Pursuant to section 402 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the Securities and Futures Commission specifies that the electronic form published below shall be used for a return required to be submitted under section 56(1), (2) and (3) of the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules with effect from 1 November 2008.

Note: With effect from 1st October 2011, licensed firms requiring the filing of financial return can download and use the "Financial return form for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and 2010" if the Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 version is in use for processing the financial return form.