Legal and regulatory developments
Information on AML, counter-terrorist financing, customer due diligence, source-of-funds checks and record-keeping requirements.
SUPPORT & CONTACT
Support & contact
Submit a requestUnderstand compliance requirements, connect with professional support and work towards solutions.
As a neutral non-governmental platform, the Hong Kong Anti-Money Laundering Alliance shares policy information and facilitates professional exchange on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and related financial compliance. According to each request, it connects lawyers and relevant professionals to help businesses, organizations and individuals understand rules, clarify issues and find suitable professional services.
POLICY INSIGHTS
Law & policy insights
We follow laws, regulatory requirements and international standards in Hong Kong and relevant jurisdictions, relating them to practical business contexts to explain changes and their implications.
Key policy insights
Scope and practical considerations for account-opening reviews, ongoing due diligence, cross-border business and account restrictions.
Emerging technology and compliance
Identity, authorization and accountability in AI Agent payments, digital assets and intelligent risk management.
Cases and practical guidance
Public cases, topic-specific questions and business scenarios to support risk identification and better internal processes.
LEGAL SUPPORT
Legal collaboration support
The Alliance helps clarify needs and connect professional resources. Legal services are provided by the lawyers or professional firms that accept the engagement.
Account and funds compliance
Help clarify account-opening reviews, source-of-funds checks, restrictions and closures, and connect professional advice.
Documents and facts
Help organize timelines, document lists and communications, identifying facts that need verification.
Compliance policies and documents
Connect professional reviews of customer due diligence, internal policies, business agreements and authorization documents.
Communication and disputes
Coordinate professional assessment of explanations, appeals, complaints and dispute-resolution options.
Cross-border collaboration
Connect professional resources in relevant jurisdictions according to the location and nature of the matter.
Training and focused discussions
Organize training and discussions on regulatory changes, common risks and practical issues.
For commercial disputes where the parties are willing to negotiate, the Alliance can connect them with its International Commercial Mediation Center, which organizes mediation on neutral and voluntary principles.
How to obtain support
- Submit a request→
- Initial discussion→
- Confirm the scope→
- Connect a provider→
- Agree arrangements→
- Follow-up coordination
Initial discussions help the Alliance understand the issue and match resources. For specific legal advice, representation, investigation or other professional services, the provider defines the engagement, scope, fees and responsibilities.
CASES & PRACTICE
AML and cross-border asset recovery cases
Anonymised case references on fund tracing, confiscation and international enforcement cooperation. Investigations, freezing, confiscation and recovery are undertaken by the competent authorities.
Anti-money laundering · Fund tracing and asset recovery
Recovery of funds in a cross-border money laundering case
Read case ↗Anti-money laundering · International asset recovery cooperation
Confiscation of unlawful proceeds and cross-border recovery
Read case ↗Anti-money laundering · International enforcement cooperation
International AML enforcement cooperation and cross-border asset recovery
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Contact us
Hong Kong Anti-Money Laundering Alliance
Contact address
Room 917, 9/F, Metro Centre I,
32 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Service information
Policy insights provide general information and do not constitute legal advice on a specific matter. Professional referrals do not imply regulatory endorsement or guarantee account opening, removal of account restrictions, return of funds or dispute outcomes. Professional providers deliver services independently. Mediators must remain neutral and their role must be distinguished from representing a party.