香港实行金融牌照管理制度,取得Money Services Operator (MSO) License,等同于持有在港货币及外汇市场的通行证,企业或机构可凭此开展股票、financial derivatives、外汇及黄金等品种的交易。港信通现有一家香港金钱服务公司可供转让,同时接受MSO牌照代办申请,可协助进行初步合规审核,Provide licensee、办公场地以及专业合规顾问、Accountant、律师等一站式服务。
License application资格与条件
谁需要申请牌照
任何经营或拟经营金钱服务的人,均需要申请牌照。
牌照批给的法定条件
根据《打击洗钱及恐怖分子资金筹集条例》第30(3)strip,关长仅在信纳存在以下情况时,才向申请人批给牌照或将牌照续期——
- If the applicant is an individual,该名个人及每名ultimate owner均属经营金钱服务的suitable person;
- 如申请人属合伙,Each partner and each ultimate owner of the partnership is a fit and proper person to carry on money services;
- 如申请人属法团,Each director and each ultimate owner of the corporation is a fit and proper person in connection with the conduct of a money services business。
终拥有人的定义
就本牌照而言,终拥有人按申请主体区分如下:
- 就申请人属个人而言,终拥有人是指最终拥有或控制该个人的金钱服务业务的另一名个人,或如首述个人是代表另一人行事,refer to another person。
- 就申请人属合伙而言,终拥有人是指符合以下条件之一的个人——
- has the right, directly or indirectly, to share or control more than 25% of the capital or profits of the partnership;
- Directly or indirectly entitled to exercise more than 25% of the voting rights in the partnership,or the exercise of voting rights that govern that proportion;
- 行使对该合伙的管理的最终控制权。
- 就申请人属法团而言,终拥有人是指符合以下条件之一的个人——
- 直接或间接地拥有或控制(包括透过信托或持票人股份持有)该法团已发行股本的25%以上;
- Directly or indirectly entitled to exercise more than 25% of the voting rights at general meetings of the corporation,or the exercise of voting rights that govern that proportion;
- 可行使对该法团的管理的最终控制权。
适当人选的评定因素
关长在断定某人是否属适当人选时,The following factors must be taken into account:
- 该人是否曾被裁定犯——
- Section 5 of this Ordinance(5)、(6)、(7)or(8)、10(1)、(3)、(5)、(6)、(7)or(8)、13(1)、(3)、(5)、(6)、(7)or(8)、17(9)、20(1)、61(2)or 66(3)Offenses under Article;
- 《联合国(反恐怖主义措施)条例》(第575章)第14(1)Offenses under Article;
- 《贩毒(追讨得益)条例》(第405章)第25(1)、25A(5)or(7)Offenses under Article,or an offense specified in Schedule 1;or
- 《有组织及严重罪行条例》(第455章)第25(1)、25A(5)or an offense under section 8,or an offense specified in Schedule 1 or 2。
- 该人是否曾在香港以外地方被裁定——
- Committed a crime for a certain act,And if the act is done in Hong Kong,will form(a)(i)、(ii)、(iii)or(iv)specified offense;
- Commit an offense relating to money laundering or terrorist financing;or
- commit any crime,and the person has been fraudulent、A finding of fraud or dishonesty is essential to the conviction。
- 该人是否屡次不遵从根据本条例施加的要求或关长根据第51条订立的任何规例;
- if the person is an individual,该人是否未获解除破产的破产人或《破产条例》(第6章)下的破产程序的标的;
- if the person is a corporation,Is the person in the process of liquidation?,or whether the subject of any winding up order,or whether a receiver has been appointed in respect of that person。
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