On April 11, the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association was officially established today. The ceremony agenda included speeches by the chairman of the council and guests of honor, the appointment ceremony of the main members of the association, and the summit forum. Chairman Liang Junyan, Hong Kong Security Secretary Deng Bingqiang, etc. In his speech at the inauguration ceremony, Hong Kong Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao expressed the hope that the association will cooperate with the government to accelerate the development of innovation, technology and finance in Hong Kong, and to attract more talents and enterprises, so that more top companies will come to Hong Kong to show their strengths.

Li Jiachao believes that Web3.0 plays a key role in the development of financial technology. At the end of last year, he issued a virtual asset policy declaration, which shows that the government has an open attitude and firm determination. Recently, some leading technology companies and high-tech start-ups have considered developing business in Hong Kong, including virtual assets. Trading platforms, blockchain infrastructure companies, virtual currency wallets, payment companies and other related projects are believed to help the development of Web3.0. At the same time, the government must establish appropriate supervision for the market, and the new licensing system for virtual asset service providers will be implemented in June to ensure the steady and orderly development of the market.

Li Jiachao said that innovation and technology is a key development area in Hong Kong. The development of Web3.0 is at the golden starting point, which can change the original business operation model and create more new opportunities. Hong Kong must dare to become the leader of this wave of innovation. In the previously announced budget, $50 million was allocated to Cyberport to accelerate the development of Hong Kong's Web3.0 ecosystem. Cyberport has also established a Web3 base.

Chen Delin, Chairman of the Council of the Web3.0 Association, delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the association. The common goal of the members of the association is to contribute to the development of the digital economy in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and the Mainland. The association will be committed to promoting Web 3.0-related technological changes and industrial upgrading. The association will also provide advice to the government, promote social awareness and professional training on Web 3.0, and promote Hong Kong to become the world's leading Web 3.0 and digital finance center.

BlockBeats found relevant information about the members of the council through reliable sources. The specific personnel and their introductions are as follows:

Chen Delin (President)

Mr Norman Chan joined the Administrative Service of the Hong Kong Government in 1976. In 1991, Norman Chan became the deputy director (currency management) of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund Authority. When the Hong Kong Monetary Authority was established in 1993, Norman Chan served as Assistant President and was promoted to Vice President in 1996; during his 12-year tenure, he promoted a number of important financial policies and projects, including the development of Hong Kong's financial infrastructure and the introduction of RMB banking business to Hong Kong , and to promote regional financial cooperation among Asian central banks. From December 2005 to June 2007, he served as Vice Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Asia. Since July 2007, Norman Chan has been appointed as the Director of the Hong Kong Chief Executive's Office. From October 1, 2009, Norman Chan succeeded Ren Zhigang as the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, with a contract period of 5 years. On March 20, 2014, Norman Chan continued to serve as the President of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

It is worth noting that Norman Chen has been associated with digital currency for a long time. He established a financial technology company RD Technologies in October 2020, which is dedicated to serving financial services such as cross-border payments in the commercial field.

Wang Yang (Chief Scientific Advisor)

Wang Yang, mathematician, vice president (university development) and chair professor of the Department of Mathematics of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, director of the Big Data Biointelligence Laboratory of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and deputy director of the Big Data Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Professor Wang received his BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1983 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1990. Professor Wang started his academic career at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989, and joined Michigan State University in 2007 as the chair and professor of mathematics. He also served as Program Director for the National Science Foundation in 2006-2007. Professor Wang joined HKUST in 2014 as the Head of the Department of Mathematics, and was promoted to Dean of the Faculty of Science in 2016. He became the Vice-President of HKUST on 1 October 2020.

Professor Wang last year inIn an interview with the media, he said, Hong Kong's current innovation and technology situation is very good. The central government supports Hong Kong in building an international innovation and technology center. Hong Kong has very unique advantages. He pointed out that Hong Kong used to only pay attention to the development of finance and real estate, but in recent years it has found its own position, that is, it has made great progress in innovation. Currently, there are some very innovative fintech companies in Hong Kong. Especially in terms of blockchain, there are many such innovative companies in the ecology of Hong Kong, and they are all doing very well.

Chen Jiaqiang (Chief Financial Advisor)

Prof. Jiaqiang Chen is an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a well-known scholar in the field of computer science and an internationally renowned computer scientist, especially enjoying a high reputation in the field of distributed systems and network security. At the same time, he is also one of the founders of WeLab, a Hong Kong Internet financial technology company.

Founded in 2013, WeLab is a company with Internet financial technology as its core, committed to providing users with efficient, convenient and intelligent financial services. WeLab's products and services include consumer loans, microfinance, virtual credit cards, etc., and have gained the trust and use of tens of millions of users.

Lin Weiwei (Executive Vice President)

Director and executive vice president of China Mobile International Limited, responsible for the company's global market and business development, partnership management and international business management.

Before joining China Mobile International Co., Ltd., Lin Weiwei held senior management positions in companies such as China Telecom and China Unicom, and has rich international business experience and industry influence. He has a profound technical background and business insight in the Internet and telecommunications fields, and is one of the important management talents of China Mobile International Limited.

Huang Yinghao (Business Legal Counsel)

Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Kendall University in the United Kingdom, he used to be the chief representative of Hong Kong Huang Ganheng Huang Yinghao Law Firm and the chairman of the Hong Kong Young Legal Workers Association. Member of the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the three CPPCC National Committee.

Huang Junshuo (Honorary Treasurer)

Hong Kong licensed senior accountant, member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, and currently a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. Huang Junshuo has accumulated about 10 years of experience in accounting, taxation and auditing in Hong Kong listed and private companies. He has participated in various audits and certifications of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and is currently a practicing director of Wong Lung Tak Certified Public Accountants Limited. He was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Verizon Holdings Limited on June 5, 2017.

Ding Jun (Vice President)

The chief digital officer and director of information technology of China Merchants Steamship has long been committed to the digital planning and construction of large-scale shipping companies, actively promoting the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence technologies to empower shipping logistics, innovatively exploring smart ships and smart shipping, and leading the construction of the industry Leading fleet visualization operation platform, the first to carry out research and development and application of ship intelligent technology, is the technical leader of China Merchants Shipping to participate in the major special project of intelligent ship 1.0, and is the explorer and practitioner to promote the innovative development and application of shipping logistics digital technology.

Bao Yu (Vice President)

Founder of True Digital Foundation in Switzerland and Shenzhen Xiangyun Wanwei Technology Co., Ltd.; Member of the Digital Economy Working Group of the United Nations Asia-Pacific Social and Economic Commission (UNESCAP ESBN); Executive President of the Shenzhen Branch of the Electrical Engineering Alumni Association of Xi'an Jiaotong University; Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee " The person in charge of the International Cooperation Research Project (2016-2019) of "Digital Currency and Blockchain"; graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University with a major in electrical engineering, and received a master's degree in financial business administration from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business; has worked in Huawei, ZTE and other companies for more than ten years Senior management experience in product development, innovation incubation and investment management. Undertook a number of national key projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, published many papers in core journals such as "Telecommunication Science" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and "China Banking Industry" of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and has 24 Chinese and PCT international invention patents in the field of blockchain.

An Xing (Vice President)

Vice President and Chief Information Officer of China Resources Enterprise Co., Ltd. Mr. An served as Assistant President and Information Management Director of China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Assistant General Manager and Consulting Director of Information Management Department of China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd. Before that, he worked for Oracle Corporation and has more than 20 years of experience in information technology construction and management. Mr. An holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and technology from Harbin University of Science and Technology and joined China Resources Group in 2009.

Zhu Junhao (Vice President)

Chairman of the board of directors of Shengjie Holdings, executive director, executive director of Kingston Financial, non-executive director of Sincerewatch HK, director of Sincere Watch (Hong Kong) Ltd and several subsidiaries. Now he is the senior manager of Kingston Financial Consulting Co., Ltd., responsible for the implementation of corporate financial projects. Now it is also concentrating privately owned companies in Greater Chinaequity investmentDirector of the fund KingSBI Investment Management Limited. holdUniversity of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Commerce.

Jiang Xiaozhou (Vice President)

One of the three heads of Micro Connect (HK) Investment Management, a subsidiary of Diguantong founded by Li Xiaojia, the former chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, once worked for Orient Investment Management Co., Ltd.

He Yingcai (Vice President)

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and one of the controlling shareholders of Timely Service Group. He was appointed as a director on 15 August 2012 and is responsible for business operations, financial management and sales and marketing. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee. He was appointed as Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint Director in March 1992. On August 15, 2012, Shishi Service Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Hong Kong-Shenzhen United Property Management (Holdings) Co., Ltd.) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted limited liability company. On the same day, it transferred one share to Topgrow Allotted and issued to Codan Trust Company (Cayman) Limited. Mr. He Yingcai (one of the beneficial owners of Topgrow) first became the controlling shareholder. Mr. Ho Ying Choi obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada in 1985.

Initiating institutions and member institutions

On the other hand, the initiators and members of the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association not only brought together many traditional financial and communication giants, but also accepted a group of professional institutions that are deeply involved in the blockchain industry.

Among them, China Mobile International, China Mobile, China Merchants Steamship, Huawei, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, as the initiators of the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association, have established a complete industry-university-research chain body.