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Subject Code : ACC03043
Assignment Task :

Case: ABC International Ltd.  

ABC International Ltd. was incorporated in 1968 as a manufacturer of electrical components and  telephone equipment in Hong Kong. In 1979 ABC entered into a joint venture with an Australian group  in the telecommunications field and opened a factory in Shenzhen to manufacture components.  Subsequently rights were acquired to manufacture and sell a range of telecommunications equipment in  Hong Kong and China. This proved to be a very successful arrangement and ABC grew substantially in  turnover, profits and employees. 

The company was listed on the Hong Kong stock market in 1997. 

Business performance and prospects 

The company manufactures and markets a range of equipment for large telecommunication systems, a proprietary telecommunication system for smaller organisations, and a range of telecommunication  devices for the office and home. These markets include government, military, and industrial customers,  as well as retail outlets. Growth is expected in each of these markets in Hong Kong and China. A mail  order facility through the internet is being designed for direct sales. The business also has the potential  to expand geographical throughout Asia Pacific, but a covenant in their joint venture agreement with  their Australian partner prevents growth elsewhere in the world.

 

Your task 

Mr. Y. K. Chan has sought your advice. He is a qualified accountant, employed as the Finance Director of  Dim Sum Ltd; a Hong Kong listed company in the food industry. 

Mr. Y. K. Chan has been asked by Mr Alan K.M.Yau, the Chairman of ABC International (another Hong  Kong listed company), whether he would consider joining the board of ABC as an independent non executive director. The Chairman also suggested that Mr. Chan should join the company’s audit  committee. 

Mr. Chan tells you that he does not know the Chairman of ABC very well. He was introduced to him by  Mr Johnny Y. K. Ho, the ABC Finance Director, who serves with Mr. Chan on a committee of the Hong  Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Chan subsequently had dinner with Mr Yau  (chairman) at the China Club, where the growth of ABC, its current activities, and its prospects for the  future were described. 

Mr. Chan is an executive director of Dim Sum, but has no other experience of serving on boards of  directors. He holds no shares in ABC, but would be prepared to invest up to HK$100,000. He believes  that his wife’s father also has some ABC shares. As far as he knows Dim Sum does not have business  dealings with ABC, although he thinks the Dim Sum internal communications system uses ABC  equipment. 

 

Questions 

Mr. Y. K. Chan has asked for your professional advice. Please write a report to him discussing the  matters he should consider, in particular related to: 

1. Duties, rights and competences of a director (10 marks) 

2. Committee work 

3. Board structure and styles  

4. Transparency and accountability of the company

 

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