THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2024064
Event Name	:	Financial disputes and accounting irregularities in property management - forensic accountants’ perspective
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Benny K B Kwok • Practising CPA, forensic accountant • Expert witness, testified at trials in High Court and District Court on civil and criminal cases • Adjunct Professor in forensic accounting, HKU Business School, University of Hong Kong • Author of Forensic Accountancy (First, Second & Third editions), LexisNexis • Author of Financial Analysis in Hong Kong (First & Second editions), Chinese University of Hong Kong Press • Author of Accounting Irregularities in Financial Statements, Gower UK, Taylors & Francis Group UK
Event Date	:	2024-07-12
Event Time	:	7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2024-07-10
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207, 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Division	:	PFMD
Organizer	:	Property and Facility Management Committee
Fee	:	HK$150 for members; HK$210 for non-members
Priority	:	First-come-first-serve
Language	:	Cantonese with English terminologies
Details	:	This talk will provide an insight into concepts and applications of accounting and finance in property and facility management from the perspective of a practising CPA, academic scholar and expert witness. Benny K B Kwok has three decades of experience in forensic accounting, business valuation, dispute analysis and fraud investigation in the UK and Hong Kong, and will share his views with respect to the following topics: Interpretation of financial statements of owners' corporations in Hong Kong; Misstatement of staff costs; Falsification of property expenses; Wrongful manipulation of finance; and Claim on losses against property and facility managers.
Remarks	:	Prior online registration is required. Walk-in registration will not be entertained. Eating and drinking is not allowed at the Surveyors Learning Centre.
Payment	:	HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Face-to-Face

HKIS members only

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
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9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.