Ministry of Finance to issue first batch of renminbi treasury bonds in HK

BEIJING - The Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that it will issue this year's first batch of renminbi-denominated treasury bonds in Hong Kong on March 13.

The scale of the bonds will be 12 billion yuan (about $1.69 billion), the ministry said.

Specific issuance arrangements will be announced on the website of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Central Moneymarkets Unit, according to the ministry.