Pointed out to me recently and I'm shocked...
Cannot become a Certified Tax Adviser in HK if you cannot read Chinese - talk about blatant discrimination by the HK Institute of Taxation! Exam paper written in Chinese and must be answered in Chinese - no exemptions!!
1. The CTA Examination consists of 5 papers:
Paper 1 – Accounting and Finance (This paper is to be introduced
starting from the 2013 Examination; students registered
on or before 30 June 2013 are exempted from this paper.)
Paper 2 – Hong Kong Tax
Paper 3 – International Tax
Paper 4 – PRC Tax
Paper 5 – Advanced Taxation Practice.
3. Except for Paper 4, all papers are written and to be answered in
English. The questions for Paper 4 are written and to be answered
in Chinese.
The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong