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Hong Kong Legislative Council: Call on institutions to actively consider Hong Kong and citizens should choose licensed trading platforms

Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated on X platform that since the Hong Kong SAR government opened its virtual asset policy, the Web3 policy in Hong Kong has achieved positive effects. He called for more international organizations to come to Hong Kong to understand investment and landing opportunities and actively consider Hong Kong. He also welcomed relevant investors to participate in the investment of listed companies of licensed institutions. Wu Jiezhuang stated that the media also reported that individual unlicensed exchanges stated that they will continue to operate. He urged citizens to choose licensed virtual asset exchanges for investment and to fully understand the relevant products and risks when making investment decisions.

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