Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to inform you of the latest developments in the following areas:

United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2005

Under section 39 of the United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulation 2005, an updated list of "relevant persons and entities" has been specified for the purposes of paragraph 1 of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1532. The list was published in the Gazette (G.N. 2579) on 28 April 2006.


United Nations Sanctions (Sudan) Regulation

United Nations Sanctions (Sudan) Regulation ("the Regulation") has been made under the United Nations Sanctions Ordinance, which was published in the Gazette (L.N. 45 of 2005) on 24 March 2005. The first list of "relevant persons and entities" specified under section 23A of the Regulation was also published in the Gazette (G.N. 3047) on 19 May 2006.


List of names for suspicious account reporting - Government Gazette

Meanwhile, under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, an updated list of terrorists and terrorist associates designated by the United Nations Security Council Committee was published in the Gazette (G.N. 3428) on 2 June 2006. As compared to the list attached to my previous letter of 27 March 2006, the changes are highlighted at Annex.

The above lists lately published in the Gazette are available on the Government's website (http://www.info.gov.hk/eindex.htm). Copies of the lists in MS Word format are also attached to facilitate updating of the information in your electronic database.

You are reminded to check the names contained in the above-mentioned lists 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 browse the above website regularly for the latest information.



Yours faithfully,




William A. Ryback
Deputy Chief Executive