On September 6, according to Bloomberg, the Hong Kong SAR government has commissioned banks to prepare for a potential digital bond issuance. If this issuance proceeds, it will be the third time the Hong Kong government issues digital bonds. The SAR government successfully issued HKD 800 million in tokenized green bonds under the government green bond program in 2023, making it one of the first tokenized green bonds issued by a government globally. Subsequently, in 2024, it will issue the world's first multi-currency digital green bonds, involving approximately HKD 6 billion.
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The Hong Kong SAR Government is preparing for the third issuance of digital bonds.
On September 6, according to Bloomberg, the Hong Kong SAR government has commissioned banks to prepare for a potential digital bond issuance. If this issuance proceeds, it will be the third time the Hong Kong government issues digital bonds. The SAR government successfully issued HKD 800 million in tokenized green bonds under the government green bond program in 2023, making it one of the first tokenized green bonds issued by a government globally. Subsequently, in 2024, it will issue the world's first multi-currency digital green bonds, involving approximately HKD 6 billion.