On September 16, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, announced the “First Five-Year Plan for the Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” and the “Chief Executive's 2026 Policy Address”. The “Plan” mentions promoting innovative breakthroughs in offshore RMB commodity trading in an integrated manner. Give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages as a license delivery location for the London Metal Exchange's global warehouse network, drive the joint development of more commodity-related transactions, risk management, and financing businesses, explore new ways to open up the needs of other investment instruments, and build an efficient and open commodity ecosystem. Further enrich the variety of commodity futures options denominated in RMB in Hong Kong, and encourage and support the use of RMB for Hong Kong commodity spot transactions. Develop RMB commodity trading to complement the misalignment of the mainland market, including collaboration with the Qianhai Joint Trading Center.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
On September 16, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, announced the “First Five-Year Plan for the Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” and the “Chief Executive's 2026 Policy Address”. The “Plan” mentions promoting innovative breakthroughs in offshore RMB commodity trading in an integrated manner. Give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages as a license delivery location for the London Metal Exchange's global warehouse network, drive the joint development of more commodity-related transactions, risk management, and financing businesses, explore new ways to open up the needs of other investment instruments, and build an efficient and open commodity ecosystem. Further enrich the variety of commodity futures options denominated in RMB in Hong Kong, and encourage and support the use of RMB for Hong Kong commodity spot transactions. Develop RMB commodity trading to complement the misalignment of the mainland market, including collaboration with the Qianhai Joint Trading Center.