Who held an SFC licence for the shortest time in Hong Kong?
Individuals the SFC public register now shows as no longer licensed, ranked by the shortest span between their first SFC registration and their final cessation — the briefest careers on record. Same-day and one-week-or-shorter administrative cancellations are filtered out, so each entry is a real, if remarkably short, licensing history.
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Shortest licence (days)
85,405
Ceased careers under analysis
77
Shortest company (days)
The numbers
Source: SFC public register, compiled by SFC Radar. Figures update as the register is re-scraped.
The shortest 20 — individuals
| # | Individual | Days | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIU Suk Ling, Nerissa | 7 | 2021-01-25 – 2021-02-01 |
| 2 | NOWLIN Kevin Michael | 7 | 2009-10-19 – 2009-10-26 |
| 3 | YU Tin Lai | 7 | 2007-09-21 – 2007-09-28 |
| 4 | LEUNG Yu Him | 7 | 2003-04-01 – 2003-04-08 |
| 5 | ZIMMERMANN George Alan | 7 | 2003-10-06 – 2003-10-13 |
| 6 | YATES Robert Walmsley | 7 | 2003-10-13 – 2003-10-20 |
| 7 | JONIKAS Louise Wasso | 7 | 2003-11-13 – 2003-11-20 |
| 8 | HORAN Timothy Weston Applegate | 7 | 2004-02-11 – 2004-02-18 |
| 9 | MCAUSLAN James Buchanan | 7 | 2004-03-29 – 2004-04-05 |
| 10 | KITAJIMA Kazuyuki | 7 | 2004-04-19 – 2004-04-26 |
| 11 | HORN David Brecht | 7 | 2004-04-21 – 2004-04-28 |
| 12 | PRICE Jonathan David | 7 | 2004-08-19 – 2004-08-26 |
| 13 | WILLIAMS Robert Arthur Daniel | 7 | 2012-04-23 – 2012-04-30 |
| 14 | BOROWSKA Ewa Malgorzata | 7 | 2005-03-07 – 2005-03-14 |
| 15 | CHAN Sau Wai | 7 | 2005-04-13 – 2005-04-20 |
| 16 | MARTINI Giulio | 7 | 2005-07-08 – 2005-07-15 |
| 17 | HUTHWAITE Katrina | 7 | 2005-10-03 – 2005-10-10 |
| 18 | SKOCIC Mark | 7 | 2005-10-04 – 2005-10-11 |
| 19 | BHAYAT Ahmed | 7 | 2005-10-13 – 2005-10-20 |
| 20 | CHOI Sheung Ming | 7 | 2005-12-08 – 2005-12-15 |
Includes only individuals the register now shows as no longer licensed. Excludes same-day and sub-7-day administrative cancellations and the 2003 SFO migration. Span = first registration to final cessation.
Briefest SFC licensing records — companies
Ranks a single licensed company by its own SFC licensing-record span (first to last record), not the official licence-certificate period; histories before the 1 Apr 2003 SFO migration are not captured and firms whose records start on that date are excluded. Statutory temporary licences and sub-7-day records are excluded. A brand may continue to operate in Hong Kong under a separate, currently-licensed company.
How to use this data
- Due diligence — spot people whose regulated tenure was unusually brief.
- Pattern-spotting — very short stints can flag failed onboardings or quick exits.
- Research — a sourced shortlist of the shortest completed SFC licensing careers on record.
More insights
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