Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau announced that the Financial Secretary, under authority delegated by the Chief Executive, has appointed nine new members and reappointed 16 serving members to the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) for a two-year term running from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027. For the new term, the chairmen are Mr Michael John Hartmann, Mr Michael Victor Lunn and Mr Ian Charles McWalters. New appointees are Mr Johnny Chan Kok-chung, Mr Arthur Chan Sung-lai, Ms Annie Chen Poonis, Professor Terence Chong Tai-leung, Professor Fong Yuk-fai, Dr Jia Hongrui, Mr Ernest Lee Chun-ho, Dr Leung Chuen-yan and Mr Wiley Pun Wang-fung; the Government also thanked outgoing members Professor Chan Ka-lok, Professor Chan Koon-hung, Ms Dilys Chau Suet-fung, Mr Kent Ho Ching-tak, Mr Peter Leung Ming-hym, Mrs Natalia Seng Sze Ka-mee and Ms Amelia Yau Yu-xin. The SFAT is a statutory tribunal established under the Securities and Futures Ordinance to hear appeals against specified decisions made by the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the investor compensation company recognised by the Securities and Futures Commission.
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong) 2025-03-21
Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau announces new and reappointed members for the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of Hong Kong announced the appointment of nine new members and the reappointment of 16 members to the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) for a two-year term starting April 1, 2025. The new chairmen are Mr. Michael John Hartmann, Mr. Michael Victor Lunn, and Mr. Ian Charles McWalters. The SFAT hears appeals against decisions by the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the investor compensation company.