香港暂停篮球投注计划呼吁政策考虑科技趋势

香港政府以预测市场的兴起为由,暂停推出合法篮球投注计划。民政及青年事务局局长Alice Mak Mei-kuen表示,此决定基于本地情况及外部环境变化,以保护公众利益。前议员Doreen Kong Yuk-foon呼吁未来政策制定时需预测科技发展影响。

香港政府周一确认暂停原定9月推出的篮球投注计划,原因是加密货币为基础的预测市场兴起。此前9月通过的《博彩税条例》修订法案,授权民政及青年事务局局长许可篮球投注运营商,以打击非法赌博。

Alice Mak Mei-kuen周二强调,此决定完全由政府自行作出,考虑香港本地情况、非法投注趋势及快速变化的外部环境。「毋须过度揣测,」她表示。该修订旨在遏止非法赌博,但并不意味着政府必须无论情况变化而立即发牌。「作为有责任的政府,我们相信在保护公众利益时,必须作出果断决定,」Mak说。

香港唯一合法投注运营商香港赛马会及议员对政府突然决定感到意外,一些人认为此举与北京遏止赌博的努力一致,尤其是预测市场激增。

前议员Doreen Kong Yuk-foon表示:「科技发展快于立法步伐。在这种情况下,若政府担心投注易被操纵,暂停并非坏事。」她建议未来立法过程,政府政策文件应包括对科技发展的预测,以免重蹈覆辙。

预测市场是一种加密货币赌博模式,参与者可基于选举或体育赛事等“是或否”事件交易「股份」。

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