1 benefits of a us dollar clearing system enhance hong kong’s financial infrastructure –help to...
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Benefits of a US Dollar Clearing System
Enhance Hong Kong’s financial infrastructure– help to develop the markets in US dollar denominated
equities and debt securities in Hong Kong– attract US dollar denominated trades in the Region to
settle in Hong Kong
Enhance settlement efficiency and reduce settlement risk– PvP link with Hong Kong dollar– DvP for US dollar denominated securities– US dollar paper cheque clearing facilities
Annex
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Contractual Framework
HKMA
HSBC
HKICL
Appoints HSBC to be the settlement institution for a franchise period of 5 years
Appoints HKICL as its clearing agent during the franchise period
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Settlement Structure
HSBC
PB PB PB PB
Settlement Institution
PB = Participating BankIP = Indirect Participants
IP IPIP IP IPIP IP IPIP IP IPIP
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Clearing Facilities
US dollar RTGS - US dollar payment settled in real-time across the book of the settlement institution will be final and irrevocable.
US dollar cheque clearing - US dollar cheques settled on a next day and multilateral netting basis.
PvP settlement for Hong Kong dollar / US dollar foreign exchange transactions through linkages with the Hong Kong dollar clearing system.
DvP settlement for US dollar denominated debt securities and shares through linkages with respective clearing houses, e.g. CCASS and CMU.
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Implementation Timetable
CHATS with overdraft facilities but without August 2000 CMUP interface
ECG clearing for CCASS items August 2000
Payment vs. Payment September 2000
Paper cheque clearing December 2000
CMUP interface December 2000