Chen Maobo: Expected to issue stablecoin licenses later this year, actively and cautiously developing digital assets According to Foresight News, according to the Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan continued to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland yesterday (January 20, Davos time). He attended the special speech segment of Vice Premier of the State Council, Ho Lai fung, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in the morning. Chen Maobo stated that finance and technology can mutually promote each other. Taking digital assets as an example, this financial innovation not only enhances the transparency, efficiency, inclusiveness, and risk management of financial services, but also effectively guides capital to the real economy sector; In addition, finance is also a key force in supporting and empowering technological development. Chen Maobo pointed out that as an international financial center, Hong Kong adopts an active and cautious attitude towards the development of digital assets, and promotes market responsibility and sustainable development based on the principle of "same activities, same risks, and same regulations". Since 2023, Hong Kong has licensed 11 virtual asset trading platforms and is expected to issue stablecoin licenses later this year. In addition, the SAR government has also led by example in promoting the development of tokenization, including issuing three batches of tokenized green bonds with a total amount of approximately 2.1 billion US dollars; And launch a regulatory sandbox to encourage application innovation.