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Leung Shau Kee, President of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Hong Kong Should Establish an International Standard for Virtual Asset Transactions

July 3 (Cointime) -Leung Shau-kee, President of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, said that Hong Kong should combine the advantages of mainland China in fintech and green finance, and strive to become a global digital finance and green financing center. Hong Kong not only needs to maintain its status as an international financial center, but also needs to fully transform into digital finance. Therefore, Hong Kong should increase investment to catch up with the development of technology in this area, work with the technology industry to build a stronger digital infrastructure, and take the lead in establishing an international virtual asset trading platform. standards, and become a digital financial center.

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