香港の証券先物委員会（SFC）は、罰金だけでなく証券不正行為の被害者に対する賠償の追求に乗り出している。同委員会はここ数ヶ月で25億香港ドルの和解金を確保した。これは米国、英国、欧州での手法に倣ったものである。
5月初旬の暖かい土曜日、香港の中環（セントラル）にあるエディンバラ・タワーでは、数百人の香港市民が数時間にわたって列を作った。証券先物委員会は、不正行為によって被害を受けた投資家に対して金銭的な補償を求めることで、国際的な規制当局との足並みを揃えた。
香港金融アナリスト・専門コメンテーター協会のケニー・タン・シンヒン会長は、規制当局が今後も和解を一つの戦略として活用し続ける可能性が高いと述べた。同氏は、香港には米国のような集団訴訟制度が存在しないため、小口投資家はSFCに頼らざるを得ないと指摘している。
高額な罰金や免許停止といった従来型の罰則も引き続き適用可能だが、今回の新たな方針転換は、長期にわたる法的手続きを経ることなく市場の健全性を強化することを目的としている。
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled the 2026 budget on Wednesday, emphasizing investments in artificial intelligence and infrastructure while facing criticism for the absence of direct cash handouts to residents. The budget projects a surplus and includes a rare transfer from the Exchange Fund.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has secured court orders to freeze the assets of three individuals accused of insider trading. They include former HKEX listing division staffer Chan Ching-wa and relatives Lam Cho-man and Chau Chi-kwong, who allegedly used non-public information to trade shares between June 2020 and March 2025. The measures involve injunctions in Hong Kong and the UK.
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In 2025-26, Hong Kong's government received HK$2.1 billion (US$268.39 million) from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, nearly 26 percent more than initially forecast. The surge follows an increase in cigarette penalties and a rise in forfeitures. This income amounts to 0.3 percent of the government's total revenue.
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced 13 parents and a middleman to up to 14 months in jail for offering bribes of HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 to a kindergarten administrator at the English Schools Foundation (ESF) in exchange for enrolments. Deputy District Judge Amy Chan Wai-mun said parents' high expectations for their children are understandable, but they must obey the law. She stressed that bribery is a serious offence and deprived others of a fair chance.
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Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that the city's economy showed resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid volatility in equity and oil markets caused by war in the Middle East. Investors continued moving assets to the city, drawn by mainland China's steady economic growth and a large number of initial public offerings in Hong Kong. He noted the geopolitical landscape was complex and fast-changing, with uncertainty from the United States-Israel attack on Iran clouding the stock market.
Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung has revealed a review of fire safety laws to strengthen enforcement and penalties against illegal fuel sales amid surging global oil prices. The review considers increasing penalties, expanding the Fire Services Department's powers to arrest and seize vehicles, and examining liability for buyers of illegal fuel. Tang made the statement in response to lawmaker Jody Kwok Fu-yung's inquiry.
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Victims of Hong Kong's deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will keep receiving HK$150,000 annual rental subsidies until rehoused—even if it takes 2½ years—Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun confirmed, as the HK$6.8 billion buyback plan faces concerns over flat allocation fairness.