Hong Kong · AML & KYC
Anti-money-laundering and customer-due-diligence obligations, regulated activities, and the official financial regulator.
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Anti-money-laundering duties sit in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, with customer due diligence and record-keeping obligations applied to financial institutions and to designated non-financial businesses and professions. Banks are supervised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, trust and company service providers are licensed by the Companies Registry, and suspicious transaction reports go to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit.
- Customer due diligence and record-keeping are the core statutory duties.
- Trust and company service providers need a licence from the Companies Registry.
- Suspicious transaction reports are filed with the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit.
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
AML supervision of banks.
- Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU)
Receives suspicious transaction reports.
Government portals
- GovHK — Hong Kong Government Portal — Single entry point to residency, tax, employment and public services.
- Inland Revenue Department — Salaries tax, profits tax, the tax return cycle and eTAX filing.
- Immigration Department — Visas and entry permits, the Top Talent Pass, right of abode and HKID cards.
- Companies Registry — Company incorporation, annual returns and the public company search.