Renminbi Liquidity Facility Expansion of Collateral

1 June 2016
The Chief Executive
All Authorized Institutions
Dear Sir/Madam,
Renminbi (RMB) Liquidity Facility – Expansion of Collateral The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that the list of eligible collateral for the RMB Liquidity Facility will be expanded to include the RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China on 2 June 2016 with an issuance size of RMB3 billion and a 3-year tenor. This new arrangement will take effect from 2 June 2016. 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, Henry Cheng Executive Director (Monetary Management) Encl.

Annex
Terms and Conditions of Overnight RMB Liquidity Facility Banks eligible(1) AIs participating in RMB business (Participating AIs) Eligible collateral

• Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBN)
• HKSAR Government bonds (HKGB)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by the Ministry of Finance of
  the People’s Republic of China (CMOF)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2 June 2016
  (ISIN: XS1425436729)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by 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 Haircut on collateral
• EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for
  cross-currency haircut)
• CMOF and China policy bank bonds: 2% per year of remaining maturity,
  minimum 2%
  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
  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.

Terms and Conditions of One-day and One-week RMB Liquidity Facility (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 bonds issued in Hong Kong by the Ministry of
  Finance of the People’s Republic of China (CMOF)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2
  June 2016 (ISIN: XS1425436729)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by 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 Haircut on eligible collateral
• EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for
  cross-currency haircut)
• CMOF and China policy bank bonds: 2% per year of remaining maturity,
  minimum 2%
  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

Terms and Conditions of Intraday RMB Liquidity Facility Banks eligible(1) AIs participating in RMB business (Participating AIs) Eligible collateral

• Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBN)
• HKSAR Government bonds (HKGB)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by the Ministry of
  Finance of the People’s Republic of China (CMOF)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in London by the CMOF on 2 June
  2016 (ISIN: XS1425436729)
• RMB denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong by 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 Haircut on eligible collateral
• EFBN and HKGB: 2% per year of remaining maturity, plus 2% (for
  cross-currency haircut)
• CMOF and China policy bank bonds: 2% per year of remaining
  maturity, minimum 2%
  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. (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.