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AFRC Launch Ceremony to inaugurate the commencement of the new regulatory regime of the accounting profession
30 Sep, 2022

On 29 September 2022, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) hosted a Launch Ceremony (Ceremony) to inaugurate our new identity as the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) and our broader role under the new regulatory regime which will commence on 1 October 2022. The Ceremony was graced by the esteemed presence of the Honourable Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government as the Guest of Honour.  The Financial Secretary delivered a remark and performed the launch ceremony with Dr Kelvin Wong, SBS, JP, Chairman and Mr Marek Grabowski, CEO of the FRC to unveil the new logo of the AFRC. 

Dr Kelvin Wong, SBS, JP, Chairman of the FRC said, “The new regime and our new identity mark a milestone in completing the regulatory spectrum in Hong Kong. As an independent regulator, we intend that our regulatory action will not only enhance the quality of financial reporting but it in turn will further reinforce our pursuit of promoting a healthy development of the profession and Hong Kong‘s position as a competitive international financial centre.”

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