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Beijing selling 1st yuan bonds in Hong Kong
By JOE McDONALD,AP Business Writer -
Monday, September 28
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BEIJING – The first sale in Hong Kong of Chinese government bonds denominated in the mainland's yuan began Monday, adding to Beijing's gradual campaign to expand the use abroad of its tightly controlled currency.
Banks took applications from the public for a portion of the 6 billion yuan ($875 million) issue. There was no immediate indication whether investor demand was strong. The bonds are to be issued Oct. 27.
The yuan, also known as the renminbi, or people's money, does not trade on global markets. But Beijing has approved its use in trade between Hong Kong and some mainland cities and has signed a currency swap deal with Argentina and agreements to lend yuan to four other nations in emergencies.
The bond sale "will help the renminbi become an international currency, but the impact will not be huge," said Zuo Xiaolei, chief economist of Galaxy Securities Ltd. in Beijing.
Hong Kong is Chinese territory but has its own currency and regulatory system and often is used by Chinese companies to deal with foreign investors.
A few mainland institutions, including state-owned China Construction Bank Ltd. and Bank of China Ltd., have issued yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong.
Two-thirds of the issue is allocated to institutional investors, with the rest going to the public. But the portion for small investors might be increased if demand is strong, said Dai Ying, general manager of global markets for Bank of China Ltd.'s Hong Kong branch, one of two state-owned banks that are leading the sale.
Hong Kong leaders want to develop the territory as a center for non-mainland trading of the yuan. They hope the business will boost finance industries that have been battered by the global economic crisis.
"This will help build a foundation and accumulate experience for China's launching of more yuan-denominated financial products abroad," Henry Tang, Hong Kong's chief secretary for administration, said at a launch ceremony in Hong Kong.
Premier Wen Jiabao, the mainland's top economic official, has promised to strengthen trade and finance links with Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong is an international market and has advantages in information and communication, so it is the best place for the issuance of renminbi bonds," said Zuo of Galaxy Securities. "It also offers an opportunity for Hong Kong to become an offshore renminbi center and will promote Hong Kong's internationalization."
Two banks _ London-based HSBC Holdings and Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia _ said in May they had become the first non-mainland companies approved to sell yuan bonds.
The bond sale "has deep implications for the renminbi's internationalization," said a deputy Chinese finance minister, Li Yong, at the Hong Kong ceremony.
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Associated Press Writer Min Lee in Hong Kong and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing contributed to this report.
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Chinese Finance Ministry (in Chinese, with English link): http://www.mof.gov.cn
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