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Hong Kong SFC sets rules for licensed firms using generative AI models

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Source: Clifford ChanceAlso reported by Freshfields

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular on 12 November 2024, effective immediately, on licensed corporations’ use of generative AI language models. It rests on four principles: senior management responsibility, model risk management, cybersecurity and data risk, and third-party provider risk. Using AI to give investment advice, recommendations or research is treated as high risk, requiring validation, human review of outputs (with some flexibility by use case) and disclosure to clients; firms must notify the SFC of significant changes to their business under existing rules and are encouraged to discuss plans early.

Why it matters

Brokers and fund managers in Hong Kong had to treat generative AI investment advice as high risk, with validation, human review in most cases and notice to the SFC of significant business changes.

When
12 Nov 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0140
Who
Securities and Futures Commission

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Clifford Chance and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2024-0140: “Hong Kong SFC sets rules for licensed firms using generative AI models.” wheresthe.ai, 12 Nov 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/hk-sfc-genai-language-models-circular-2024-11/ (source: Clifford Chance).

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