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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said last Wednesday while delivering the 2026 Policy Address that the city would launch an index for offshore yuan debt issuance, betting that a benchmark can boost trading. The Hong Kong government also said in its five-year plan that it will promote regular issuance of dim sum securities (offshore yuan-dominated debt) , support building an offshore yuan yield curve and broaden the usage of the notes as collateral.

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