Odaily星球日报讯 香港财经事务及库务局局长许正宇说，正不断检视及改善香港的监管制度，以培育更完整的虚拟资产生态系统，包括发展全面性的框架，纳入虚拟资产交易所、稳定币发行人、托管人及场外交易活动在内。 许正宇说，本港正在传统金融及快速发展的数码经济之间建立桥梁，监管框架已经为这种变革趋势建立稳健的基础，例如证监会已对中介机构从事代币化证券相关活动公布监管期望，为市场参与者提供清晰度，营造可信的创新环境。他强调代币化的趋势及人工智慧的变革，只有在可靠和适应性强的监管体系中，才能充分发挥潜力，会以公平、一致性及最高标准保护市场。（雅虎财经）

Odaily星球日报讯 香港财经事务及库务局局长许正宇说，正不断检视及改善香港的监管制度，以培育更完整的虚拟资产生态系统，包括发展全面性的框架，纳入虚拟资产交易所、稳定币发行人、托管人及场外交易活动在内。许正宇说，本港正在传统金融及快速发展的数码经济之间建立桥梁，监管框架已经为这种变革趋势建立稳健的基础，例如证监会已对中介机构从事代币化证券相关活动公布监管期望，为市场参与者提供清晰度，营造可信的创新环境。他强调代币化的趋势及人工智慧的变革，只有在可靠和适应性强的监管体系中，才能充分发挥潜力，会以公平、一致性及最高标准保护市场。（雅虎财经）

许正宇：不断检视及改善监管制度培育更完整香港虚拟资产生态系统

Odaily reports that the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Christopher Hui, said that they are continuously reviewing and improving Hong Kong's regulatory system to foster a more comprehensive virtual asset ecosystem, including developing a comprehensive framework that covers virtual asset exchanges, stablecoin issuers, custodians, and over-the-counter trading activities. Hui said that Hong Kong is building a bridge between traditional finance and the rapidly evolving digital economy, and the regulatory framework has already established a solid foundation for this transformative trend. For example, the Securities and Futures Commission has published regulatory expectations for intermediaries engaging in token-related activities, providing clarity for market participants and creating a trustworthy innovative environment. He emphasized that the trends of tokenization and the transformations driven by artificial intelligence can only reach their full potential within a reliable and adaptable regulatory system, which will protect the market with fairness, consistency, and the highest standards.

Odaily reports that the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Christopher Hui, said that they are continuously reviewing and improving Hong Kong's regulatory system to foster a more comprehensive virtual asset ecosystem, including developing a comprehensive framework that covers virtual asset exchanges, stablecoin issuers, custodians, and over-the-counter trading activities. Hui said that Hong Kong is building a bridge between traditional finance and the rapidly evolving digital economy, and the regulatory framework has already established a solid foundation for this transformative trend. For example, the Securities and Futures Commission has published regulatory expectations for intermediaries engaging in token-related activities, providing clarity for market participants and creating a trustworthy environment for innovation. He emphasized that the trends of tokenization and the transformations driven by artificial intelligence can only reach their full potential within a reliable and adaptable regulatory system, which will protect the market with fairness, consistency, and the highest standards.

Xu Zhengyu: Continuously review and improve the regulatory system to cultivate a more complete Hong Kong virtual asset ecosystem

Odaily reports that the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Christopher Hui, attended the annual conference of the Asia Securities and Financial Markets Association and stated that Hong Kong will further relax asset assessment requirements and accept investments made through qualified private companies. Hong Kong will also optimize the tax system for funds and single-family offices, and launch a new company re-domiciliation scheme to attract more international companies to set up offices or re-domicile in Hong Kong. In addition, Hong Kong will continue to expand the issuance of green and sustainable bonds and promote the interconnection plan with the Mainland financial market. (Aastocks) Previously, a spokesperson of Invest Hong Kong confirmed that in applying for the "Capital Investment Entrant Scheme" visa, cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum can be used as proof of assets.

Xu Zhengyu: Hong Kong will relax asset assessment for new investment immigration program

Odaily reports that the Hong Kong High Court approved the issuance of "token injunction orders" through blockchain technology to two virtual asset wallet addresses suspected of fraud last month. After the "token injunction order" is served, any person intending to transact with the virtual asset wallets involved in the case will see the injunction order stored on the blockchain.

<Dai> Dai, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said in a social media post yesterday that Hong Kong is actively building a fintech innovation ecosystem. The issuance of injunction orders through blockchain technology in this case provides a practical solution for handling legal matters in the virtual asset sector and sets an important precedent for Hong Kong to handle similar cases in the future.

<Dai> Dai said that as an international financial center, Hong Kong's use of innovative technology to handle legal matters can help improve the legal protection for participants in the virtual asset market. The government has already introduced a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers through amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) to ensure virtual asset trading platforms comply with relevant anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing international standards, as well as to protect investors.

In addition, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau submitted the Stablecoin Bill to the Legislative Council at the end of last year, empowering the Monetary Authority with the necessary regulatory, investigative and enforcement powers to address activities related to stablecoins, in preparation for the potential development of fiat-backed stablecoins as a widely accepted payment medium.

Hong Kong High Court issues first tokenization injunction, setting a precedent for handling virtual assets in the local area

Odaily Odaily reports that Leaf Chi-hang, Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, expects that the virtual asset development roadmap will be announced within this month. The roadmap will not only outline the development principles, but also mention the areas that the SFC hopes to research with the market in the short term, as well as the areas that platform participants hope to optimize. The SFC held the first virtual asset advisory group meeting with representatives of licensed virtual asset trading platforms last week. As the chairman of the group, Leaf Chi-hang said that the future development direction of the market was discussed at the meeting. He pointed out that the market has actively applied for licenses in the first stage, but he believes that the operating model is more important, so that their business can develop sustainably. Currently, there are 9 licensed virtual asset trading platforms and applicants respectively. When asked whether the platforms still on the applicant list are expected to be licensed, Leaf Chi-hang said that the current progress is very good, and the market is increasingly clear about the SFC's licensing standards. He emphasized that there will be new licenses issued, but whether all of them will obtain licenses depends on whether they meet the requirements. In addition, when attending the discussion session of the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association annual conference, Leaf Chi-hang said that the focus of the soon-to-be-announced virtual asset roadmap is not on the content itself, but on the SFC's courage to show the principles to the market and the attitude for the market to consider. He also does not believe that there is a conflict between market development and regulation, and believes that as a regulator, one needs to understand the market in order to do better regulation.