Hong Kong Legislative Council member Lee Wai-hung: Suggests moderately allowing retail investors to participate in large-scale cryptocurrency trading
ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong Legislative Council member Lee Wai-hung (Financial Services Sector) suggested that the Hong Kong SAR government could take optimization measures on a series of financial policies to further promote the development of Hong Kong's financial services industry. He pointed out that the industry welcomes the SFC's acceptance of industry opinions, allowing retail investors to participate in large cryptocurrency transactions in a moderate manner regarding virtual asset trading. He suggested that regulatory agencies strengthen investor education to steadily increase retail investor participation in various virtual asset product trading, and emphasized that their trading on local compliant platforms will receive greater regulatory protection to promote the development of Hong Kong's virtual asset market.