# 2026-14706: Treasury Quietly Unfreezes Some Hong Kong Sanctions Names

2026-14706, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-07-22, effective 2026-07-17; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14706
- As of: 2026-07-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-14706
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 46227
- Published: 2026-07-22
- Effective: 2026-07-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-29

## In one line

Treasury Quietly Unfreezes Some Hong Kong Sanctions Names

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just cleaned house! Some folks tied to Hong Kong sanctions got their names wiped off the blocked list, meaning their property is no longer frozen. Others stayed on but got moved to a different list with lighter restrictions, all because the emergency order ended on July 14, 2026.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of certain persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Hong Kong sanctions authorities. Additionally, OFAC has transferred names of persons who remain sanctioned under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, Public Law 116-149 (HKAA), from the SDN List to the Non-SDN Menu Based Sanctions List (NS-MBS List).

## Effects PRIA read

- Some Hong Kong Sanctioned Persons Unblocked: benefit, medium. OFAC removed certain named persons from the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) List, and their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are no longer blocked. This action follows the end of the national emergency declared by E.O. 13936, which was not continued beyond July 1…
- Remaining Hong Kong Sanctions Shifted, Trade Limited: cost, medium. OFAC moved certain persons from the SDN List to the NS-MBS (Non-SDN Menu Based Sanctions) List; those persons remain subject to blocking under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HKAA) and all transactions with them are prohibited except for the importation of goods. The transfer reflects that prohibitions…

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2026-14706 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/22/2026-14706/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action)
- [2026-14706 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-22/pdf/2026-14706.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14706 (as of 2026-07-29).