[Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Issues HK$12 Billion Public Digital Bonds, Setting a Global Record for Largest Scale to Date] Odaily Planet Daily News – The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited announced its first issuance of HK$12 billion in public digital bonds, comprising three tranches: HK$6 billion in 2-year bonds, HK$2.5 billion in 5-year bonds, and RMB 3 billion in 3-year bonds. Among them, the 5-year Hong Kong dollar bonds represent the longest maturity period for Hong Kong dollar digital bonds ever issued. Reportedly, this issuance marks the largest-scale digital bond issuance globally to date. The Mortgage Corporation has also become the first public institution in Hong Kong to issue digital bonds. These bonds will be generated on a distributed ledger technology platform, operated by the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU), which also serves as the settlement and clearing system for the digital bonds. (Hong Kong SAR Government Press Release)