HK bourse says working with regulators on southbound leg of China Bond Connect

HKEX is "working closely" with regulators on a southbound leg of the Bond Connect programme to expand Chinese investors' access to global bond markets.

SHANGHAI: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is "working closely" with regulators on a southbound leg of the Bond Connect programme to expand Chinese investors' access to global bond markets, the bourse operator's chief executive said on Friday.

Nicolas Aguzin's comments, made in a speech to an online summit, come after Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she looked forward to the "early implementation" of the southbound Bond Connect, in a speech to the British Chamber of Commerce on June 17.