Hong Kong Aims To Expand Its Digital Asset Market With More Encouraging Policies

The Hong Kong government said it will roll out a second policy statement to nurture the development of digital assets.

Financial Secretary of the HKSAR government Paul Chan said Hong Kong had licensed ten digital assets trading platforms since the first policy statement came out in 2022 and is currently processing license applications from eight other.

The new statement it added will feature measures aimed at combining the respective advantages of traditional financial services and digital assets, ensuring the safe and flexible use of digital assets in the real economy and encouraging local and global firms to explore relevant technologies.

Chan expects demand for stablecoins to balloon further as the digital assets market expands. On May 21, the Legislative Council of the HKSAR passed the Stablecoins Bill, which will come into effect on Aug. 1.

The HKSAR will foster the development of stablecoins in a steady and prudent manner to create a new paradigm in the global stablecoins market.

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