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CFA Society Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港特許金融分析師學會) is a non-profit professional organization in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1992 and was formerly named as The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts (HKSFA).

Its main responsibilities are:


 * Promoting the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in Hong Kong.
 * Raising the professional and ethical standards of financial analysts in Hong Kong.
 * Providing continuing education programs and seminars that qualify for Continuous Professional Training (CPT) hours.
 * Providing a forum for financial professionals to exchange insights and best practices.

CFA Society Community
CFA Society Hong Kong is one of the 160+ fellow CFA societies around the world that partner with CFA Institute, the organization that offers the CFA designation. Regular member of CFA Institute, or CFA Charterholder, are required to apply to a local society during membership registration.

Global Passport Program
The CFA Societies Global Passport Program of CFA Institute allows members of participating CFA societies to attend each other's society events at the local member price. CFA Society Hong Kong is a participant of this Global Passport Program.

CFA Institute Research Challenge
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition in equity research hosted by the CFA Institute in 2007. The competition provides university students with hands-on training and mentoring in financial analysis. CFA Society Hong Kong is the host of the Hong Kong Local Final of this Research Challenge since 2005.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
In September 2021, CFA Society Hong Kong partnered with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to provide grant for the CUHK MBA programs or an award for the EMBA program to the Society's members.

Wiley
In December 2021, CFA Society Hong Kong partnered with Wiley, a research and education publisher, to provide CFA exam candidates and members of the Society across Hong Kong and Macau access to educational and professional development materials.

CPT Hours
CFA Society Hong Kong is recognized by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) as an institution for providing Continuous Professional Training (CPT). Continuing education programs and seminars organized by the Society qualify for CPT hours.

CPT requirements is to ensure that a person engaging in regulated activities remains "fit" and "proper" by periodically refreshing himself or herself about the relevant ethical standards and regulatory knowledge. Failure to satisfy any applicable CPT requirements will cast doubt on the fitness and properness of corporations and individuals to remain licensed or registered and may lead to disciplinary action by the SFC or the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).

The following persons carrying out any regulated activities in Hong Kong are required to satisfy related CPT requirements:


 * A licensed representative under Part V of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).
 * A licensed representative who is approved as a responsible officer under Part V of the SFO.
 * A licensed corporation under Part V of the SFO.
 * A registered institution under Part V of the SFO.
 * An individual whose name is entered in the register maintained by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) under section 20 of the Banking Ordinance.
 * An individual who has been given consent to act as an executive officer of a registered institution under section 71C of the Banking Ordinance.