HONG KONG: Hong Kong has decided to let retail investors trade cryptocurrency under its new regulatory regime because "virtual assets are going to stay," the city's minister overseeing financial services said on Tuesday.

Cryptocurrencies have been banned in mainland China since 2021, but the former British colony, which has a separate financial system and regulators, has announced plans to become a major digital asset hub.

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