Hong Kong SFC Fines Victory Securities HK$1.7 Million, Suspends Executive License for 3 Months

According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Victory Securities has been fined HK$1.7 million for breaching regulatory requirements while handling a client account. The SFC also temporarily suspended the license of Zhao Ziliang, a responsible officer and core function manager at Victory Securities, for three months, effective from July 22, 2026 to October 21, 2026. The violations were uncovered during an investigation into a suspected short-selling scheme. The SFC found that Victory Securities failed to conduct sufficient due diligence on the client's account, despite multiple red flags, and did not report the client's potentially fraudulent conduct to the commission.
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