// The announcement follows BC Technology’s decision to temporarily halt trading of OSL shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, fueling speculation of a potential acquisition or investment. Unconfirmed reports suggested a connection to Bitget, an exchange that recently announced its exit from the Hong Kong market. https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/hong-kong-listed-crypto-exchange-osls-owner-secures-dollar901m-investment //

// UBS has reportedly begun offering wealthy clients access to some crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong. Initially, the Swiss financial services giant is offering three crypto ETFs that have received regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission.

據報導，瑞士銀行瑞銀已經開始向其富裕客戶在香港提供一些加密交易所交易基金（ETF）。起初，這家瑞士金融服務巨頭提供了三只獲得香港證券及期貨事務監察委員會（SFC）批准的加密ETF。 https://coinspectator.com/bitcoin-com/2023/11/11/swiss-financial-giant-ubs-now-offers-crypto-etfs-to-wealthy-clients-in-hong-kong-report/ //

// 裕承科金旗下Arta-Emali HK與滙豐、渣打等入選金管局數碼港元先導計劃，測試用模擬的數碼港元進行「原子結算」(Atomic Settlement)的基金買賣，近乎即時銀貨兩訖，打通券商、基金和託管機構等之間的運作，又用智能合約消除交易對手風險。

Arta-Emali HK, in collaboration with HSBC, Standard Chartered, and others, has been selected by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for its digital Hong Kong dollar pilot program. They are testing the “atomic settlement” of fund transactions using simulated digital Hong Kong dollars, achieving nearly instant settlement of funds, streamlining operations among brokers, fund managers, and custodian institutions, and mitigating counterparty risks through smart contracts. https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/finance/20231113/bkn-20231113063024357-1113_00842_001.html //

// Crypto exchange Bitget’s Hong Kong unit will halt operations on Dec. 13 after deciding not to apply for a local crypto license, the firm announced Monday. BitgetX HK started up in April for spot trading and peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers, but users will be allowed only to withdraw assets from now until the platform shuts down in December. It no longer intends to apply for a Hong Kong crypto license, according to the announcement. https://coinspectator.com/coindesk/2023/11/13/bitgets-hong-kong-unit-halts-operations-wont-apply-for-crypto-license/ //

// 環境及生態局副局長黃淑嫻：香港已定下在2035年前將碳排放量減半，並在2050年前實現碳中和。這是一個極具挑戰性的目標，綠色技術和綠色金融在我們邁向碳中和的過程中至關重要。今天的峰會為技術知識交流提供了一個極佳的平台。 https://hk.news.yahoo.com/esg-%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E8%88%89%E8%BE%A6%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E5%B1%86-1-5-c%E5%B3%B0%E6%9C%832023-022151279.html //

// Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a not-for-profit consortium enabling efficient, paperless and sustainable growth in global trade with its data infrastructure and ecosystem of partners, has partnered with ZAN to explore technical innovations for tokenising the electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) with the support of Hong Kong’s Web3 environment, to unlock new economic values for participants in global trade.

全球航運業務網絡（GSBN）是一個非營利性的聯盟，通過其數據基礎設施和合作夥伴生態系統，實現全球貿易的高效、無紙化和可持續增長。該聯盟已與ZAN合作，借助香港的Web3環境，探索技術創新，將電子提單（eBL）進行代幣化，以解鎖全球貿易參與者的新經濟價值。 https://www.blockchaintechnology-news.com/2023/11/gsbn-partners-with-zan-to-harness-web3-to-tokenise-ebls/ //

// 來自香港的鋰電池初創公司「GRST」於其中一個得獎者，獲得100萬英鎊（折合約957萬港元）獎金。GRST以水溶性粘合劑，取代有毒的溶劑製造鋰離子電池，當電池壽命結束時，可回收當中的鋰、鈷及鎳重用，減少電池造成的污染，並更易於回收。 https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20231108/s00001/1699439568010/%e7%94%a2%e4%bd%8e%e6%b1%a1%e6%9f%93%e9%8b%b0%e9%9b%bb%e6%b1%a0-%e5%88%9d%e5%89%b5%e4%bc%81%e6%a5%ad%e7%8d%b2%e8%8b%b1%e7%8e%8b%e5%84%b2%e5%a8%81%e5%bb%89%e9%a0%92%e3%80%8c%e7%82%ba%e5%9c%b0%e7%90%83%e5%a5%ae%e9%ac%a5%e7%8d%8e%e3%80%8d //

// 沈南鵬表示，大灣區過去有一種模式叫“前店後廠”，廣東省的工廠今天仍在發揮“後台“作用，但生產內容上發生了不小的變化——從40年前的服裝和玩具，到過去30年里的電子消費產品，再到今時今日的新能源電池、機器人、醫療設備等。香港現在的角色也不再僅僅是“前店”貿易商了，它作為“服務者”的角色會越來越明顯，而且香港在“研發+管理“系統方面還可以發揮更重要的作用。 https://portal.sina.com.hk/finance/sina/2023/11/07/612206/%e5%85%a8%e7%90%83%e9%87%91%e8%9e%8d%e7%bf%b9%e6%a5%9a%e5%bd%99%e8%81%9a%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af-%e6%b2%88%e5%8d%97%e9%b5%ac%ef%bc%9a%e5%89%8d%e5%ba%97%e5%be%8c%e5%bb%a0%e6%9c%89%e6%96%b0/ //

// 何立峰在預錄的演講中重申，中央政府支持香港長期保持獨特地位和優勢，鞏固國際金融航運貿易中心地位。作為內地最大的外資來源地和對外投資目的地，香港是內地企業境外投融資的首選通道，是國家金融市場對外開放的試驗田，也是人民幣國際化的重要基地和加強國際金融合作的抓手。 https://hk.finance.yahoo.com/news/%E4%BD%95%E7%AB%8B%E5%B3%B0-%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E6%8C%BA%E6%B8%AF%E4%BF%9D%E6%8C%81%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E5%8C%96-193100052.html //