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Initially, when digital currencies like Bitcoin became financial players, they didn’t have a positive reputation. Cryptocurrencies came to the attention of governments and markets in a very negative way. Since then, however, the cryptocurrency has earned more legitimacy. It has taken the world by storm with the ingenious utilization…

On 29 January, the Investor Education Centre (IEC), a subsidiary of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, and the government’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB), launched a campaign to educate the public about the risks associated with ICOs and cryptocurrency investment. The recent explosion of…

Bitcoin has made quite a few headlines recently. Bitcoin, the first and the most prevalent form of cryptocurrency, has lately hit record highs last year, surpassing $19,000 per coin in December 2017. But, what exactly is this obscure “cryptocurrency” everyone has been talking about? Is this the right time that…

On 25 January 2018, the Companies Registry announced that under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) (“AMLO“) a new licensing regime for trust and company service providers (“TCSPs“) will come into force on 1 March 2018. Along with that, a new regime expecting companies to keep and…

The SFC, also known as the Securities and Futures Commission has marked a rise in the use of ICOs, also called the initial coin offerings. ICOs are the issuing digital tokens or coins to raise capital for a company or a project, both in Hong Kong and other parts…

Hong Kong is one of the biggest business hubs in the world and in recent years it has attracted a lot of startups and small businesses. Many foreign companies are choosing Hong Kong as their primary spot for their business and this is just because of the flexible and friendly…

Thinking of starting your new business in Hong Kong and lacking new business ideas? Or looking for new business opportunities in Hong Kong? Starting a new business requires your complete determination and clarity about what you want and how you can grow in the country you are planning to…

As technologically rich, minimally taxed, and with strong links to the world’s second-largest economy without any restrictions of doing business in China, Hong Kong appears to be ideally suited for major regional startups. In the past twenty years, its economy has doubled in size, with a GDP growth at an…

In Hong Kong, one of the most popular questions these days after a company’s registration is “How to open a bank account in Hong Kong?”. Some may find it difficult to fulfill the bank’s detailed and exact requirements, and other accounts may get rejected at the beginning. New entrepreneurs…

Now that December is about to be over, we are not only bidding farewell to 2017 but also going to welcome 2018 with a bang. New years in Hong Kong is as exhilarating time for all! This town knows how to celebrate every moment with lot of enthusiasm and joy.