The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has established a Tokenised Bond Expert Group to drive further adoption and scalability of tokenised bonds across the local fixed income market.

This group brings together market participants, legal professionals, and technology providers to explore policies and structural innovations.

The newly formed panel comprises representatives from industry associations, financial institutions, legal advisory firms, and financial infrastructure providers.

The group held its first series of discussions in May to examine how Hong Kong’s existing legal and regulatory frameworks apply to tokenisation.

These initial discussions provided reference for the authority’s ongoing work to identify potential legal enhancements.

The HKMA is working alongside the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau to review frameworks that could facilitate broader technology integration within the bond sector.

The initiative builds on a tokenised debt strategy that began in 2021 through a joint study with the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre.

Since then, the authority has supported three tokenised bond issuances for the Hong Kong government.

These issuances included a green bond in 2023, a multi-currency digital placement in 2024, and a multi-currency digital bond in 2025 that integrated tokenised central bank money using e-CNY and e-HKD.

To support market expansion, the HKMA continues to drive tokenisation through the Digital Bond Grant Scheme, which incentivises local market issuances.

The regulator also provides market resources through its EvergreenHub knowledge repository to assist financial institutions preparing for these transitions.

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