HKSAR Government welcomes Ministry of Finance's issuance of Euro sovereign bonds in Hong Kong
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     The Ministry of Finance will issue Euro sovereign bonds totalling 4 billion Euros in Hong Kong on November 10, 2021. The bonds will be issued in 3-year, 7-year and 12-year tenors. The issuance arrangement will be announced separately later.

     A Government spokesman today (October 29) said, "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government welcomes the Ministry of Finance's issuance of Euro sovereign bonds in Hong Kong again. This demonstrates clearly the Central Government's support in reinforcing Hong Kong's status as an international financial centre, leveraging Hong Kong's unique role as the gateway for international capital to access the Mainland, and enriching further the range of bond products available in the Hong Kong market."

Ends/Friday, October 29, 2021
Issued at HKT 17:13

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