Hong Kong Green Finance Association shared with the Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) on 29 September that the mainland currently encourages local governments such as Shanghai and Huzhou to formulate green classification frameworks. If Hong Kong does not have its own classification framework, it will appear to be lagging behind. He believes that Hong Kong’s classification standards must cater to the needs of local and mainland issuers, otherwise the scope of classification may be narrow.

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Source: HKEJ