APPLICATION FOR MONEY SERVICE OPERATORS LICENSE IN HONG KONG
Any person operating a money service in Hong Kong (e.g., currency exchange and/or remittance) must be licensed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) (“AMLO”).
At Royal Global Compliance Consulting, we deliver end-to-end, regulator-ready support—so your submission is coherent, defensible, and inspection-ready from day one.
How We Help
- Pre-application scoping
Clarify business model (money changing/remittance), ownership and control, target customers/channels, premises readiness, and resourcing. - Regulatory mapping & readiness
Map your activities to AMLO requirements (fit-and-proper, AML/CFT systems, record-keeping, screening/monitoring, training, independent audit), and define roles (e.g., compliance function/MLRO equivalent, where applicable). - Evidence-based documentation
Build a consistent application pack with aligned narratives across forms, declarations, corporate documents, policies, and premises evidence—complete with version control and audit trail. - Proactive liaison
Coordinate responses to Customs & Excise requisitions; manage clarifications, premises queries, and inspection readiness. - Decision & post-licensing kick-off
Support conditions (if any), launch the compliance calendar, registers, training plan, and monitoring cadence.
