18 December 2003
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 22 October 2003, 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. 8437 and G.N. 8798) on 28 November 2003 and 12 December 2003 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 28 November 2003 and 12 December 2003. 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 22 October 2003, the names of 18 individuals and an entity have been newly added onto the list of individuals associated with the A1-Qaida ( List C) and the list of entities associated with the A1-Qaida (List D) as follows :
Item No. (List C) : 29, 42, 43, 47, 51, 58, 63, 72, 74, 82, 96, 105, 108, 115, 117, 118, 122, 136
Item No. (List D) : 55
In addition, the information on "Waldenberg Ag"(previously known as "A1 Taqwa Trade, Property and Industry Company Limited") under item no. 97 of List D has been updated.
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 5 December 2003.
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.
As the designated individuals and entities under the Executive Order may be updated by the US Government from time to time, you are reminded to browse the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury 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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