Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. Overview -- A. Introduction -- II. Legal and Regulatory Framework -- A. Legal Tradition -- B. English Translation -- C. Legislative Structure -- D. Hong Kong Bond Market Regulatory Structure -- E. Regulatory Framework for Debt Securities -- F. Debt Securities Issuance Regulatory Processes -- G. Continuous Disclosure Requirements in the Hong Kong Bond Market -- H. Self-Regulatory Organizations in the Hong Kong Bond Market -- I. Rules Related to Licensing and Trading Conventions -- J. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Rules Related to Bond Listing, Disclosure, and Trading -- K. Market Entry Requirements (Nonresidents) -- L. Market Exit Requirements (Nonresidents) -- M. Regulations and Limitations Relevant for Nonresidents -- N. Regulations on Credit Rating Agencies -- III. Characteristics of the Hong Kong Bond Market -- A. Definition of Securities -- B. Types of Bonds and Notes -- C. Money Market Instruments -- D. Segmentation of the Market -- E. Methods of Issuing Bonds and Notes (Primary Market) -- F. Governing Law and Jurisdiction (Bond and Note Issuance) -- G. Language of Documentation and Disclosure Items -- H. Registration of Debt Securities -- I. Listing of Debt Securities -- J. Methods of Trading Bonds and Notes (Secondary Market) -- K. Bond and Note Pricing -- L. Transfers of Interest in Bonds and Notes -- M. Market Participants -- N. Definition of Professional Investors -- O. Credit Rating Requirements -- P. Market Features for Investor Protection -- Q. Bond Trustee or Fiscal Agent Structure -- R. Meeting of Bondholders -- S. Bankruptcy Procedures -- T. Event of Default and Cross-Default -- IV. Bond and Note Transactions and Trading Market Infrastructure -- A. Trading of Bonds and Notes -- B. Trading Platforms.
