Hong Kong opens digital yuan wallets in a first for non-mainlanders

City's government supports People's Bank of China's effort to spread e-CNY

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Hong Kong is the first place outside mainland China to use digital yuan services. (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 

PEGGY YE, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has become the first city outside mainland China to allow local residents to open digital wallets with e-CNY, or digital yuan, marking another step in the internationalization of China's digital currency.

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