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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions)
Ordinance

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Part 3
Supervision and Investigations

8. Interpretation of Part 3

In this Part—

authorized person (獲授權人), except in section 17, means a person authorized under section 9(12);

investigator (調查員) means a person directed or appointed to investigate any matter under section 11.

9. Power to enter business premises etc. for routine inspection

(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether a financial institution is complying or has complied with, or is likely to be able to comply with, the requirement specified under subsection (2), an authorized person may at any reasonable time—

(a) enter the business premises of the financial institution;

(b) inspect, and make copies or otherwise record details of, any record or document relating to the business carried on, or any transaction carried out, by the financial institution; and

(c) make inquiries of—

(i) the financial institution; or

(ii) subject to subsection (6), any other person, whether or not connected with the financial institution, whom the authorized person has reasonable cause to believe to have information relating to, or to be in possession of, any record or document referred to in paragraph (b),