Money service operator convicted of failing to comply with customer due diligence and record-keeping requirements
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A compliance inspection conducted by officers of the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) revealed that the company had failed to record the identification of customers in connection with two remittance transactions conducted in May and June 2015 as well as to record the addresses of customers in connection with 10 remittance transactions conducted between May and October 2015.
The C&ED reminds all licensed money service operators to comply with the customer due diligence and record-keeping requirements as stipulated in the Ordinance, which came into effect on April 1, 2012. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for seven years.
Ends/Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:38
Issued at HKT 15:38
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