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Strengthening Information and Intelligence Sharing

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued this circular on 10 May 2018 to strengthen information and intelligence sharing among authorized institutions. The document updates the Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring, and Suspicious Transaction Reporting to enhance anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls. It provides revised operational standards for financial institutions to improve the detection and reporting of suspicious activities.

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Issue Date:

10 May 2018

20180510-1-EN.pdf (64.5 KB)

Topic:

AML & CFT - AML/CFT Controls

Group:

All Authorized Institutions

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10 May 2018

Enclosure 1 - Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (Revised in May 2018)

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10 May 2018

Enclosure 2 - Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (Revised in May 2018) (marked-up version)

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02 May 2018

Hong Kong Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (Report)

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16 Dec 2013

Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Enclosure: Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Annex

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10 May 2018

Enclosure 1 - Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (Revised in May 2018)

Annex

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10 May 2018

Enclosure 2 - Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (Revised in May 2018) (marked-up version)

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02 May 2018

Hong Kong Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment Report (Report)

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16 Dec 2013

Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Enclosure: Guidance Paper on Transaction Screening, Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

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Superseded Document

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