Page 11 - 地產代理監管局年報 2017/18 Estate Agents Authority Annual Report 2017/18

˴ࢩٙ༑ Chairman’s Message

ˀݹ፺ૢԷַФЇήପ˾ଣБุd̘݊ϋ̤ٙɓܿ Another challenge from last year was the anti-money laundering
኷fᎇ䋠ϞᗫجԷٙࡌࠈd္၍҅ձุޢί͂Ꮨݹ (“AML”) legislation being extended to the estate agency trade.
፺˙ࠦהҲစٙอԉЍਗ਼௪ա਷ყᗫءf္၍҅ձ With the amendment of the law, the EAA and the trade both have
ุޢѩცࠅ౤ʺՉ஝၍ʿੂุ˙ࠦٙ˥̻d˸ୌΥ new roles to play in the AML arena, which is an international
਷ყଡ଼ᔌٙࠅӋfމϤd္၍҅ʊ೯̈ɓࢁ༉းٙ concern nowadays. Both the EAA and the trade need to raise our
ܸˏd˸کุޢމৌਕतйБਗଡ଼ᔌ׵2018ϋֵԸ standards on the regulatory fronts and the practice side to meet the
ಥ൙Пਂλ๟௪fவධ΂ਕᒱ್ᑙ̶dۍැί̀ requirements of international organisations. On this, the EAA issued
Бf࠰ಥၾήପ˾ଣุޢਕ̀ί൙ПʕɓΝ՟੻Գ a set of detailed guidelines to facilitate the trade’s preparations for
ᐶdί਷ყගሤͭ˜กᆎ࠰ಥ™ٙҖ൥f evaluations by the Financial Action Task Force by the end of 2018.
It is not an easy task but it is imperative that Hong Kong together
with the estate agency trade will pass the examination with flying
colours in order to make Hong Kong a “clean city” in global eyes.

ᎇ䋠္၍҅ၾʕ਷גήପПᄆࢪၾגήପ຾ߏɛኪ With the renewal of the mutual recognition agreement with the
ึ€ʕגኪᖦࠈ༟ࣸʝႩٙᚃߒ՘ᙄdҢࡁߒϞ China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents (CIREA),
370Τܵ೐ɛ՟੻Σʕגኪ͡ሗίʫή੽ԫήପ˾ around 370 our licensees have obtained the qualifications to apply
ଣʈЪٙ೮াᗇࣣٙ༟ࣸd຅ʕܼ̍ίତࣛل˓̙ for the registration certificates from the CIREA to practice estate
ᆠٙɽᝄਜɽ࢝ࣃ໔f agency work in the Mainland, which of course includes the red-hot
Greater Bay Area.

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