responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive, risk-based financial, operational and IT system audit framework for the Group as well as managing group risk management function in achieving long term growth and sustainable development. Mr. Chow holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants and Chartered Global Management Accountant. He also holds a CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification issued by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

Speaker

Mr. Ian Christofis

Principal Managing Consultant
Entrust

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Mr. Ian Christofis

Ian is a specialist in information security and personal data privacy. He is Principal Managing Consultant with Entrust, driving consulting and professional services for in APAC. He is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), a Founding Board Member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Hong Kong & Macau Chapter, on the Editorial Board of the Professional Information Security Association (PISA) Journal, and a member of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).

Speaker

Dr. Calvin Kwan

Head of Sustainability
Link Asset Management Limited

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Dr. Calvin Kwan

Dr. Calvin Lee Kwan is currently Head of Sustainability at Link Asset Management Limited, manager of one of the world’s largest retail focused real estate investment trusts. He oversees the execution of a world-class corporate sustainability program, encompassing strategy, operational efficiency, culture development, thought leadership and policy advocacy. He is also responsible for translating and communicating these efforts to the growing body of ESG-focused investors globally, positioning Link as a sustainable and responsible investment.

Innovation is Dr Kwan's passion. He has been a pioneer of sustainable finance, issuing Hong Kong’s first green bond in 2016, followed by the global real estate sector’s first benchmark sized convertible green bond in 2019. He connects Link's long term ESG performance with financial incentives in the form of sustainability linked loans.

Dr. Kwan is a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative’s (UNEPFI) Investment Commission, and co-chair of its Property Working Group. He is responsible for steering the group’s efforts on contemporary global business issues including developing TCFD-compliant reporting methodologies, measuring positive impact and COVID-response risks and opportunities.

As an adjunct associate professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, he nurtures future generations of sustainability professionals, teaching post-graduate courses in environmental policy, corporate sustainability and directs a business sustainability focused research group in the Division of Environment

Dr. Kwan earned a BS in Business Administration and Biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside, Master and Doctorate degrees in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, an EMBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and HKUST and is currently completing a JD at Chinese University Hong Kong.

Speaker

Mr. Francis Lee

General Manager, Internal Audit
Urban Renewal Authority

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Mr. Francis Lee

Francis started his professional career as an external auditor in Mainland China, working on the IPOs for the first batch of H-share listing in Hong Kong over two decades ago.  He has global and local corporate governance experiences with both public and commercial organisations.

Francis currently oversees the internal audit and enterprise risk management functions of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA).  Before joining the URA, Francis was the Head of Risk Management and Compliance Department of the Link REIT; and Deputy Head of Group Internal Audit Department of John Swire & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited.

Prior to returning to Hong Kong, Francis was based in Basel (Switzerland) and Frankfurt (Germany) for over six years, working at the internal audit department at the respective headquarters of the Roche Group and Celanese AG, where he gained extensive internal audit, risk management, compliance, internal control knowledge around the globe.

Francis is actively engaging internal audit and enterprise risk management professionals to promote corporate governance, and he has been the organiser of the ‘Internal Audit - Public Organisation Roundtable’ for the largest statutory bodies in Hong Kong for the past two years.

Francis is a CIA, CMIRM, CPA and FCCA. He received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from The University of Warwick, and an Executive Master degree in Innovation Leadership (EMIL) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with distinction.

Speaker

Mr. Kelvin Lee

Head of Internal Audit
Fusion Bank

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Mr. Kelvin Lee

Kelvin is the Head of Internal Audit of Fusion Bank, one of the 8 virtual banks in Hong Kong. He is responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of the Internal Audit Department as the third line of defense. Mr. Lee has ample experience in the financial industry, specialising in corporate governance, internal audit, risk management and compliance controls. Before joining Fusion Bank, Mr. Lee served ZA Bank, Citigroup, Hang Seng Bank, AXA General Insurance and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Recently he has completed Certified Cloud Security Professional training and is exploring data science and artificial intelligence with Python.

Speaker

Ms. Jillian Lobban

Group Head of Internal Audit
AIA Group

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Ms. Jillian Lobban

Jillian Lobban joined AIA in July 2021 as the Designate Group Head of Internal Audit for AIA Group, subject to regulatory approval.  Jillian has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services having worked in Europe, Africa, and most recently in Asia Pacific.  Prior to joining AIA, Jillian had worked for the Prudential Plc group for over 9 years, with her most recent role being the Chief Internal Auditor of Prudential Corporation Asia and Africa.  She also held roles as the Executive Director of the Regulatory and Legacy Portfolio at M&G Prudential UK and as the Chief Auditor of Prudential UK, Europe and Mumbai.  Jillian was with EY for over 8 years; holding roles in their offices on three continents.  She has also worked for a number of financial services organizations in London including Old Mutual and Barclays.  Jillian is a qualified Chartered Accountant in Australia and is a Governor of the Hong Kong Institute of Internal Auditors.

Speaker

Ms. Niki Short

Managing Partner
Blackhall & Pearl

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Ms. Niki Short

Niki has both Professional experience in a Big 4 Chartered Accounting firm and Commercial experience in large global and highly regulated financial services entities.

She is a risk management, assurance and finance expert. Niki spent most of her career at Deloitte before joining NAB as the Head of Audit for Personal and Business Bank. She then took on the global role as General Manager Operational Risk and Compliance, which included Operational Risk, Compliance, Financial Crime, Insurance and Business Continuity.

Speaker

Mr. Ranjit Singh

Regional Managing Director
Tricor Axcelasia Sdn Bhd

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Mr. Ranjit Singh

Ranjit has over 30 years’ experience in the fields of risk management, internal audit and forensic accounting. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Global Institute of Internal Auditors (“IIA”) for the term 2017 to 2021. He was also a member of the Global IIA Audit Committee, IIA’s International Internal Audit Standards Board, President of ACIIA and President of the IIA Malaysia.

He has led and completed internal audit and risk management projects at more than 200 companies in 35 countries covering various industries.

Ranjit has led workshops on behalf of the Malaysian Stock Exchange on risk management, internal audit and investigation for 4 years (2013 to 2016) covering participants for more than 300 listed companies and spoke at various conferences and Board training programmes. Ranjit has appeared on TV and Radio shows including Biz talk (Astro Awani) and live on BFM's breakfast grille programmes on the subjects of internal audit, risk and governance.

His key achievements include taking his professional service firm which provides internal and risk management services for listing in November 2015 on Singapore Stock Exchange where he was a major shareholder.

Speaker

Mr. Darron Sun

Head of IT in Public Sector, Director
ISACA

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Mr. Darron Sun

Darron is a seasoned IT, Internal Audit and Cybersecurity professional with years of experience gained from both public and financial sectors covering a broad spectrum of domain areas including operational audit, IT audit, cybersecurity, IT management, FinTech, IT compliance, etc.

Being the Head of Information Technology in public sector, the mandate of Mr. Sun is to provide vision and leadership for developing and implementing technology initiatives to enable business strategy.

Before joining public sector, he held various senior positions in a leading global financial institution including Head of IT audit in Asia, Assistant Vice President of Information Services, etc.

Darron has various degrees and professional credentials covering Accounting, Audit, IT, FinTech, Insurance and Counselling. He is CPA, FCMA, Certified Financial Technologist (CFT), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

He is actively participating in community services, and hold several key positions in Accounting, FinTech and Audit professional bodies including Director of ISACA (HK), Vice Chairman of IT Committee of IIA (HK), Vice Chairman of IFTA, Chairman of Cybersecurity Committee of CMA Australia (HK), Financial Expert of HKCAAVQ, etc.

Speaker

Mr. Windsor Woo

General Manager of Internal Audit
Hysan

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Mr. Windsor Woo

Windsor is the General Manager of Internal Audit at Hysan, where he oversees the internal audit function of the Group. He has extensive experience in providing services of risk management, internal control and internal audit to multinational and Asia-focused companies. Prior to joining Hysan, he was the Director of Internal Audit at Miramar Group and before that, he was with Jardine Matheson and PwC HK.

Windsor’s areas of expertise comprise financial analytics, financial and business controls, data analysis, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, IT governance, system implementations and cybersecurity, etc.

Windsor is a Certified Practising Accountant (Aust.). He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Moderator

Mr. Eric Yeung

Partner
PwC

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Mr. Eric Yeung

Eric is a partner within PwC’s Risk Assurance practice and has over 20 years of experience providing clients with advice in the areas of corporate governance, internal audit, internal controls and risk management. He has worked with numerous private and public organisations both locally and around the region, with a focus on helping senior management and Boards enhance corporate governance arrangements.

Eric is experienced in leading multinational and multi-disciplinary teams in large outsourced internal audit projects where he reports directly to Audit Committees. His other areas of expertise includes helping clients to: establish Enterprise Risk Management frameworks, assess and enhance internal control frameworks, and undertake pre-IPO readiness work in the areas of internal controls and corporate governance (e.g. PN21). Eric is a Governor of the Institute of Internal Auditors (HK Chapter) as well as the Chairman of its Professional Development Committee. He is also a regular speaker at seminars and training events for Board directors and senior management members.

Eric is a Certified Practicing Accountant in Australia (CPAA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and he also holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Speaker

Ms. Wendy Yung

Founder
Practising Governance

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Ms. Wendy Yung

Wendy Wen Yee YUNG is an advocate for good corporate governance in Hong Kong. Prior to founding “Practising Governance” for this cause, Wendy was Executive Director and Company Secretary of Hysan Development and played a key role in developing and implementing its well-recognized corporate governance practices. Over the years, her responsibilities have spanned commercial operations, as well as human resources and corporate communications.

Wendy is a co-opted member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. She previously served as a member of the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, and the Professional Accountants in Business Committee of the International Federation of Accountants.

First trained as a solicitor, Wendy also qualified as a certified public accountant and a governance practitioner/ chartered secretary in Hong Kong. She is a council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, and also served as a co-opted council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She graduated with First Class Honours in Law from Oxford University, United Kingdom.

What's going on

Program (6.5 CPD hours)

Day 1 - 15th Sep 2021

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome Remarks

09:10 - 10:10

Keynote speech - IIA Global Chair’s theme : Future Ready

Mr. Charlie Wright, Chairman of IIA Global Board of Directors

10:10 - 10:45

Cybersecurity for Cloud

Mr. Ian Christofis, Principal Managing Consultant, Entrust

BREAK (10:45 - 11:00)

11:00 - 11:35

Audit of culture in practical terms

- Dr. Tim Boyle, Founder, Blackhall & Pearl

- Ms. Niki Short, Managing Partner, Blackhall & Pearl

11:35 - 12:25

Panel Session - Internal audit challenges: You can overcome with technology

Moderator:
- Mr. Fred Barros, Partner, KPMG

Panelists:
- Mr. Kelvin Lee, Head of Internal Audit, Fusion Bank
- Mr. Darron Sun, Head of IT in Public Sector, Director of ISACA
- Mr. Windsor Woo, General Manager of Internal Audit, Hysan

12:25 - 12:30

Day 1 closing

Day 2 - 16th Sep 2021

09:00 - 09:05

Day 2 Opening

09:05 - 09:45

Keynote speech – Heat in the Boardroom Fireside chat with Dr. Kelvin Wong, SBS JP

- Dr. Kelvin Wong, SBS JP, Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council

Moderator:

- Ms. Helen Li, President, The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong

09:45 - 10:20

Exploring IA's role in ESG

- Mr. Terence Chow, Group Senior Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management, Vitasoy
- Dr. Calvin Kwan, Head of Sustainability, Link Asset Management Limited
- Ms. Wendy Yung, Founder, Practising Governance

BREAK (10:20 - 10:40)

10:40 - 11:10

Practical challenges for conformance with internal audit standards

Mr. Francis Lee, General Manager, Internal Audit, Urban Renewal Authority

11:10 - 11:40

Audit of projects

Mr. Robert Mattey, Head of Audit, Hong Kong Jockey Club

11:40 - 12:30

Panel session - Lessons learned from Covid-19

Moderator:
- Mr. Eric Yeung, Partner, PwC

Panelists:
- Ms. Hatty Cheung, General Manager Group Internal Audit, Cathay Pacific
- Ms. Jillian Lobban, Group Head of Internal Audit, AIA Group
- Mr. Ranjit Singh, Regional Managing Director, Tricor Axcelasia Sdn Bhd

12:30 - 12:35

Closing remarks

Ms. Helen Li, President, The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong

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The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong

The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Limited (previously known as The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Chapter) was formed in 1979 and is affiliated to the global organization, The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. (The IIA Inc.) which is headquartered in the U.S.A. The IIA is a global body with more than 200,000 members worldwide.

The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Limited is incorporated in Hong Kong as a company limited by guarantee.  It is a not-for-profit professional membership organisation that serves to elevate the internal audit profession in Hong Kong and around the world.  The Management of the affair of the Institute is the responsibility of the Board of Governors based on the Memorandum and Articles of Association.  All Governors are volunteers elected by eligible members at the Annual General Meeting each year, and they are all experienced professionals both from the public and private sectors.  Several committees have also been established to assist the Board of Governors.

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