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CMU OmniClear welcomes Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and Policy Address
CMU OmniClear Limited (CMU OmniClear) welcomes the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) (Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan) and the Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address (Policy Address) announced today (16 September).
Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address outline a number of initiatives that aim to promote the development of bond market in Hong Kong. These include boosting issuance in primary market, enhancing liquidity in secondary market, expanding offshore Renminbi (RMB) business; refining and expanding Southbound Bond Connect; encouraging more Mainland institutions to invest in Hong Kong’s bond market; accelerating the commercialisation, internationalisation and modernisation of the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU), and deepening cross-product and cross-market integration and the liquidity of capital markets, with a view to consolidating Hong Kong’s core competitiveness as an international financial centre and the world’s largest offshore RMB business hub.
Mr Stanley Chan, Group Chief Executive Officer of CMU OmniClear Holdings Limited and Chief Executive Officer of CMU OmniClear, said: “We are pleased to see the forward-looking and strategic policies set out in Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address, which provide a solid foundation for reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre and the world’s largest offshore RMB business hub. As the operator of Hong Kong’s central securities depository (CSD), CMU OmniClear will collaborate closely with stakeholders in implementing relevant policies. We aim to roll out a digital asset platform within this year, while progressively introducing global securities services and strengthening connectivity with global markets in the future. By providing a one-stop platform to facilitate investors’ global asset allocation, we strive to develop CMU into a leading CSD in Asia, thereby strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a hub connecting global financial markets.”
CMU OmniClear Limited
16 September 2026
About CMU OmniClear
CMU OmniClear, established in October 2024, is a market infrastructure operator. CMU OmniClear is responsible for the operations and business development activities of Hong Kong’s central securities depository infrastructure, the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) system, on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. By the end of June 2026, assets under custody of CMU exceeded HK$5.5 trillion equivalent.
CMU OmniClear drives efficiency and innovation to connect international issuers and investors with the Hong Kong market, while facilitating cross-border investment between the Chinese Mainland and international capital markets through world-class securities safekeeping, settlement, asset servicing and collateral management.
www.CMUOmniClear.com
For media enquiries, please contact the press office of CMU OmniClear at cmuoc_press@hkma.gov.hk.
Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address outline a number of initiatives that aim to promote the development of bond market in Hong Kong. These include boosting issuance in primary market, enhancing liquidity in secondary market, expanding offshore Renminbi (RMB) business; refining and expanding Southbound Bond Connect; encouraging more Mainland institutions to invest in Hong Kong’s bond market; accelerating the commercialisation, internationalisation and modernisation of the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU), and deepening cross-product and cross-market integration and the liquidity of capital markets, with a view to consolidating Hong Kong’s core competitiveness as an international financial centre and the world’s largest offshore RMB business hub.
Mr Stanley Chan, Group Chief Executive Officer of CMU OmniClear Holdings Limited and Chief Executive Officer of CMU OmniClear, said: “We are pleased to see the forward-looking and strategic policies set out in Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address, which provide a solid foundation for reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre and the world’s largest offshore RMB business hub. As the operator of Hong Kong’s central securities depository (CSD), CMU OmniClear will collaborate closely with stakeholders in implementing relevant policies. We aim to roll out a digital asset platform within this year, while progressively introducing global securities services and strengthening connectivity with global markets in the future. By providing a one-stop platform to facilitate investors’ global asset allocation, we strive to develop CMU into a leading CSD in Asia, thereby strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a hub connecting global financial markets.”
CMU OmniClear Limited
16 September 2026
About CMU OmniClear
CMU OmniClear, established in October 2024, is a market infrastructure operator. CMU OmniClear is responsible for the operations and business development activities of Hong Kong’s central securities depository infrastructure, the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) system, on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. By the end of June 2026, assets under custody of CMU exceeded HK$5.5 trillion equivalent.
CMU OmniClear drives efficiency and innovation to connect international issuers and investors with the Hong Kong market, while facilitating cross-border investment between the Chinese Mainland and international capital markets through world-class securities safekeeping, settlement, asset servicing and collateral management.
www.CMUOmniClear.com
For media enquiries, please contact the press office of CMU OmniClear at cmuoc_press@hkma.gov.hk.
