The UK Liaison Officer stressed that the contributions made by Financial Investigations Division had been crucial in ensuring the main defendant was sent for trial. The case recently came to a conclusion with the main defendant being sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, which is the highest ever sentence in the UK for such an offence.

Detective Chief Inspector Mr Mark Butler told OffBeat that this case again demonstrated that the sharing of financial information was essential for successfully combating money laundering, regardless of where the offence takes place. He reiterated that the Division will continue to work with overseas law enforcement agencies to combat money laundering activities in Hong Kong and overseas.