HKAAA

The Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association (HKAAA) is a scholarly association that convenes the accounting academic community across Hong Kong's nine universities. It is faculty-led and focuses on strengthening the accounting discipline locally through research collaboration, faculty exchange, doctoral training, and peer support for early-career scholars based at Hong Kong institutions.

The organization's flagship event is the Junior Accounting Faculty Conference (JAFC), an annual research forum where junior faculty present working papers and exchange feedback. HKAAA also hosts events such as the Rookie Camp and programs aimed at doctoral development and the global standing of accounting academia.

The association was founded in 1997 and has been serving the accounting academic community for over two decades. It operates as a scholarly community built for impact, connecting faculty from nine local universities to promote research excellence and doctoral development.

The flagship Junior Accounting Faculty Conference (JAFC) brings junior colleagues from each of HK's nine universities into one room to present working papers, exchange feedback, and build relationships that sustain a regional research community.

The inaugural HKAAA Rookie Camp is a landmark, region-wide recruitment event designed to bring top global accounting PhD candidates and HK recruiting faculty into one focused day. It gives HK departments early, direct access to international job-market talent in a coordinated convening.

The Rookie Camp replaces a fragmented set of one-off interviews with a single regional touchpoint and positions Hong Kong as a primary destination on the global accounting academic job market each autumn. The inaugural 2026 partner is the Department of Accountancy at City University of Hong Kong.

The two flagships anchor a back-to-back HK accounting weekend in October 2026, with the Rookie Camp on Saturday, 3 October 2026, followed by the Junior Accounting Faculty Conference on Sunday, 4 October 2026. This pairing lets visiting candidates, recruiting faculty, and HK junior colleagues meet in one trip.

The association's work is anchored in the day-to-day needs of HK-based accounting scholars, ranging from junior faculty development to the doctoral pipeline. It aims to enhance the global standing of accounting research in the region.

The association has six pillars of work, including doctoral recruitment, faculty recruitment, and research dissemination. These pillars sustain a thriving regional accounting academy by addressing specific needs of the academic community.

The association connects faculty from nine local universities to promote research excellence and doctoral development. It fosters collaboration and enhances the global standing of accounting research in the region through its various programs and events.

The association provides a platform for early-career scholars to present their work and receive feedback from peers. It also offers opportunities for doctoral development and faculty exchange across the nine universities.

You can reach HKAAA by e-mail at [email protected].

The official website of HKAAA is hk-aaa.org.