Hong Kong Budget 2025/2026: Key Highlights include 1) $1.2 Billion (HKD $10 Billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund, 2) Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest, 3) Will Enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS, 4) T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by End of 2025, 5) Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East, 6) Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong, 7) Flagship Bonds & Foreign Exchange Forum in 2025, 8) Inaugural Hong Kong Global Financial & Industry Summit in 2025
2nd March 2025 | Hong Kong
Hong Kong has released the budget proposal for 2025/2026, with key highlights – 1) $1.2 billion (HKD $10 billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund, 2) Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest, 3) Will enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS, 4) T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by end of 2025, 5) Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East, 6) Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong, 7) Flagship Bonds & Foreign Exchange Forum in 2025, 8) Inaugural Hong Kong Global Financial & Industry Summit in 2025. See below for key summary | View full speech here
“ Hong Kong Budget 2025/2026: Key Highlights include 1) $1.2 Billion (HKD $10 Billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund, 2) Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest, 3) Will Enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS, 4) T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by End of 2025, 5) Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East, 6) Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong, 7) Flagship Bonds & Foreign Exchange Forum in 2025, 8) Inaugural Hong Kong Global Financial & Industry Summit in 2025 “
Hong Kong Budget 2025/2026: Key Highlights include 1) $1.2 Billion (HKD $10 Billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund, 2) Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest, 3) Will Enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS, 4) T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by End of 2025, 5) Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East, 6) Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong, 7) Flagship Bonds & Foreign Exchange Forum in 2025, 8) Inaugural Hong Kong Global Financial & Industry Summit in 2025

Hong Kong Budget 2025/2026
1) Key Highlights
- $1.2 Billion (HKD $10 Billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund
- Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest
- Will Enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS
- T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by End of 2025
- Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East
- Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong
2) 2025 Hong Kong Events
- Family Office – 3rd Edition of Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit (Theme: Hong Kong of the World, for the World)
- Flagship Bonds & Foreign Exchange Forum in 2025
- Inaugural Hong Kong Global Financial & Industry Summit in 2025
- 10th Belt & Road Summit in 2025 September
3) Hong Kong Overview
- Hong Kong GDP +2.5% in 2024 & Forecast +2.9% from 2026 to 2029
- Hang Seng Index Increased +18% in 2024
- Residential Property Transactions +23% (53,000) & Residential Property Prices -7%, Non-Residential Market Flat in 2024
- $11.3 Billion (HKD 88 Billion) Raised in Hong Kong IPOs, Total Hong Kong Exchange Market Capitalization at $5.1 Trillion (HKD 40 Billion)
- $2.1 Trillion (HKD 17 Billion) Deposits in Hong Kong
- 470 Open-Ended Fund Companies
- 1,050 Registered Limited Partnership Funds
- New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme with 880+ Applications & $3.3 Billion (HKD 26 Billion) Expected Investments
- InvestHK Helped 160+ Family Offices Setup Operations or Businesses in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) Invested in 90+ Technology Enterprises with HKD 1 Invested Attracting HKD 4 Co-Investment
4) New on Capital Market, Investment, Wealth Management, Family Office, China & Hong Kong
- Promote Hong Kong Exchange IPO & ETF Listings to ASEAN & Middle East
- T+1 Trading Settlement Cycle by End of 2025
- Reduction in Trading Minimum Price Spreads in Mid-2025
- Implement Uncertificated Securities Market Regime
- Review Increase of Position Limits for Key Index Derivatives
- Review IPO Listing & Post-Listing Requirements & Processes
- HKEX Dedicated Technology Enterprises Channel (TECH) to Support Specialist Technology & Biotechnology Companies in Raising Capital, Listing & IPO
- Roadmap for Primary & Secondary Bond Markets, and Foreign Exchange Markets
- Research on Digital Bonds to Promote Adoption of Tokenisation
- Proposals on Preferential Tax for Funds, Single Family Offices & Private Equity Funds Carried Interest
- Submitted Bill for Companies to Re-Domicile to Hong Kong
- $1.2 Billion (HKD $10 Billion) Innovation & Technology Industry-Oriented Fund to Invest in Emerging & Future Industries of Strategic Importance
- $128 Million (HKD 1 Billion) to Setup Hong Kong AI Research & Development Institute
- $23 Million (HKD $180 Million) I&T Accelerator Pilot Scheme to Invest in Startups (1:1 Marching, Up to HKD 30 Million Each)
- Enhance RMB Liquidity, Infrastructure & Products
- Hong Kong Government Promotes Offshore RMB Yield Curve by Issuing RMB Bonds of Different Tenors, with Hong Kong RMB Clearing Bank Providing 24-Hour Clearing Service
- HKMA to Launch RMB Trade Financing Liquidity Facility (RMB 100 Billion)
- Implement RMB Trading Counter under Southbound Trading of Stock Connect
- Will Enhance Mutual Market Access (China & Hong Kong) for Offshore China Government Bond Futures, Block Trading of Stocks & REITS
- Strengthen Belt & Road (B&R) Initiative Project Matching, Including Focus on Green Development and I&T
- Working Group on Promoting Gold Market Development
- Promoting & Developing Insurance-Linked Securities with Pilot Scheme Extended by 3 Years
- Public Consultation on Full Portability of Mandatory Provident Fund
- Introduced Bill for Regulatory Regime for Issuers of Fiat-Referenced Stablecoins
- 2nd Policy Statement to be Released on Virtual Assets
- Promote e-Payment Between China & Hong Kong with Real-Time Services to Launch in Mid-2025
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