Through the AIA, you may easily get membership of HKICPA

You may choose AIA which is a bit easier than that of ACCA

The Ranking of AIA and ACCA in UK is 5th and 4th respectively.

Association of International Accountants (AIA) that seems to be a biteasier to qualify as a professional accountant. Through the AIA, youmay get membership of HKICPA by

a. passing ONLY ONE MODULE OF Module B (Financial Management) &

Currently, candidates of accounting graduates have to attend 4 modules workshps and pass the 4 module exams.

b. final examination of the QP &

c. passed the Institute's aptitude tests &

d. pass the workshops of Modules A, C & D only.

It seems that it's a bit beneficial for current members of AIA to qualify in HKICPA.

Below is for your information only.

Body: Association of International Accountants (AIA)
Recognition: Mutual Examination Paper Exemptions
Status as of 19 May 2008: MEPE agreement signed
Deadline for membership application: Nil

New agreement for mutual examination paper exemption (MEPE) takes effect from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2013.

AIA members applying for the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs membership must meet the following criteria:


1. You hold an accounting or non-accounting degree accredited or recognised by the Institute;
2. You have passed the 16-paper AIA Qualifying Examination in Hong Kong or the U.K.;
3. You have completed and passed the workshops of Module A (FinancialReporting), Module B (Financial Management), Module C (Auditing andInformation Management) and Module D (Taxation) of the Institute'sQualification Programme (QP)*;
4. You have passed the module examination of Module B (Financial Management) of the QP*;
5. You have passed the final examination of the QP*;
6. You have passed the Institute's aptitude tests on Hong Kong law and Hong Kong taxation; ...

I am here just to analyse the facts :
1. through AIA, candidates may exempt 3 modules examinations (published in Aplus) passing rates around 50% - 65% of the four modules.

2. the passing rate of module workshop is disclosed to be around 95% and or more. In that sense, a candidate who is willing (actively) to take part in discussion in workshop, is very difficult to get failed.
By September 2010, assessment (marking for candidates) in workshops would be removed, meaning that each candidates are only requried to attend the workshops only. The assessments would entirely fall on the module examinations and the final examination only.

Does it beneficial to candidates, through AIA, to pass the QP in terms of minimisation of workload and pressure in preparing the module exams.

If candidates consider that attempt the 4 module workshps and sit for the 4 module exams are OK to themselves and/or even better than through the channel of AIA, their perceptions are respected.

Roads are open and freely chosen by those who are interested in.