中国人民银行近日在香港发行人民币100亿元的六个月期央行票据,年利达律师事务所、方达律师事务所分别作为发行人国际和中国律师参与项目,的近律师事务所则为发行及交存代理中国银行提供法律意见。
此次央行票据通过香港金融管理局债务工具中央结算系统债券投标平台公开招标发行,也是中国人民银行本年度内第二次在港发行央行票据。人行旨在利用发行央行票据丰富香港市场高信用等级人民币投资产品系列和人民币流动性管理工具,完善离岸人民币收益率曲线,推动人民币国际化。
年利达团队项目牵头律师为中国管理合伙人刘克诚、合伙人崔继伟。
Linklaters, Fangda, Deacons on PBoC’s $1.43 bln bills in HK
Linklaters and Fangda Partners have advised China’s central bank People Bank of China on the issuance of six-month renminbi bills worth 10 billion yuan ($1.43 billion) in Hong Kong, with Deacons advising the agent Bank of China.
The bills were issued through the tendering platform CMU BID operated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and is the second successful issuance of bills by PBoC in Hong Kong this year. The PBoC said the issuance aims to improve the yield curve of renminbi bonds in Hong Kong and support the development of offshore renminbi business in Hong Kong.
The Linklaters team was led by the firm’s head of China William Liu and partner Sherry Cui.
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