The Hong Kong Financial Administration announced that it has cooperated with the Bank of China to expand the pilot scope of digital RMB in Hong Kong, so that Hong Kong has become the first local residents outside China to open a digital RMB wallet.
Comprehensive reports of the Hong Kong Singbian Daily, etc., the Hong Kong HKMA announced on Friday (May 17) that Hong Kong citizens can use mobile phones to register and open digital RMB wallets.After the registration, Hong Kong citizens can add value to wallets through the "fast number" through the 17 local banks.
The Hong Kong Financial Management Bureau said that the upper limit of the balance of the digital RMB wallet is 10,000 yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below, the same, S $ 1700), the amount of each payment cannot exceed 2,000 yuan, and the daily payment amount cannot exceed 5,000 yuan.It cannot exceed 50,000 yuan each year; wallets have the function of returning to Hong Kong dollars at the same time.
At present, the four involved in the cross -border pilot plan digital RMB wallet operating institutions include ICBC, Bank of China, CCB and Bank of Communications.Li Dazhi, vice president of the Monetary Management Bureau, said that technically Hong Kong citizens can open multiple digital RMB wallets, up to four wallets.
In addition, in addition to the use of digital RMB wallets in the Greater Bay Area such as Guangdong, Hong Kong citizens can also be used in other pilot cities in mainland China.
Digital RMB has been piloted in five cities including Shenzhen and Shanghai in 2019. It has now expanded to 26 regions in 17 provinces and cities across the country. The application scenarios have also expanded.Traffic travel, salary distribution, corporate financing, inclusive loans, payment, taxation, overseas exchange, cross -border transactions, etc.
It is reported that this plan not only facilitates Hong Kong people to consume north, but also helps promote the interconnection between Hong Kong and mainland China.Essence
