2026 marks 35 years of the Association — and 25 years of Hong Kong's MPF system. We celebrated with members, regulators and friends of the industry at the 35th Anniversary Conference & Cocktail on 3 June.
See the conference recap →Advocate. Elevate. Educate.
Advocacy & policy
Representing the industry to government and regulators — from trust law reform to AML/CFT consultations — and championing Hong Kong as a global trust hub.
Professional standards
Four Best Practice Guides and nine Guiding Principles of trustee conduct set the benchmark for private, charitable, corporate and pension trusteeship.
Education & accreditation
The Certified Trust Practitioner™ designation and Trust Training Certificate — Hong Kong's first trust-specific qualification — plus public trust-fraud awareness.
Trust Industry Spotlight 2025
The fourth edition of our flagship study with KPMG — 40 pages of data on the assets, clients and confidence behind Hong Kong's trust industry. Published in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Certified Trust Practitioner™
Hong Kong's first trust-specific professional qualification, launched by HKTA in 2018 and delivered with the HKSI Institute. Now in its enhanced TTC 2.0 format.
Events
News & Insights
The firms Hong Kong trusts, in one association.
Around 200 corporate and individual members — banks, trust companies, insurers, law and accounting firms — representing thousands of practitioners across the industry.
Thirty-five years of fiduciary leadership.
A not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, established in 1991 as the professional body for Hong Kong's trust and fiduciary industry.
Who we are
The Hong Kong Trustees' Association represents practitioners across the full breadth of fiduciary work: MPF and ORSO retirement schemes, public and private funds, asset servicing, private trusts and banking, employee benefit trusts, estate and succession planning, family offices, and philanthropy.
Our members safeguard HK$5.2 trillion of assets held under Hong Kong trusts. Through advocacy, standards, research and education, we work to keep Hong Kong a premier global trust jurisdiction.
Five pillars
Chairman's Message 2026
Nine Guiding Principles
Distilled from our Best Practice Guides, these principles define what it means to act as a trustee in Hong Kong.
Executive Committee 2026
…together with an Executive Committee of twelve drawn from member firms.
Secretariat: Carmen Wong, Administrator · Helen Mak, Programme Manager
Eight subcommittees
Join the body that speaks for trust.
Corporate and individual membership for trust companies, banks, insurers, professional firms and practitioners.
What membership gives you
Annual subscription
Half-year rates apply for admissions in the second half of the year: HK$4,000 corporate · HK$1,000 individual.
How to apply
Member directory
Showing a selection of the 103 corporate members. The full A–Z register of corporate and individual members is maintained by the Secretariat.
Certified Trust Practitioner™
Hong Kong's first trust-specific professional qualification. Complete the Trust Training Certificate — enhanced as TTC 2.0 since 2024 — and qualify for the CTP™ designation.
Programme structure
Complete Part A and one Part B stream to earn the Trust Training Certificate, then apply to HKTA for the CTP™ designation. Course fees are HK$15,000–18,000 per part; relevant practical experience requirements apply.
2026 examinations
Indicative schedule — confirm dates and enrolment deadlines with the HKSI Institute.
Where the industry meets.
Conferences, seminars and briefings across the year — member rates for staff of member firms.
Upcoming
Recent highlights
Event archive back to 2012 available on request from the Secretariat.
Circulars, research and thought leadership — one hub.
Regulatory circulars for compliance teams, industry reports, Best Practice Guides and the Insights series. Archive back to 2012.
Talk to the Secretariat.
181 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong