Hong Kong adds 18 strategic firms including Solana, targets HK$84B investment

Solana's inclusion alongside a gold refiner and healthcare major signals that Hong Kong's strategic-enterprise program is treating blockchain infrastructure as a mainstream industrial category, not a niche concession. That framing matters for other digital-asset firms weighing a Hong Kong base, since the designation carries an implicit official endorsement. The open question is whether the quoted investment and job figures translate into actual on-the-ground presence, and whether more blockchain names follow Solana into the list.