PANews reported on November 14 that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission officially announced the reappointment of Margaret Leung as Chief Executive Officer, effective for a two-year term starting from January 1, 2026. It is understood that Margaret Leung has served as the CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission since January 1, 2023, during which she introduced a licensing system for virtual asset trading platforms and released a virtual asset roadmap, showing a friendly stance towards the digital asset industry and stating that the future of digital assets is vibrant with broad prospects. She also mentioned that the same business, same risk, and same rules regulatory concept will be adopted to bring encryption OTC Trading and custodians under the regulatory framework.