--- title: "Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Highlights Digital Assets at Davos Forum" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/273158618.md" description: "Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, highlighting the benefits of digital assets in finance. He emphasized their role in enhancing transparency and efficiency while supporting technological development. Hong Kong is taking a proactive approach to digital assets, adhering to the principle of \"same activity, same risk, same regulation.\" The city has licensed 11 virtual asset trading platforms and plans to issue stablecoin licenses. Additionally, it has issued $2.1 billion in tokenized green bonds and launched a regulatory sandbox to foster innovation." datetime: "2026-01-21T01:53:59.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/273158618.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/273158618.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/273158618.md) --- # Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Highlights Digital Assets at Davos Forum Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, emphasizing the mutual benefits of finance and technology. According to BlockBeats, Chan highlighted digital assets as a prime example of financial innovation that enhances transparency, efficiency, inclusivity, and risk management in financial services, while effectively channeling capital into the real economy. He also noted that finance plays a crucial role in supporting technological development. Chan stated that Hong Kong, as an international financial center, is adopting a proactive yet cautious approach to developing digital assets. The city adheres to the principle of "same activity, same risk, same regulation" to promote responsible and sustainable market development. Since 2023, Hong Kong has licensed 11 virtual asset trading platforms and plans to issue stablecoin licenses later this year. Additionally, the government is actively promoting tokenization, having issued three batches of tokenized green bonds totaling approximately $2.1 billion, and has launched a regulatory sandbox to encourage innovation. ### Related Stocks - [ETHE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHE.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [QETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QETH.US.md) - [FINX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FINX.US.md) - [ETHA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHA.US.md) - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [CONY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CONY.US.md) - [09008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09008.HK.md) - [03009.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03009.HK.md) - [BTF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTF.US.md) - [09042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/09042.HK.md) - [03439.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03439.HK.md) - [03066.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03066.HK.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [03887.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03887.HK.md) - [ETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETH.US.md) - [LMBO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LMBO.US.md) - [03042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03042.HK.md) - [FETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FETH.US.md) - [EZET.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZET.US.md) - [03135.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03135.HK.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [03068.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03068.HK.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [ETCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETCO.US.md) - [03008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03008.HK.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [BLOK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BLOK.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [COIN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COIN.US.md) - [COIW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COIW.US.md) - [CETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CETH.US.md) - [ETHV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHV.US.md) - [EETH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EETH.US.md) - [83042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/83042.HK.md) - [BPI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BPI.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [03174.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03174.HK.md) - [ETHW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ETHW.US.md) - [ARKF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKF.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [10:24 ETKuCoin EU joins policymakers, regulators and industry leaders across Digital Asset Forum 2026 in Vienna and ESMA Conference 2026 in Paris](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286787099.md) - [VI3NNA Congress: Vienna’s Rise as Europe’s Crypto Hub Sparks a New Premier Forum for Digital Assets](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286852353.md) - [THORChain Price Outlook: Panic or Opportunity After RUNE Crashes 30%?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286643134.md) - [Bitget introduces market integrity and token accountability framework](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287049013.md) - [ZAWYA: Daman Virtual launches Daman Crypto, bringing institutional-grade digital asset trading to the UAE](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286868889.md)