Preferences AI Co-Founder and CEO Tamir Abdel-wahab has been appointed a non-official member of the Hong Kong SAR Government's Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development, effective 1 August 2026.
Preferences AI, the Asia-Pacific consumer intelligence platform, today announced that its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tamir Abdel-wahab, has been appointed a non-official member of the Hong Kong SAR Government's Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development. The appointment takes effect from 1 August 2026 and runs until 30 June 2027.
The Task Force was established in July 2023, following its announcement by the Financial Secretary in the 2023-24 Budget, to provide recommendations on the sustainable and responsible development of Web3 in Hong Kong. It is chaired by the Financial Secretary and brings together non-official members from across the market with senior Government officials and representatives of the financial regulators, including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Insurance Authority and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
In announcing the appointments, a Government spokesman said the new members combine industry experience with the perspectives of younger practitioners, and would help guide Hong Kong in realising the ambitions set out in Policy Statement 2.0 on the Development of Digital Assets in Hong Kong, which positions the city as a leading global digital asset hub.
For the full list of Task Force members and the official announcement, please refer to the Hong Kong SAR Government's official press release.
