Information Sheets about the Hong Kong Anti-money Laundering Ordinance compliance matters prepared by Kenneth Chau & Co. a member firm of MGI Worldwide, an international accounting firms network.

1. LEGISLATION
It is important to all Clients!
All Hong Kong Companies and Individuals shall comply with the anti-money laundering /
counter-terrorist financing (“AML / CTF”) requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering
and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, Chapter 615 (“the AMLO”).
Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP)
TCSP licensees should take steps to keep customer information up-to-date and undertake
periodic reviews of existing records of customers. Customer Due Diligence (“CDD”) are
required to be performed. Record-keeping is a must.
1
AMLO COMPLIANCE
Hong Kong
WWW.KENNETHCHAUCPA.COM JULY 2020
www.fstb.gov.hk/fsb/
aml/en/regime.htm
Homepage of Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter-
Financing of Terrorism
(AML/CFT) Regime
TCSP
The Company Secretarial
Services Company of
Kenneth Chau & Co. is a
TCSP Licensee. Please
kindly contact our
professional team to help
your compliance under
AMLO.
Contact us
Phone: 852-2050 5599
Fax: 852-2851 6210
Email: info@kennethchaucpa.com
Website: www.kennethchaucpa.com
Facebook: KennethChauMgiHK/
Address: 9th Floor, Tung Hip Commercial
Building, 244 Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
Disclaimer: The content in this publication is of general
information only. It is not offered as advice and should not
be taken as such. We expressly disclaim all liabilities to
any person for any reliance placed on the content of this
publication. No client or other reader should act or refrain
from acting on the basis of the content of this publication
without seeking specific professional advice.
WHAT IS CDD?
1. identity of the customer
2. identity of the customer’s
beneficial owner
3. identity and authority of a
person who purports to act
on behalf of the customer
4. Understand the purpose and
intended nature of the
business relationship with
the customer
RECORD-KEEPING
Original or copy of the documents,
records, data and information in
respect of customers and their
transactions should be kept in
accordance with the requirements of
Schedule 2 to the AMLO. Records
should be kept throughout the
continuance of the business
relationship with the customer and
for a period of at least 5 years after
the end of the business relationship.
RECORDS ARE
Records obtained in the course
of identifying and verifying
the identity of:
- the customer
- the beneficial owner
- the person who purports to
act on behalf of the
customer
- other connected parties

2. Application of CDD
CDD would be the most general procedures applicable to Companies in Hong Kong. However,
depending on the circumstances of the transactions, TCSP licensees may need to take additional
measures, i.e. Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (“EDD”), or may conduct Simplified Customer Due
Diligence (“SDD”). Clients may refer to the below risk assessment flow from Companies Registry -
Registry of TCSP for reference.
2
AMLO COMPLIANCE JULY 2020
HELP
Our team will
provide a list of
CDD and related
forms to guide our
clients to provide
the required
information in
order to comply
with the AMLO and
related
legislations.
TIPS
Clients are advised
to provide all the
required
information on
time. It will speed
up the completion
time of the clients’
transactions
(formation,
changes of
shareholders and
directors,
allotment and
transfer of shares,
change of
particulars, etc.)