Objections to application for a money lender's license

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Interim reply (10 days): 23 Dec 2020 Target response (21 days): 3 Jan 2021 Maximum (51 days): 2 Feb 2021 Days elapsed: 2121

Dear Companies Registry,

We seek the following information for the years 2016 - 2020 respectively:

1. The number of times the Registrar of Money Lenders ("Registrar") has served notice to object to an application for a money lender's license (including renewal applications) pursuant to the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163) ("MLO");

2. The number of times the Registrar has objected to an application for a money lender's license (including renewal applications) before a licensing court pursuant to the MLO; and

3. The number of times the Registrar's objection to an application for a money lender's license (including renewal applications) has been successful before a licensing court.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie

Companies Registry

Your email has been forwarded to Ms Katrina W SUEN, Assistant Registry
Manager
(Customer Services), who has taken up the duties of Mr K K YU. Ms SUEN can
be
contacted at [email address] (Tel: 2867 4570) for follow-up.

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Dear Companies Registry,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Companies Registry's handling of my FOI request 'Objections to application for a money lender's license', for which a substantive response is long overdue.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/objecti...

Yours faithfully,

Charlie

Companies Registry

Your email has been forwarded to Ms Katrina W SUEN, Assistant Registry
Manager
(Customer Services), who has taken up the duties of Mr K K YU. Ms SUEN can
be
contacted at [email address] (Tel: 2867 4570) for follow-up.

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