Virtual Assets Report

FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS 19 18 Figure 14. Percentage of Investment Portfolio That Respondents Would Invest in Virtual Assets Figure 16. Most Important Criteria in Choosing Investment Platform for Virtual Assets: Phase 1 vs. Phase 2 Figure 15. Amount That Respondents Would Invest in Virtual Assets 0% 0% 40% 40% 10% 10% 50% 50% 20% 20% 70% 70% 60% 60% 30% 30% 80% Less than 5% Less than HK$10,000 At least 25% but less than 50% Between HK$100,000 and 200,000 At least 5% but less than 10% Between HK$10,000 and 50,000 At least 50% but less than 100% Between HK$200,000 and 500,000 At least 10% but less than 25% Between HK$50,000 and 100,000 100% Between HK$ 500,000 and 1,000,000 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 1 Phase 2 In choosing a virtual asset investment platform, the most important criterion to the sampled population was whether it is regulated or licensed in Hong Kong, as indicated by 39.1% of the respondents in Phase 2 – an increase of 5.7 percentage points from Phase 1 (see Figure 16). Overall, whether an investment platform is regulated or licensed in Hong Kong or in other countries, the ease of transferal and withdrawal of funds, low trading fees and high rewards and reputation were the top considerations for the respondents when choosing investment platforms for their virtual assets. 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0% Most Important 2nd Most Important 3rd Most Important Is regulated or licensed in Hong Kong Phase 1 Phase 2 Is regulated or licensed in other countries (e.g., USA, UK, Singapore) Phase 1 Phase 2 Number of available virtual assets Phase 1 Phase 2 Reputation Phase 1 Phase 2 The platform owns physical stores/branches in Hong Kong that you can visit Phase 1 Phase 2 Advertisements Phase 1 Phase 2 Easy to transfer and withdraw Phase 1 Phase 2 Ease of usage Phase 1 Phase 2 Recommendation from friends and relatives Phase 1 Phase 2 Low trading fees and high rewards Phase 1 Phase 2 Can also invest in other products such as stocks and bonds Phase 1 Phase 2 Celebrity endorsement Phase 1 Phase 2 Others Phase 1 Phase 2