22 October 2003
To: Chief Executive of all authorized insurance institutionscarrying on long term business
Dear Sir/Madam,
Further to my letter of 19 September 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. 6846 and G.N. 6982) on 10 October 2003 and 17 October 2003 in accordance with the Ordinance and the Regulation respectively. The gazetted lists are available on the Government website (www.info.gov.hk/pd/content/index1.htm) under Gazette: Government Notice published on 10 October 2003 and 17 October 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).
The lists designated separately under the Ordinance and the Regulation are identical. Compared with the names advised in my letter of 19 September 2003, in respect of the list of individuals belonging to or associated with the Taliban (List A), 9 individuals with Item Numbers : 64, 100, 106, 119, 120, 121, 125, 126, 132 have been deleted and item 108 has changed from 'Tawana' to 'Taha'. Besides, 26 individuals have been newly added onto the list of individuals associated with the A1-Qaida (List C) as follows :
Item No. : 1, 3, 7, 11, 16, 18, 25, 56, 64, 72, 80, 83, 89, 90, 95, 97, 99, 100, 107, 110, 111, 114, 115, 123, 126, 128
Accordingly, please check the designated names against your records and take appropriate steps to ensure compliance with the Ordinance and the Regulation. You should also report to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit if any of the relevant names is identified.
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