香港城市更新局通过债券销售成功筹集80亿港元，用于资助城市更新项目。该局出售了两批债券，投资者需求强劲。此次发行标志着该局自2024年8月以来首次重返债券市场。
香港饱受财务困境的城市更新局（URA）通过出售债券筹集了80亿港元（约10.2亿美元），以资助资本支出和新项目。该局周三宣布，出售了两批债券：一批价值50亿港元，期限五年，票息率为2.95%；另一批价值30亿港元，期限十年，票息率为3.48%。
这是该局自2024年8月筹集120亿港元以来首次重返债券市场。需求强劲，认购额超额认购三倍，订单簿达到250亿港元。该发行吸引了多样化的投资者，包括银行、资产管理公司、保险公司、对冲基金、官方机构、家族办公室和私人银行。
“此次发行的收益将主要用于资助城市更新项目的资本支出，重申我们通过以社区为中心的城市更新建设更好香港的坚定承诺，”城市更新局董事总经理Donald Choi Wun-hing表示。
该局最近采取了多项措施来改善财务状况，此前连续两年出现赤字。
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