Group 1 - The Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) has established its first board of directors and signed five agreements, including international cooperation memorandums with CITIC Bank (International), Ant Bank (Macau), and the Cambodia Derivatives Exchange (CDX) [1] - CITIC Bank (International) will provide offshore RMB channels to support the development of HKGX's RMB kilogram gold bar contracts [1] - Ant Bank (Macau) will collaborate on physical gold business, allowing sales of various gold products through its Alipay (Macau) app, which will connect directly to HKGX's electronic platform [1] Group 2 - HKGX, Shenzhen United Financial Holdings, and Gold Jun Service Co., Ltd. are jointly establishing a comprehensive gold industry chain platform that integrates trading, settlement, warehousing, data, and logistics management [2] - The Guangdong Gold Association aims to enhance cooperation in the Greater Bay Area and push for policy guidelines to facilitate gold trading, delivery, and customs clearance [2] - HKGX Chairman Zhang Dexi emphasized the future of gold moving towards digitization, tokenization, and blockchain technology to enable seamless transactions [2]