HKREITA Members Attend Seminar on Collaborative Development of Mainland and Hong Kong Financial Markets

Hong Kong REITS Association (HKREITA) was invited to attend the seminar on collaborative development of Mainland and Hong Kong financial markets organised by the HKSAR Government at Central Government Offices today (Tuesday) to discuss the cooperation between the financial markets in the Mainland and Hong Kong.

HKREITA members joined over a hundred of market practitioners from the financial sector to attend the seminar. They discussed the five measures announced by the China Securities Regulatory Commission on 19 April to further expand the mutual access between the capital markets of the Mainland and Hong Kong.

During the discussion session hosted by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui, Nicholas Allen, Chairman of Link Asset Management Limited, a founding corporate member of HKREITA, welcomed the latest initiative to include the real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Stock Connect regime. He added that HKREITA has been laying out plans to foster market development and investor education in both the Mainland and Hong Kong markets to encourage wider participation in the scheme.

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About Hong Kong REITS Association (HKREITA)

HKREITA is a collaborative platform of the city's real estate investment trusts (REITs) sector. The association brings together REIT managers, industry practitioners and professionals working in the REIT sector who share the association’s vision to jointly promote the overall development of the REIT market in Hong Kong. HKREITA seeks to pool ideas and to serve as the representative voice of the REIT sector in Hong Kong, and works closely with policymakers and other stakeholders to boost Hong Kong's position in the global REIT market.

For details, please visit hkreita.com