Legislator Qiu Dagen spoke frankly: Starting a business in Hong Kong is not just about landing technology, it's about holding a ticket to the world. He remains optimistic about Hong Kong's long-term position as a Web3 governance hub.

ME News message: On April 19 (UTC+8), at the “Linking the World, The Future Without Boundaries” frontier technology forum, Hong Kong Legislative Council Member (Technology Innovation Sector) Chiu Tak-keun delivered remarks. He made it clear that Hong Kong has moved beyond mere “technology races” and is taking the lead in global innovation and technology governance through top-level planning and design.

Chiu, in particular, emphasized that Hong Kong’s early pilot approach to Web3 and RWA (real-world assets) regulation is fundamentally aimed at providing “legal certainty” for global innovation and technology forces. With the continued refinement of the stablecoin regulatory framework and the virtual asset licensing system, starting a business in Hong Kong is not only about bringing technology to life—it is also about obtaining a “global access pass.”

Looking ahead, Chiu called on the industry to leverage Hong Kong’s top research and scientific resources, connect the “last hundred meters” from the laboratory to trading desks in Central, and accelerate the integration of AI productivity with Web3 value protocols. He reiterated that Hong Kong will