Bond link-up could debut before July 1

Key talks continue on moves to open up one of the world's biggest markets

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx) Chief Executive Li Xiaojia said on Wednesday that he hoped the much-awaited bond trading link between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong could be launched before July 1, as a fitting tribute to the 20th anniversary of the handover.

The stock exchange boss told the LME Asia Week conference in Hong Kong that he expected "more details" about the cross-border bond trading system to be disclosed in the coming weeks.