PANews reported on January 1 that according to Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan attended the "CCTV Financial and Financial Power—Hong Kong Financial Night" and delivered a speech, saying that Hong Kong currently has more than 1,100 fintech companies, with an annual growth rate of about 15%. Hong Kong will continue to promote the development of central bank digital currency, mobile payment, digital banking, digital asset trading, etc., and strengthen cooperation with central banks around the world to promote blockchain-based cross-border trade digital currency settlement, so that financial innovation can better serve the real economy.