HKMA Quarterly Bulletin (March 2023 Issue)
Download → The Hong Kong Bond Market in 2022
Part 1: Overview of Hong Kong’s bond market
The performance of the three key segments of the Hong Kong bond market in 2022 – Hong Kong dollar (HKD), offshore renminbi (CNH) and G31 – is summarised in Box 1 below in equivalent US dollar terms2. Given the differences in scope and methodology, figures for the three segments are not directly comparable.
Hong Kong’s local currency (HKD) market (detailed statistics at Appendix)
In 2022, total new issuance of HKD debt securities decreased by 3.1% year on year to HK$901.7 billion (US$115.6 billion) (Chart 1). Authorized Institutions (AIs) and non-multilateral development bank (MDB) overseas issuers continued to be the most active categories of issuers in volume terms, accounting for about 42% and 33% of new issuance in 2022 respectively. During the year, HKD Government bond issuance increased to HK$86.8 billion (US$11.1 billion), including HK$20 billion (US$2.6 billion) of retail green bonds. Statutory bodies and government-owned corporations expanded their issuance by around 17%.
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