The issue circular contains the final terms and conditions of a particular series of retail green bonds and must be read in conjunction with HKSAR Government’s programme circular (as amended or supplemented from time to time) relating to retail green bond issuances under the GSBP*(the programme circular). Full information on HKSAR Government, the Government Sustainable Bond Programme* and the retail green bond issuances under it, and a particular series of retail green bonds is only available by reading both the relevant issue circular and the programme circular.
The Government will only publish electronic versions of the programme circular and issue circular, and will not provide printed copies of these two circulars for the offering of retail green bonds. You can view the electronic versions of the programme circular here and issue circular below.
In applying for the retail green bonds, you will be required to make a series of confirmations and acknowledgements. These are set out in the issue circular. In particular, you are deemed to confirm that you are not located within the United States or Canada and are not a U.S. Person within the meaning of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (which includes any person resident in the United States and any partnership or corporation organised or incorporated under the laws of the United States) or a resident of Canada; and you are not acting as an agent of a U.S. Person or a resident of Canada.
Retail Green Bonds Due 2026 (Issue No. 03GR2610R; Stock Code 4273)
<<Issue Circular for the retail green bonds dated 18 September 2023>> (Read in conjunction with programme circular dated 18 September 2023)
Retail Green Bonds Due 2025 (Issue No. 03GR2505R; Stock Code 4252)
<<Issue Circular for the retail green bonds dated 26 April 2022>> (Read in conjunction with programme circular dated 26 April 2022)
* The Government Green Bond Programme has been renamed as the Government Sustainable Bond Programme with effect from 10 May 2024.