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Hong Kong SAR → United States stablecoin corridor evidence | CBSR

Read the directed Hong Kong SAR → United States corridor, destination gate, class T, source basis and review limitations from the historical CBSR snapshot.

Why direction matters here

The HK→US direction is class T because the US destination gate, rather than Hong Kong's offshore HKD perimeter, drives this edge. The underlying Act-level record and Section 18 commencement signal have a declared difference which must remain visible in any citation.

Direction / currencies: Hong Kong SAR → United States / HKD -> USD
Published class code: T
Authored analytical dateline: 2026-06
Snapshot generation: 2026-08-20
Class rule / governing jurisdiction: destination_in_transition / US
Evidence tier / binding status of signal: mixed / made_not_commenced

Destination gate: exact snapshot wording

GENIUS Act §18 comparability determination + OCC registration; US-held reserves — enacted 2025-07-18, gate not yet operative (§20)

The §18 pathway (unilateral Treasury comparability determination on SCRC recommendation + OCC registration + US-held reserves) is NOT YET AVAILABLE: per §20 the Act takes effect on the earlier of 2027-01-18 (18 months after enactment) or 120 days after the primary federal payment stablecoin regulators issue final regulations, and at the 2026-06-30 snapshot only proposed rules had issued (OCC NPRM, FR 2026-03-02, comments closed 2026-05-01; FDIC and FinCEN/OFAC NPRMs 2026-04-10; Treasury §4(c) NPRM April 2026). Earlier prose read ‘none granted to date’, which states a MARKET observation (no determination has been made) where a proposition of law is required (the gate is not in force) — the claim-class error Citable by Construction §2.1 exists to prevent.

Administrator recorded by source: US Treasury (Stablecoin Certification Review Committee) / OCC

Class basis and source dependency

GENIUS Act s.18 (foreign payment-stablecoin issuer comparability determination by the Secretary of the Treasury on SCRC recommendation + OCC registration + US-held reserves), effective per s.20 on the earlier of 18 months after enactment (2027-01-18) or 120 days after the primary federal payment stablecoin regulators issue final regulations.

Signal: inbound_gate = comparability
Dependent record: us-pss-monetary_sovereignty-001
Underlying source check / review state: Not evidenced / unknown

Sources and limits

Exact committed corridor JSON
Authored corridor source
Fan, Cross-Border Digital-Finance Corridor Atlas v0.2.5 (June 2026), §5.4 (Hong Kong SAR -> United States)
Fan, Cross-Border Stablecoin Architecture v3 (Twelve Jurisdictions, June 2026), §5.14 (US x HK: Category I/II hybrid)

An authored narrative or infrastructure pilot does not certify operational access. The class is a dated research output, not a licence, execution approval or guarantee of settlement availability. Source-review gaps remain visible in the linked jurisdiction records.