17 June 2026, Hong Kong (SAR), China ("Hong Kong") – KPMG today announced the release of its Hong Kong Audit Quality Report 2025, outlining plans to strengthen its System of Quality Management (SOQM) framework to drive continuous improvement across all audit engagements. The report also highlights how the firm continues to strengthen audit quality through innovation, digital transformation, and investment in its people. Together, these efforts demonstrate KPMG's commitment to delivering high-quality audit and assurance services that support confidence in the capital markets and reinforce public trust.
Audit quality remains fundamental to KPMG's ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services organisation. As technological advances continue to reshape the business landscape, KPMG is transforming its audit practice through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and innovative digital solutions, while maintaining the highest standards of professional excellence, ethics, and integrity.
The report highlights significant enhancement in the firm's digital transformation journey as part of the Global Quality Framework. During the year, KPMG expanded the functionality of its Audit Application Platform (AAP), a centralised digital hub that connects audit solutions, workflow monitoring, and support services. The firm also developed and deployed innovative audit applications, including KPMG Clara AI Chat, which enables auditors to interrogate audit documentation, access KPMG's knowledge base, and benefit from generative AI-powered coaching and productivity enhancements. In addition, KPMG’s Vouching Platform was introduced to improve audit quality through a standardised workflow and enhanced control points for audit procedures. These developments form part of KPMG's broader commitment to responsible AI adoption under its Trusted AI framework.
While technology continues to transform the audit profession, KPMG recognises that people remain at the heart of every audit. Through its firm-wide Digitalisation of Audit programme, the firm is investing in developing future-ready audit professionals by enhancing data literacy, AI prompt engineering capabilities and technology confidence across all levels of the audit practice. KPMG has continued to recruit specialised talent, including data scientists, while also expanding initiatives such as its Audit Tech Pioneers programme, AI-chat hackathons, and innovation competitions to encourage continuous learning and innovation. During 2025, the firm delivered more than 110 technology workshops and coaching sessions in Hong Kong, helping to upskill more than 3,400 professionals on the latest audit technologies and digital solutions.
The report also underscores KPMG's continued focus on fostering a strong culture of quality. Towards the end of 2025, the firm held an Audit Quality Week, bringing together more than 600 audit professionals across Hong Kong through a series of in-person and virtual activities designed to reinforce quality-focused behaviours ahead of the audit peak season. The programme increased awareness of key themes emerging from internal and external inspections, highlighted the firm's quality initiatives, and encouraged reflection on lessons learned from previous audits.
KPMG's commitment to quality is further reflected in the results of its latest Global People Survey. The survey found that 98 percent of respondents agreed that the commitment to quality is apparent in what we do on a day-to-day basis, while 99 percent agreed that the culture and tone set by leadership prioritise the importance of audit quality. These findings demonstrate the strength of KPMG's SOQM and the firm's ongoing commitment to continuous improvement.
