Lates News

On September 17, Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered the 2025 Policy Address at the Legislative Council. Lam stated that Hong Kong will continue to collaborate with relevant mainland institutions to implement the expansion of interest rate derivatives under the offshore RMB bond futures initiative, and promote the development of over-the-counter derivatives tools. Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission, the Monetary Authority and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will increase market access to encourage more companies to issue bonds in Hong Kong and attract more global capital to participate in the Hong Kong bond market.