- Our Ref.:
- B10/1C
B1/15C
11 November 2009
The Chief Executive
All authorized institutions
Dear Sir/Madam,
United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2009 and List of Names for Suspicious Account Reporting
I am writing to inform you of the following developments:
- United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance
The Secretary for Security has specified an updated list of terrorists and terrorist associates designated by the United Nations Security Council Committee (Committee) under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575). The list was published in the Gazette (G.N. 6832) on 6 November 2009 and is available on the Government's website (http://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette). Relevant press releases issued by the Committee are attached at Annex. A copy of the list in PDF format is enclosed for your reference.
You are reminded to check your records and report any transactions or relationships your institution has or has had with the named persons on the list of designated terrorists and terrorist associates to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit.
- United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2009
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development has specified an updated list of relevant persons and relevant entities designated by the Committee under section 31 of the United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2009 (Cap. 537 sub.leg. AM). The list was published in the Gazette (G.N. 5959) on 25 September 2009 and is available on the Government's website (http://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette). A copy of the list in PDF format is enclosed for your reference.
You are reminded to check your records and report any transactions or relationships your institution has or has had with the named persons and entities on the list of relevant persons and relevant entities to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit.
- List of names for suspicious account reporting
The US Government has recently made some changes to the list of individuals and entities designated under US Executive Order 13224. The changes since our last letter on this subject dated 4 September 2009 can be found on the website of the US Treasury under the headings of "Name of individual added on 10-15-09", "Names of entities removed on 11-3-09" and "Name of individual removed on 11-3-09" (http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/terror/terror.pdf).
You are reminded to check your records and report any transactions or relationships your institution has or has had with the named individual to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit. You are also recommended to browse the US Treasury website (including the FinCEN website) regularly for the latest information.
Yours faithfully,
Karen Kemp
Executive Director (Banking Policy)
- Encl.
- Annex 1 (PDF file, 498KB)
Annex 2 (PDF file, 972KB)
Annex 3 (PDF file, 114KB)
