What about hk governments ibonds? 0 risk and an interest rate cutrently of about 4% or so (but it could drop).
Hang seng bank main headquarters in central definitely has gold coins. 1/4, 1/2 and 1 ounce they should have in stock.
I think it is good to put a small % into gold. It isn't an investment to put everything in but a tool to save money and if it goes up good. Its good when times are bad and safe from the government and bank defaults. But you need to store it securely.
Safe from the government and bank defaults?? Haha. What is the last time a government stole money from its people? And what is the last time that a bank defaulted and the money one deposited was lost?
Compare that to the last time thieves broke into a man's house and stole his valuable.
I would rather park my savings in a HK bank than buy gold and leave it at home (or in a security box in a bank, for that matter...)!
Gold plays a significant part in Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-Safe_Investing
but it's fallen out of favour due to poor performance these days.
HK Gold gets better value in India and Nepal when reselling.