香港取引所（HKEX）は、中国本土での需要拡大を受け、今後数ヶ月以内に金先物取引を再開する予定である。当局は関連商品、清算業務、保管施設の拡充を目指している。
香港取引所は、金先物契約の再開に向けた準備を進めている。この動きは、金に対する中国本土の需要の高まりが背景にある。
香港の陳茂波（ポール・チャン）財政長官は、木曜日に香港で開催された「LMEアジア・メタルズ・セミナー2026」で講演し、同市が今後も新たな金関連商品や施設の導入を継続していくと述べた。
陳浩濂（ジョセフ・チャン）財政局長代行は月曜、立法会で、取引所が近日中に再開を予定しており、市場からの意見を募る方針であると報告した。また、世界の年間金需要の60%をアジアが占めていると補足した。
立法会議員の李惟宏（ロバート・リー）氏は、政府が北京の支援を受けて清算および保管のためのエコシステムを構築していることから、今回の取り組みは以前よりも期待が持てると評価した。
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled the 2026 budget on Wednesday, emphasizing investments in artificial intelligence and infrastructure while facing criticism for the absence of direct cash handouts to residents. The budget projects a surplus and includes a rare transfer from the Exchange Fund.
Hong Kong's initial public offering market has raised more than HK$140 billion (US$17.9 billion) as of April, maintaining its global lead, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said, while indicating a renewed push for gold trading amid rising demand for risk diversification. Chan stated on Sunday that the city remains the world's top IPO fundraising hub.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting and Bursa Malaysia CEO Dato Fad’l Mohamed announced collaboration plans on Wednesday in Hong Kong, covering dual listings, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Islamic finance. In their first major tie-up, HKEX has licensed Da Cheng International Asset Management to issue an ETF tracking the HKEX Bursa Malaysia Large Cap Index. Chan said the move underscores investor demand for cross-border products.
An opinion piece in the South China Morning Post states Beijing's plans assure steady, high-quality growth and stable relations, with Hong Kong taking a bigger role in national development. It highlights a shift to a growth target range as reflecting strategic flexibility.
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InvestHK director general Lau Hai-suen says Hong Kong should leverage its “safe haven for investment” status to attract foreign capital amid Middle East conflict, with firms using Dubai as a hub shifting to the city to diversify risk. The call comes as finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po continues a visit to Beijing.
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to align the city with national strategies in China’s latest five-year plan and turn Beijing’s assigned “new positionings, functions and missions” into tangible outcomes to drive economic growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he would lead the government in uniting society to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, which sets China’s economic and social development targets for 2026 to 2030. His comments followed the approval of the plan’s outline by China’s top legislature.
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Hong Kong's Finance chief Paul Chan says the city will channel capital and innovation into the global green transition for carbon-neutral development. Speaking at a symposium on low-carbon transition and sustainable development, he highlighted Hong Kong's role in green finance and technology.