Renminbi Liquidity Facility Expansion of Collateral

21 September 2018 The Chief Executive All Authorized Institutions Dear Sir/Madam, Renminbi (RMB) Liquidity Facility – Expansion of Collateral The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that with effect from today the list of eligible collateral for the RMB Liquidity Facility will be expanded to include the RMB denominated bills issued in Hong Kong by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). On 20 September 2018, the PBoC and the HKMA signed a "Memorandum of Co-operation on Using Central Moneymarkets Unit for Issuance of PBoC Bills", for the tendering and issuance of PBoC bills through CMU BID, the HKMA’s Central Moneymarkets Unit’s (CMU) bond tendering platform. The revised terms and conditions for the RMB Liquidity Facility are set out in the Annex. Should you have any questions on the above, please contact the HKMA at 2878 8104. Yours faithfully, Clement Lau Executive Director (Monetary Management) Encl.

Annex RMB Liquidity Facility Terms and Conditions

1. Overnight Repo Banks eligible(1) AIs participating in RMB business (Participating AIs) Eligible collateral • Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBN) • HKSAR Government bonds (HKGB) • RMB denominated debt securities issued in Hong Kong by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (CMOF) and policy banks of the People’s Republic of China, including Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank, and Export and Import Bank of China • RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2 June 2016 (ISIN: XS1425436729) • USD denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by the CMOF on 2 November 2017 (ISIN: XS1706605109 and XS1706605281) Haircut on collateral • EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) • RMB denominated debt securities issued by PBOC, CMOF and China policy banks: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2% • CMOF bonds denominated in USD: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2%, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) Interest rate Average of the most recent 3 TMA overnight CNH HIBOR fixings, inclusive of the fixing on the same day (or the average of the nearest 3 preceding fixings if there is no fixing on the same day), plus 50 bps, subject to a minimum at 0.50% Mode of operation • Participating AIs interested in borrowing RMB overnight funds should contact the dealing room of the HKMA at 2878 8104 or Reuters dealing code EFHK • After confirming the deal with the HKMA, Participating AIs should input the repo transactions via the CMU Member Terminal (CMT) (see details in operating procedures of the CMU (2)) • Participating AIs should reverse the repo via CMT before 2:00pm the next operating day, except for Saturdays and Sundays Operating hours • Request for repo should be made before 6:00pm on each Hong Kong business day • The input of the repo deal via CMT should be completed before 6:30pm Holiday If the repurchase date of an overnight repo falls on a Hong Kong holiday and there are insufficient funds in the account of the Participating AI for the repurchase, the outstanding repo will be rolled over to the following operating day (see details in operating procedures of the CMU (2)) Interest payment Interest will be debited from the Participating AIs’ RMB RTGS accounts held with the Clearing Bank after the end of an operating day on which the Participating AIs repurchase the securities. Notes: (1) Participating AIs are required to have signed a bilateral Master Sale and Repurchase Agreement with the HKMA. (2) CMU operating procedures include CMU Reference Manual and relevant circulars issued by the HKMA from time to time.

2. One-day and One-Week Repo (T+1 Settlement) Banks eligible(1) AIs participating in RMB business (Participating AIs) Eligible collateral • Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBN) • HKSAR Government bonds (HKGB) • RMB denominated debt securities issued in Hong Kong by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (CMOF) and policy banks of the People’s Republic of China, including Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank, and Export and Import Bank of China • RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2 June 2016 (ISIN: XS1425436729) • USD denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by the CMOF on 2 November 2017 (ISIN: XS1706605109 and XS1706605281) Haircut on eligible collateral • EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) • RMB denominated debt securities issued by PBOC, CMOF and China policy banks: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2% • CMOF bonds denominated in USD: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2%, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) Interest rate By reference to prevailing market interest rates Mode of operation • Participating AIs interested in borrowing RMB funds should contact the dealing room of the HKMA at 2878 8104 or Reuters dealing code EFHK • On T+1, RMB funds will be credited to the Participating AI’s RMB RTGS account held with the Clearing Bank subject to the receipt of the securities by the HKMA before 4:00 pm Operating hours Request for repo should be made before 12:00 noon on each Hong Kong business day (not available on mainland China holidays) Holiday If the value date or maturity date of the transaction falls on a Hong Kong or mainland China holiday, it will be delayed to the next business day which is not a holiday in Hong Kong and mainland China. Notes: (1) Participating AIs are required to have signed with the HKMA the Master Sale and Repurchase Agreement for the provision of liquidity assistance including lender-of-last-resort support and RMB liquidity facility.

3. Intraday Repo Banks eligible(1) AIs participating in RMB business (Participating AIs) Eligible collateral • Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBN) • HKSAR Government bonds (HKGB) • RMB denominated debt securities issued in Hong Kong by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (CMOF) and policy banks of the People’s Republic of China, including Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Development Bank, and Export and Import Bank of China • RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2 June 2016 (ISIN: XS1425436729) • USD denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by the CMOF on 2 November 2017 (ISIN: XS1706605109 and XS1706605281) Haircut on eligible collateral • EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) • RMB denominated debt securities issued by PBOC, CMOF and China policy banks: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2% • CMOF bonds denominated in USD: 2% per year of remaining maturity, minimum 2%, plus 2% (for cross-currency haircut) Interest rate • Average of the most recent 3 TMA overnight CNH HIBOR fixings, inclusive of the fixing on the same day (or the average of the nearest 3 preceding fixings if there is no fixing on the same day), subject to a minimum of 0% • To be charged based on the actual time used during the day on a per minute basis Mode of operation • Participating AIs may initiate intraday repo transactions with the HKMA via the CMU Member Terminal (CMT) • Intraday repo not repaid before the end of an operating day (i.e. 5:00 am the next calendar day) will be converted into overnight repo, and subject to full overnight interest charge. Interest charge on the relevant intraday repo will be waived. The converted overnight repo should be repaid before 2:00 pm on the next operating day, except for Saturdays and Sundays. (See details in operating procedures of the CMU (2)) Operating hours On each operating day of RMB RTGS which spans from 8:30 am to 5:00 am the next calendar day, except for Saturdays and Sundays Interest payment Interest will be debited from the Participating AIs’ RMB RTGS accounts held with the Clearing Bank after the end of an operating day on which the Participating AIs repurchase the securities. Note: (1) Participating AIs are required to have signed a bilateral Master Sale and Repurchase Agreement with the HKMA. (2) CMU operating procedures include CMU Reference Manual and relevant circulars issued by the HKMA from time to time.