2 March 2004
To: Chief Executive of all authorized insurance institutions
carrying on long term business
Dear Sir/Madam,
United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation ("Regulation")
& United States Executive Order 13224 ("Executive Order")
Further to my letter of 29 January 2004, I am writing to advise you that an updated list of names designated by the relevant United Nations Security Council Committee was published in the Gazette (G.N. 1000 and G.N. 1324) on 13 February 2004 and 27 February 2004 in accordance with the Ordinance and the Regulation respectively. The new list is available on the Government website (www.info.gov.hk/pd/content/index1.htm) under Gazette: Government Notice published on 13 February 2004 and 27 February 2004. To facilitate the update of your electronic database, a copy of the list in MS Word format is also available on the Insurance Authority's website (www.info.gov.hk/oci/framework/index04.htm).
Compared with the names advised in my letter of 29 January 2004, in respect of the list of individuals associated with the A1-Qaida (List C), two individuals, Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Abo Ghaith and Jamel Lounici, have been added under item no. 10 and 100; and information on the addresses of an individual, Ayadi Shafiq Ben Mohamed Ben Mohamed, under item no. 50 has been updated.
In addition, four entities, Al-Haramain Foundation (Indonesia); Al-Haramain Foundation (Pakistan); Al-Haramayn Foundation (Kenya) and Al-Haramayn Foundation (Tanzania), have been added under item no. 18, 19, 22 and 23 respectively on the list of entities associated with the Al-Qaida organization (List D).
Meanwhile, the US Government has designated an additional name under the Executive Order. The information can be found in the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury (www.ustreas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions/terrorism.html) under Name of Individual Designated on 24 February 2004.
You should review your records carefully to see whether you have had, or currently have, accounts, transactions or dealings with the named individuals or entities. If such review reveals any suspicious accounts, transactions or dealings, you should promptly notify the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit.You are also reminded to browse the above websites regularly for the latest information.
Should you have any enquiries, please contact Mr. William Hsieh at 2867 4529 or Miss Connie Cheng at 2867 4815.
Yours sincerely,
(Ros K. T. Lam)
for Commissioner of Insurance
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