... from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. In terms of the intended legislation amendments, the authors outline salient points from the two amendment bills submitted to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Findings With the developments in AML case law and the intended legislation amendments, Hong...

.... The paper also examines the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal’s recent formulation in HKSAR v. Yeung Ka Sing, Carson (decided July 2016) and evaluates international standards. Design/methodology/approach The methodology adopted is partly a technical analysis of the various...

...David Kwok Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss briefly new developments in Hong Kong’s (HK) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, both in terms of case law and legislation. Design/methodology/approach In terms of case law, the author discusses two decisions given by HK’s Court of Final...

...Louisa Lai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the vulnerability of the stock market in Hong Kong being used by money launderers to launder proceeds of crime. Design/methodology/approach This paper considers case studies, legal authorities and other research material to demonstrate...

...David Y.K. Kwok Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the anti‐money laundering laws of Hong Kong, in particular the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of the legislation with respect to anti‐money laundering as well...

...Alain Sham Purpose To examine the criminal laws and regulations on money laundering control in China and Hong Kong and to call for legal and institutional reforms in China. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a comparative analysis and critically reviews the laws and regulations...

...D. G. Saw Reviews the part played by Hong Kong in the coordination of global efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing; Hong Kong was President of the Financial Action Task Force 2001‐2002. Describes its effective regime to counter money laundering, confiscate tainted wealth through...