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Hong Kong and Shanghai sign gold trading agreement
By Luo Weiteg
China Daily, Beijing
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Shanghai signed a cooperation agreement on Monday to foster gold trading, putting flesh on the bones of a coordinated push to elevate China's two major financial centers in the global gold market.
Officials and industry experts said they expect the deal to promote long-term interconnectivity opportunities, with a more integrated renminbi-based Asian gold market in the making.
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The agreement was signed by Christopher Hui Ching-yu, the HKSAR's secretary for financial services and the treasury, and Yu Wenjian, chairman of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, on the opening day of the 19th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, marking "a defining milestone" in the development of the HKSAR's gold market.
The landmark deal comes at a critical juncture when "the strategic importance of gold has become even more pronounced amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary pressures and ongoing restructuring of the international monetary system," Hui said at the forum. ...
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