Latest Information, Publication & Press Releases

Press Releases

• Publication of Hong Kong’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (08-07-2022)

• Government releases consultation conclusions on legislative proposals to enhance anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation in Hong Kong (21-05-2021)

• Government launches consultation on legislative proposals to enhance anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation (03-11-2020)

• Publication of Hong Kong's Mutual Evaluation Report by FATF (04-09-2019)

• Hong Kong has strong framework and effective system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (26-06-2019)

• Publication of Hong Kong’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (30-04-2018)

• New initiatives to combat money laundering and terrorist financing take effect (01-03-2018)

• Gazettal of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 and Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 (02-02-2018)

• Gazettal of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 (23-06-2017)

• Government releases consultation conclusions on legislative proposals to enhance anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation in Hong Kong (13-04-2017)

• Government launches consultations on legislative proposals to enhance regulatory regime for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (06-01-2017)

• Hong Kong Government warns public of risks associated with virtual commodities (14-03-2014)

LegCo Business

• Legislative Council Brief (23-06-2017): Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) (Amendment) Bill 2017

• Legislative Council Brief (23-06-2017): Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017

• Legislative Council Question 4 (25-03-2015): Regulation of trading activities of bitcoins

Others

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Review Tribunal

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) (Amendment) Ordinance 2018

• Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018

• CCB launches Fraud & Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce

• Speech - Launch Ceremony of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Charter of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (17-05-2016) (English only)

• Speech - The Global Anti-Money Laundering Work and Hong Kong’s Commitment (29-10-2014) (English only)

Consultation

• Consultation on Legislative Proposals to Enhance Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regulation in Hong Kong
  ● Consultation Paper (3-11-2020)
  ● Consultation Conclusions (21-5-2021)

• Consultations on Legislative Proposals to Enhance Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Regulation in Hong Kong - Consultation Conclusions (13-04-2017)

• Proposal on Enhancing Transparency of Beneficial Ownership of Hong Kong Companies (06-01-2017)

• Proposal on Enhancing Anti-Money Laundering Regulation of Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (06-01-2017)

• Second Round Consultation: Proposed New Legislation on the Customer Due Diligence and Record-Keeping Requirements for Financial Institutions and the Regulation of Remittance Agents and Money Changers – Detailed Proposals (07-12-2009)

• First Round Consultation: Conceptual Framework of Legislative Proposal to Enhance the Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Regime in respect of the Financial Sectors (09-07-2009) and Summary of Key Proposals (09-07-2009)