Overview

• SFC executive Eric Yip Chee-hang and legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong were removed from the Bitcoin Asia 2025 speaker lineup in the days before the Aug. 28–29 event.
• Two sources quoted by the uth ChChina Morning Post said an advisory urged lawmakers not to attend if Eric Trump was present, though the issuer was not identified.
• The SFC said Yip would miss the conference because of a business trip, and Ng publicly cited family issues for his withdrawal.
• Organizers list Eric Trump as a headline speaker discussing bitcoin’s long-term potential and Asia’s role in adoption, with the conference proceeding as scheduled in Hong Kong.
• The episode underscores sensitivities around China–US relations as Hong Kong courts digital-asset business through new rules, including a stablecoin law enacted on Aug. 1.