The Financial Services Development Council outlined action horizons to strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international financial center, calling for diversification beyond conventional strengths, deeper liquidity across diverse asset classes.
In a concept paper released on Friday, the FSDC said focus should be put on fixed income, private market assets, offshore yuan investments and others—and more robust pathways to cater to innovation-oriented enterprises, infrastructure development projects, as well as long-term institutional investors.
It explores strategies to align issuers, investors, intermediaries, and financial instruments more effectively, thereby broadening participation, accelerating settlement processes, and bolstering market resilience—all while upholding Hong Kong's trusted benchmarks of governance and institutional integrity.
The report, titled “Hong Kong’s Capital Market Leadership: A Super-Connector
Path to the Global Capital Nexus in the Digital Era”, the report also highlights opportunities for the city to leverage its unique position to bridge the mainland and global capital markets.
