Mission and Vision

We envision too protect and enhance the country’s reputation and position as a leading international financial centre, utilizing a team of highly skilled professionals acting in the public interest to promote financial stability, safeguard our currency and provide effective and efficient supervision and regulation.

Our Vision Statement

Hong Kong Financial Trading Authority is at all times committed to financial integrity and excellence

Key Objectives:

Within the frame of performing its functions and exercising its authorities set forth in the law, the Hong Kong Financial Trading Authority has the following objectives:

• To ensure the best law enforcement of all financial-related entities
• To regulate and supervise the conduct of the financial services industry in Hong Kong
• To act as protector of all consumers’ interests
• To enhance the sustainability, transparency, and reliability of all financial markets
• To guard the best economic interests of the country
• To protect all financial related entities from possible financial crimes
• To advise and assist the Government and public bodies on banking and other financial and monetary matters
• To foster close relations between financial institutions themselves and between the financial institutions and the Government
• To promote the financial stability and soundness of financial institutions
• To encourage the highest possible standards of behavior in the financial services industry.
• To carry out regular and proper inspections of licensed financial services business.
• To perform such functions as may be necessary to fulfill the said objects

Means to Uphold the Key Objectives:

With the objectives above, the following means are carried out for the purpose of maintaining its key objectives:

• Undertake changes in order to improve the regulatory perspective
• Propose regulatory and legislative changes
• Regulate and supervise all activities of all financial markets
• Undertake the right sanctions in case of unlawful behavior
• Act accordingly when abuses of regulatory standards occur
• Ensure all regulations are properly exercised and carried ou