Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited issues HKD 12 billion public digital bonds, setting a global record for size

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited has issued HKD 12 billion public digital bonds, including HKD 6 billion 2-year, HKD 2.5 billion 5-year, and HKD 3 billion 3-year digital bonds. The 5-year Hong Kong dollar bond is the longest issued digital bond in history, and this issuance transaction is the largest digital bond issuance in the world. The Mortgage Corporation has become the first public institution in Hong Kong to issue digital bonds, which are generated on the distributed ledger technology platform operated by the Central Depository and Clearing System for Debt Instruments. (Hong Kong SAR Government Press Release)