Apr 2018

William Ahern appointed as a panel member of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Review Tribunal

On 31 March 2018 our partner Mr William Ahern was appointed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong to serve as a panel member of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Review Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) for a term of three years starting from 1 April 2018.

The Tribunal is established under the Anti‐Money Laundering and Counter‐Terrorist Financing Ordinance, Cap 615 to review specified decisions made under the Ordinance by a relevant authority (including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority, and the Customs and Excise Department), any decision of the Commissioner of Customs and Excise on licensing matters in respect of money service operators, and any decision of the Registrar of Companies on licensing matters in respect of trust or company service providers.

Currently the Tribunal consists of the following panel members:

  • Mr. Paul Shieh Wing-tai, S.C.
  • Mr. William Ahern
  • Mr. Chan Kam-hon
  • Ms. Lena Chan
  • Mr. Gary Cheung
  • Mr. Praveen Daswani
  • Ms. Mary Huen Wai-yi
  • Mrs. Ann Kung Yeung Yun-chi
  • Mr. Peter Li Po-ting
  • Ms. Rebecca Poon Chui-ngor
  • Mr. Anthony Rogers, Q.C.
  • Mr. Anson Wong Man-kit, S.C.
  • Mr. Anson Wong Man-kit, S.C.
  • Prof. Lam Kit-chun