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The Government announced today (February 27) that in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance (Cap. 615), the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, has made appointments or re-appointments for the Review Tribunal set up under the Ordinance, for a three-year term with effect from April 1, 2015.
The appointments and re-appointments are as follows:
Re-appointed chairperson
Mr Martin Liao Cheung-kong
Six re-appointed panel members
Mr Nixon Chan Lik-sang
Ms Chu Koh-ann
Mrs Agnes Koon Woo Kam-oi
Ms Miranda Kwok Pui-fong
Mr William Lee Yiu-wing
Mr Allan Yu Kin-nam
Four newly-appointed panel members
Mr Chan Kam-hon
Ms Roxanne Ismail
Mr Peter Li Po-ting
Mr Anson Wong Man-kit
The Tribunal is established to review decisions specified under the Ordinance and made by any relevant authority including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Customs and Excise Department.
Specified decisions include decisions of the relevant authority to impose supervisory sanctions on a regulated entity in the respective financial sector, and those of the Commissioner of Customs and Excise on licensing matters in respect of money service operators.
Ends/Friday, February 27, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:00
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