The government’s fiscal situation is tightening. The University of Hong Kong plans to issue $1 billion in bonds to raise funds.

WealthCoffee · 2026-04-05T11:45:56+00:00

Due to tightening public finance appropriations, The University of Hong Kong is actively shifting to capital markets for financing, signing a $1 billion medium-term note framework plan, and planning to issue bonds to professional investors, opening a precedent for bond financing by Hong Kong universities.

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2026-04-05 11:45:56

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【Caixin Net】 Due to tight public finance grants from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, The University of Hong Kong (hereinafter, “HKU”) is actively turning to the capital markets to seek new financing channels. On March 30, HKU signed a $1.0 billion medium-term note program framework and appointed HSBC and DBS Bank as arrangers, planning to issue bonds to professional investors, opening a precedent for Hong Kong universities to raise funds through market-based bond financing.

According to the medium-term note program framework for HKU obtained by Caixin (hereinafter, the “framework agreement”), HKU will issue medium-term notes from time to time, with a total size not exceeding $1.0 billion. Under this program, the notes will be offered and sold only to professional investors. However, this framework program did not disclose the bond interest rate, nor did it set out in detail the purposes of the financing. It only stated that the net proceeds will be used for purposes such as the purchase of properties, land, and equipment.

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