Growth agenda: Hong Kong vows stronger exchange with reforms, bond futures and gold push

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Hong Kong is pursuing reforms to strengthen its financial markets, including overhauling listing rules and introducing new products like bond futures and gold trading. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun highlighted these initiatives at the HKEX anniversary event.

Hong Kong is pressing ahead with an overhaul of listing rules and the launch of new product initiatives, the city’s deputy finance chief said on Friday as the bourse operator marked 26 years as a publicly traded company. Speaking at the anniversary ceremony of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun outlined reforms under review, including optimising weighted voting rights, easing secondary listings by overseas issuers, and expanding flexibility...