Bond Connect: sounds good, but won't be easy

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Bond Connect: sounds good, but won't be easy

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Ever since the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect initiative on November 17 last year, there has been market chatter about setting up a similar Through Train to connect debt markets. This week saw Charles Li, the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), confirm this intention at a media event, but market participants warn that doing so will not be as easy as simply copying the Stock Connect model.

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