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Proactive in Law Enforcement
࠰ಥЪމყৌਕतйБਗଡ଼ᔌٙϓࡰdϞபྼ As a member of the Financial Action Task Force, Hong Kong has an
݄ଡ଼ᔌהܔᙄٙણ݄dܼ̍͂Ꮨݹ፺ʿࢵʱɿ༟ obligation to implement the recommendations of the task force,
ږᘪණfήପ˾ଣุൖމ͂Ꮨݹ፺ʿࢵʱɿ༟ including measures to counter money laundering and terrorism
ږᘪණ۾উٙࠠࠅҪᗫ٫dவԬણ݄͵ቇ͜வࡈ financing. These measures are applicable to the estate agency sector,
Бุf which is one of the industries identified as an important gatekeeper
to counter money laundering and terrorist financing threats.
І2018ϋ3˜ৎd္၍҅ɓٜၾήପ˾ଣุޢίྼ Since March 2018, the EAA has been working closely with the estate
݄ˀݹ፺ʿࢵʱɿ༟ږᘪණɪၡΥЪfЇʦd agency trade on the implementation of measures to prevent money
БਗʊԚൖήପ˾ଣਠ⧕25ϣd˸ə༆˼ࡁϞщ laundering and terrorist financing. The Enforcement Team has
፭ˀݹ፺ʿࢵʱɿ༟ږᘪණੂุஷѓ֛ٙf conducted 25 inspections so far on estate agency shops to see if
̤̮d္၍҅͵ึආБ༧ආ္ٙ࿀ձᄲฐٙԚൖʈ they are complying with the practice circular on Anti-Money
Ъdᜫήପ˾ଣุޢһආɓӉႩᗆձə༆ݹ፺ձމ Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Requirement. Follow-up
ࢵʱɿᘪණ༟ږה੭Ըٙ۾উf off-site monitoring and prudential visits will be conducted to further
enhance the estate agency trade’s awareness and understanding of
the money laundering and terrorist financing threats.
ϋʫd္၍҅ආБə3,048ϣԚݟdʕ1,423ϣ During the year, the EAA conducted a total of 3,048 compliance
݊Ԛݟɓ˓ᅽᆵቖਯᓃdՉቱ1,625ϣۆ݊Ԛݟή inspections, of which 1,423 were at first-sale sites and 1,625 at
ପ˾ଣਠ⧕fಂʫd҅˙͵ఱၣɪᄿѓආБə672 estate agency shops. Some 672 spot checks on online
ϣפݟdԨఱၣɪيุ̨̻ආБə396ϣפݟf advertisements and 396 on online property portals were also carried
out during the period.
ԚݟБਗ
Compliance Inspections
1,659 1,625 ɓ˓ᅽᆵቖਯᓃ*
1,800 First-sale sites*
1,477
1,389 1,423 ήପ˾ଣਠ⧕
Estate agency shops
1,500 1,208
1,200
900
600
300
0
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
* ܼ̍ᅽᆵהίஈeᅽᆵቖਯஈʿՉڝڐf
* Include development sites, sales offices and vicinity areas.
ίආБϞᗫԚݟձפݟܝd္၍҅කͭə79֚ࡈ Subsequent to these inspections and spot checks, 79 enforcement
ࣩආБሜݟdʕϞ33֚ίԚݟɓ˓ᅽᆵቖਯήᓃ cases were opened, of which 33 cases arose from first-sale
ࣛ೯ତd15֚ίԚݟήପ˾ଣਠ⧕ࣛ೯ତd21֚ۆ inspections, 15 from estate agency shop visits, 21 cases from online
މၣɪʿజפݟࡈࣩd̤Ϟ10֚ऒʿՉ˼ሯf and newspaper patrols and 10 cases of a miscellaneous nature.
ίԚݟಂග೯ତऒʿ༼ˀήପ˾ଣૢԷʿՉڝ᙮ Compliance failures, which constitute violations of EAO and its
جԷٙ੬Ԉ༼ԫධܼ̍j೯̈༼ᄿѓe͊Ϟ subsidiary legislations, commonly revealed during the inspection
ɓ˓ᅽᆵቖਯᓃԽᏖ͜ЪᗆйԒ΅ٙήପ˾ଣᗇ process include issuing non-compliant advertisements, failing to
ʿŊאᔖࡰᗇd˸ʿӚϞ၍Ϟيุ༟ࣘf wear Estate Agent card and/or staff card for identification purpose
at first-sale sites, and failing to possess property information.
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