(Fully booked) BDO and HKSA joint seminar: Stablecoins in Hong Kong – Regulatory evolution, use cases & auditing frameworks

Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance, effective 1 August 2025, marks a watershed moment for digital finance in Asia. Co-organised with Hong Kong Securities Association, this seminar brings together legal professional, industry practitioner, and auditing expert to decode the implications of the new licensing regime, explore real-world applications, and address critical compliance challenges.  

Join us to understand Hong Kong’s regulatory framework and its global competitiveness, discover how stablecoins are revolutionising payments, DeFi, and cross-border finance, and learn best practices for auditing reserves and ensuring transparency.

The panellists will discuss the following topics:

1. Regulatory landscape: Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Law
2. Use cases: Stablecoins in action
3. Auditing & risk management

 

Panellists
 

POKIT LOK, Principal of Risk Advisory, BDO Hong Kong
Pokit Lok is a principal of Risk Advisory Services and specialises in digital advisory services.

Pokit possesses over 20 years of extensive experience in IT Audit & Risk Advisory and Enterprise Applications (eg RPA, S&OP, PLM, CRM and ERP) Implementation gained in sizable organisations and business technology consultancy firms. He specialises in providing IT related advisory services including IT Governance, IT General Controls & IT Application Controls and business process re-engineering for various types of clients.

In professional area, he has been a CRISC RM SME Reviewer of ISACA and a public course instructor of Hong Kong Productivity Council and Vocational Training Council.

Currently, he provides the consultancy services, such as: ITGC / ITAC review, System Risk Assessment and Audit, Information Security Management Assessment (based on ISO27001, C-RAF and etc), Privacy Impact Assessment, IT system Vulnerability Scan, Advisory on IT Governance, Policies and Procedures, Advisory on Data Management and Analysis and Advisory on Digital Transformation.

Qualifications and professional affiliations

• Certified Information Systems Auditor
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer
• Certified ISO27001 Lead Auditor
• Certified Lead Forensic Examiner
• Automation Anywhere Certified Advanced RPA Professional (V11)
• UiPath RPA Developer Foundation and Solution Architect 
• SAP Consultant Certification (FI/CO)
• SAP Certified Development Associate (ABAP)
• Certificate in Business Accounting

 

BARRY CHAN, Chief Digital Officer, FORMS

HENRY YU, Principal Partner, L & Y Law Office

 

Details are as follows:

Date	:	Thursday, 10 July 2025
Time	:	16:30 - 17:30
Language	:	Cantonese
Target audience	:	Financial Professionals (Bankers, Auditors, Compliance Officers, Fintech Leaders, and Institutional Investors)
Fee	:	Free of charge
Remarks	:	1. For any enquiries, please contact contact Ida Cheung at +852 2218 3714 or idacheung@bdo.com.hk.
		2. Confirmation will be sent to you by email after successful registration.
		3. An e-certificate of attendance will be issued to those who have attended the seminar. The application of issuing the certificate must be submitted within three months after the event. No certificate will be issued for late application.
		4. BDO reserves the final right of acceptance of registration.

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