Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said that under the policy of "grabbing enterprises and talents", many leading innovation and technology companies and high-tech start-up companies are considering setting up international headquarters in Hong Kong or expanding their business scale in Hong Kong, and many companies are planning to list in Hong Kong .
In his speech at the POW'ER Hong Kong Web3 Innovators Summit this morning (9th), Chen Maobo pointed out that in terms of financial development related to Web3 and virtual technology, Hong Kong can be said to be at a golden new starting point, because Hong Kong is stepping into a "government-based In the new stage of prosperity, the new SAR government is fully promoting the combination of "promising government" and "high-efficiency market". Innovation and technology companies and high-tech start-up companies are actively contacting us, considering setting up international headquarters in Hong Kong or expanding their business scale in Hong Kong, and many of them are planning to list in Hong Kong.
He also pointed out that the government has completed the legislative work of establishing a licensing system for virtual asset service providers. Starting in June this year, relevant exchanges need to comply with anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing and investor protection requirements, which are different from those currently applicable to traditional financial institutions. The requirements are consistent, and it is believed that it can provide a certain degree of market recognition for virtual asset exchanges.
He said that in the context of the explosion of virtual asset exchanges recently, Hong Kong has become a foothold for high-quality virtual asset companies to connect. Stability, investor protection, improper funding activities, etc. create risk gaps.
In addition to regulation, he pointed out that the government and regulatory agencies are also conducting a number of pilot projects to test the advantages of virtual asset technology and explore its further application in the financial market, including the tokenization of green bonds issued by the government for institutional investors to subscribe, and Cross-border application of central bank digital currency eHKD.
Chen Maobo described these projects as a small step, but it demonstrates Hong Kong's commitment and determination to explore financial innovation together with the global virtual asset community.
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