Fintech Belgium meets the Hong Kong delegation

It was an honor and a real pleasure to welcome the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG), Mr Christopher HUI at our FIRe Innovation Hub in Brussels.

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels is the official representation of HKSARG to the EU and 15 European countries.

The purpose of the visit was to know more about fintech development in Belgium through Fintech Belgium, as we are one of the most important stakeholders in the industry.

Our CEO Alessandra Guionand director Mark Toledo had the great honor of meeting Mr Christopher HUI, accompanied by his entourage from the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau: Ms Crystal YIPadministrative assistant for SFST, Ms Terry WONGpress secretary, Mr Julian IPpolitical assistant and Mr Erik KWANAssistant Secretary (Financial Services).

We also had representatives from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Brussels: Mr Henry TSOIdeputy representative and Ms Annie LOONGassistant representative.

With continued growth of the fintech industry in both countries, the future looks bright for cross-border cooperation and investment opportunities.

We learned that Hong Kong recognizes the potential of virtual assets (VA) and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). They clearly understood that it will revolutionize finance and commerce.

The HK government and financial regulators are working to create an enabling environment for the sustainable and responsible development of the VA sector in Hong Kong.

Both parties expressed their commitment to strengthening the relationship between Hong Kong and Belgium in Fintech and more broadly the financial sector.

Again, we appreciate you coming to visit us in Brussels and look forward to meeting and collaborating more in the future! Thank you.