HKMA chief deems macro-prudential measures a success

Chan still concerned by high levels of credit growth in wider banking sector

Norman Chan at HKMA
Norman Chan, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's (HKMA) macro-prudential measures helped to cool the country's housing market in 2013, according to the central bank's chief executive, Norman Chan.

In February last year, the HKMA employed a range of macro-prudential tools – including restrictions on the loan-to-value rations on mortgages – to protect the economy against rising interest rates in the United States.

Chan feared borrowers would face "much heavier" repayment burdens on their mortgages when interest

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