Hong Kong – FATF report sets next steps

Kyle Wombolt (+852 21014005, kyle.wombolt@hsf.com), William Hallatt (+852 21014036, william.hallat@hsf.com), Hannah Cassidy (+852 21014133, hannah.cassidy@hsf.com), Jeremy Birch (+852 21014195, jeremy.birch@hsf.com), Joanna Caen (+852 21014167, joanna.caen@hsf.com) are partners and Michael Tan (+852 2101 4237, michael.tan@hsf.com) is a senior associate at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Not long off a year after their onsite visits, the Financial Action Task Force and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering released the much-anticipated Mutual Evaluation Report on Hong Kong on 4 September [2019]. [1] Kyle Wombolt, William Hallatt, Hannah Cassidy, Jeremy Birch, Joanna Caen and Michael Tan of Herbert Smith Freehills review the findings and highlight where work is needed.