Hong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large economy running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar. This volume explores the origins and persistence of this system, presenting the viewpoint of several of the main protagonists in the operation of the currency...

Gary Burn examines how in 1950s London, City bankers invented a new form of money and escaped offshore, beyond the jurisdiction of monetary authority. This is the story of the Eurodollar and the re-emergence of global capital. It tells how the City discarded sterling and reclaimed its historic...

1. Hong Kong as an international financial center -- 2. Hong Kong's financial center and China's development -- 3. International Financial Centers and offshore finance -- 4. Hong Kong as an offshore RMB business center -- 5. Development of other RMB business offshore centers -- 6. Offshore RMB...

1. Introduction -- 2. Gold property and gold market mechanism -- 3. In-depth interview on topical issues in the gold market of Hong Kong -- 4. Gold market and impact factors analysis -- 5. Internationalization of RMB and Hong Kong as an offshore market -- 6. Hong Kong gold market and its...