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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Financial Crime Sanctions ✓ 11 claims checked 29 Oct 2026

HKSCC flags updated UN terrorist and ISIL/Al-Qaida sanctions lists to participants

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Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company has told its participants that updated sanctions and terrorist designation lists were published on 27 October 2026. This is a short screening notice rather than a rule change, but it carries a live compliance obligation: participants must reconcile their screening against the current designations under two separate Hong Kong legal instruments.

  • Updated designation lists under Cap. 575 and Cap. 537CB were published on 27 October 2026.
  • The terrorist and terrorist associate list appears in the Gazette; the ISIL and Al-Qaida list appears on the CEDB website.
  • HKSCC issued circular LSD/074/2026 on 29 October 2026 directing participants to both official sources.
  • Participants are advised to consult their legal advisers if in doubt about the lists.

Executive summary

Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, issued circular LSD/074/2026 on 29 October 2026 to inform its participants that two updated designation lists were published on 27 October 2026.…

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https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Services/Circulars-and-Notices/Participant-and-Members-Circulars/HKSCC/2026/074_26_HKSCCUNSanctions_AntiTerrorism_Measures_ISIL_and_AlQaida_e.pdf
Published by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited · 27 Oct 2026
Read by Regulus 29 Oct 2026 at 12:43 UTC
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