Former HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged system access

The ICAC says he repeatedly viewed listed-company information outside his duties; his mother’s account later traded related shares for a profit of more than HK$500,000.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption has charged a former vice-president of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and his mother with one count each of obtaining access to a computer with intent to gain dishonestly for themselves or another.

The charge alleges that they unlawfully accessed the exchange’s internal information system between February 2018 and April 2023.

The ICAC says the former executive repeatedly viewed confidential information about listed companies that was unrelated to his duties. His mother’s investment account later traded shares in related companies, making a profit of more than HK$500,000.

The investigation began after the Securities and Futures Commission referred a corruption complaint. The case was due to be mentioned at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on the afternoon of 4 November 2026.