On this snapshot authorized replace, we report that on 25 Could 2022, in a written reply by Mr. Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, to Legislative Council questions on crowdfunding, Mr. Hui confirmed that the Hong Kong Authorities is reviewing the regulation of crowdfunding in Hong Kong.
The target of the evaluate is to supply clearer regulatory necessities, and to strengthen the transparency and accountability of crowdfunding actions. The evaluate may even deal with strategies to stop fraudulent crowdfunding actions for doubtlessly unlawful functions. The evaluate will embody a public session to be accomplished inside 2022 to hunt suggestions on the particular contents of the long run regulatory framework, together with:
- the scope of crowdfunding actions to be regulated;
- regulatory necessities for several types of crowdfunding actions;
- software, registration, disclosure and account auditing necessities;
- the function of regulatory businesses; and
- enforcement preparations.
The evaluate will handle all 4 frequent forms of on-line crowdfunding actions, being:
Fairness crowdfunding: Fairness crowdfunding is the net providing of shares in a personal firm to a bunch of individuals for funding.
Peer-to-peer lending: People acquire loans immediately from different people underneath a platform that enables people to supply one another and deal immediately with out a monetary establishment to intermediate.
Donation-based crowdfunding: Funds are raised for making donations to charitable actions or different causes.
Reward or pre-sale-based crowdfunding: Fundraisers present items or providers (usually whereas these items or providers are in improvement) in return for funds offered by contributors.
The total query and response by the Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury relating to the proposal evaluate and public session on crowdfunding is on the market right here.