The HKSAR government published its latest policy statement Monday related to the outlook of virtual assets development, including the issuance of tokenised green bonds and the preparation of developing the digital Hong Kong Dollar.
Over 200 key finance entrepreneurs gathered at the Fintech Week that started on Monday in Hong Kong, which is one of the critical events for the city to show its confidence in restoring its economy amid the recovery from COVID-19.
Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of HKSAR, spoke to Fintech Week virtually due to his infection with Covid 19 during his overseas trip to Saudi Arabia. Chan introduced the latest policy statement on virtual assets to the public, saying that “We want to make our policy stance clear to global markets, to demonstrate our determination to explore financial innovation together with the global, virtual-assets community,” expecting to be the first global government bonds in the hope…