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According to the Hong Kong Economic Journal, in response to concerns raised by Hong Kong Legislative Council members regarding potential regulatory gray areas involving financial KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) in the virtual asset space, Mr. Yip Chi Hang, Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, stated that financial KOLs represent a new business norm—not the traditional relationship between individuals and conventional securities firms, but rather the relationship between individuals and platforms. However, many such platforms are not based in Hong Kong, and their reach is borderless—making this a shared challenge for global regulators. The SFC has already begun closely engaging with the industry to understand the landscape and is actively discussing whether new regulatory considerations—including enhancements to licensing requirements and codes of conduct—are warranted.
According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, stated that gold can serve as a potential bridge between traditional finance and new finance. He emphasized that Hong Kong needs to provide more development opportunities for the digital asset market to support its sustainable growth. He also noted that, given the “convergence” trend between traditional and innovative finance, Hong Kong has opted not to establish a separate digital asset regulatory authority. Hui pointed out that both gold ETFs and blockchain-based tokenized gold products are already available in the market. Earlier, HSBC and Hang Seng Investment launched Hong Kong’s first tokenized, non-listed Hang Seng Gold ETF product on HashKey Exchange in April.