[Christopher Hui: Expanding Eligible Investment Categories for Funds and Family Office Tools to Include Digital Assets Outside Hong Kong] According to a press release from the Hong Kong government, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong announced at the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel meeting a series of optimization measures for funds, family office investment control tools, and preferential tax regimes for carried interest. These measures have been formulated in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Inland Revenue Department. Among them is the expansion of eligible investment categories for funds and family office tools to cover digital assets located outside Hong Kong, real estate, insurance-linked securities, equity interests in non-corporate entities, loans (including private debt investments), precious metals, and specific commodities. These measures complement the government's policies in related areas, such as promoting carbon trading, digital assets, and trading in precious metals and commodities.