[UAE Central Bank and Hong Kong Monetary Authority strengthen Financial Cooperation] the UAE Central Bank and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority held a bilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi on May 29 (Abu Dhabi time) to strengthen cooperation in the field of financial services between the two places. During the meeting, the central bank of the United Arab Emirates discussed a number of cooperation plans with the HKMA and agreed to strengthen co-operation in three major areas, namely, financial infrastructure, financial market connectivity between the two places, and virtual asset supervision and development. In addition, the two sides contributed to the discussion and knowledge sharing of their respective innovation hubs on cooperation plans for the development of financial technology.