China News Service, Shenzhen, November 16 (Zhu Zuying) Xu Zhengyu, Secretary for Financial Affairs and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said at the first Green and Sustainable Finance Summit in the Greater Bay Area on the 16th that in terms of corporate bond issuance, by 2022 At the end of October, under the "Green and Sustainable Finance Funding Scheme", the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has approved nearly 150 million Hong Kong dollars in funding for more than 160 green and sustainable debt instruments issued in Hong Kong. The issuance in the Greater Bay Area is very welcome and encouraged People apply for the grant and use Hong Kong's platform for green financing.
The first Greater Bay Area Green and Sustainable Finance Summit opened in Shenzhen that day, and Xu Zhengyu delivered a speech via video.
Xu Zhengyu said that in order to build a green financial ecosystem in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong SAR government will continue to promote the development of green and sustainable finance in Hong Kong with a multi-pronged strategy with financial regulators and the industry, and provide infrastructure and impetus for market development .
The latest measures focus on three themes of product, talent and market, including green bond market development, talent training and carbon market development.
Xu Zhengyu said that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Guangzhou Carbon Emissions Trading Center in March this year to explore cooperation opportunities in the field of carbon finance.
In July this year, HKEX established the Hong Kong International Carbon Market Committee to explore opportunities in the regional carbon market and promote the development of the Hong Kong international carbon market.
Xu Zhengyu said that the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is of great importance to Hong Kong, and it is the best entry point for Hong Kong to better integrate into the overall development of the country.
The "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" supports Hong Kong's development as a green financial center in the Greater Bay Area.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been committed to promoting more institutions to use Hong Kong's financing platforms and professional services for green and sustainable investment, financing and certification to support green enterprises and projects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
He said that the Shenzhen Municipal Government issued offshore RMB local government bonds, including green bonds, in Hong Kong for two consecutive years last year and this year, and Shenzhen Qianhai authorities also granted up to 2 million yuan to Qianhai enterprises that issued green bonds in Hong Kong. The funding provided reflects Hong Kong's status as a green financial center in the Greater Bay Area.
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