23 May 2003

Dear Sir / Madam,

Lists of names for suspicious account reporting – US Executive Order and Government Gazette

Further to my letter of 24 March 2003, I am writing to inform you that the US Government has added new entries on 7 May 2003 to three previously designated entities under the US Executive Order issued on 23 September 2001. The information can be found in the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury (www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sanctions/terrorism.html) under the following names:

Batasuna

Euskal Herritarrok

Herri Batasuna

Meanwhile, a new consolidated list of names has been designated under both the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Ordinance (“Ordinance”) and the United Nations Sanctions (Afghanistan) Regulation (“Regulation”). The lists have been published in the Gazette on 16 May 2003 under G.N.3172 and G.N.3173 respectively. You may access the website of the Printing Department at www.info.gov.hk/pd for the gazetted lists. Meanwhile, a copy of the consolidated list in MS Word format is attached to facilitate update of your electronic database (Annex).

The lists designated separately under the Ordinance and the Regulation are both made pursuant to the list released by the United Nations Security Council Committee on 25 April 2003, and are therefore identical.

Compared to the list advised in my letter of 24 March 2003, the information of 17 designated individuals belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaida organisation (List C) has been updated. The individuals appear on the List as items 16, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 42, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 65, 69, 82, 83 and 84.

You are reminded to check the designated names against your records and report any transactions or relationships you have or have had with the named individuals or entities to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit and the HKMA.

You are also reminded to put in place measures to ensure that your institution complies with the provisions of the Ordinance and the Regulation.

Yours faithfully,

D T R Carse
Deputy Chief Executive