The Pound Sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and a range of British territories, and it has been in circulation since 1694. Its ISO 4217 code is GBP, and it is commonly represented by the symbol £. The subsidiary unit of the Pound is the Penny, where 1 Pound equals 100 Pennies. The issuance and management of the Pound are handled by the Bank of England for England and by separate banking institutions in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Currently, there are banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Pounds. Additionally, there are coins in values of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 Pennies, as well as 1 and 2 Pounds. The British Pound ranks fourth globally in terms of trading volume, and all money changers in Hong Kong provide British Pound exchange services.

The Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) is the official currency of Malaysia, introduced in 1975. It is designated by the ISO 4217 code MYR and is commonly denoted as RM. The issuance and management of the currency are the responsibility of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia). Commonly used Malaysian Ringgit banknotes include denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Ringgit, while commonly used coins include 5 sen, 10 sen, 20 sen, and 50 sen. (1 Ringgit = 100 sen). The Malaysian Ringgit is a commonly exchanged currency for Hong Kong residents, and currently, the majority of money changers in Hong Kong offer the service of converting to Malaysian Ringgit.