HKMA's Yam rejects calls to dump dollar peg

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has said it would resist pressure to re-peg the Hong Kong dollar away from the U.S. dollar and onto the Chinese yuan.

"It's obvious we cannot be linked to the yuan as it is not fully convertible and cannot be used for foreign reserves," HKMA Chief Executive Joseph Yam told the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel.

Yam was responding to a lawmakers' question about the rising yuan and whether Hong Kong should peg its currency to the Chinese currency.

In

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.