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HKMA's Chan praises cross-border funds initiative as liberalisation milestone

Initiative will provide Chinese and Hong Kong funds access to each other's markets

Norman Chan at HKMA
Norman Chan

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) chief executive Norman Chan has praised a new initiative to further integrate Hong Kong's and China's capital markets as a "milestone" of Chinese financial liberalisation.

China's Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) initiative on Friday (May 22).

The MRF will allow eligible and approved Chinese and Hong Kong-based funds access to

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