Wu Shuo learned that, according to a press release from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited issued its first public digital bonds and successfully priced bonds totaling approximately HKD 12 billion (about USD 1.54 billion). The HKMA stated that this is the largest digital bond issuance globally to date, and the Mortgage Corporation has also become the first public entity in Hong Kong to issue digital bonds. The issuance includes three bonds: HKD 6 billion, 2-year term; HKD 2.5 billion, 5-year term; and RMB 3 billion, 3-year term, with peak subscription amounts of about HKD 24 billion equivalent. The related bonds are generated digitally through a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform operated by the Central Clearing and Settlement System for debt instruments, and settlement and delivery have been completed.