Hong Kong2026.10.23TokenPost

Hong Kong to Pilot Tokenized Commodity Warehouse Receipts for Collateral Financing in 2027

• HKEX plans to pilot DLT-based tokenization of commodity warehouse receipts for collateral financing starting in 2027, in partnership with designated banks.
• Christopher Hui, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said tokenization policy is shifting from experimentation to real-world application.
• Hui highlighted Hong Kong's fintech ecosystem of about 1,400 firms, including 8 virtual banks, 4 virtual insurers, and 12 licensed virtual asset trading platforms, as the backdrop for this initiative.