General information ‒ Hong Kong ‒ China Connect securities
CBL-eligible security types
- China A-shares and ETFs via Stock Connect (North Bound)
- Constituent shares of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSZ) A Share Index and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) Composite Index which have a market capitalisation of RMB5 billion or above and meet certain liquidity criteria etc.;
- SSE/SZSE-listed shares of companies which have issued both A shares and H shares, except the following:
- Shares which are not traded in RMB;
- Shares which are under risk alert;
- Eligible SSE-listed ETFs and SZSE-listed ETFs for North Bound Trading.
- China Bonds via Bond Connect (North Bound)
- Government bonds;
- Policy bonds;
- Enterprise bonds;
- Financial bonds;
- Agency, ABS, MTN bonds etc.
Depository
Citibank N.A. (Hong Kong branch)
50/F, Champion Tower
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
Cash correspondent details
Currency: Offshore Chinese Renminbi (CNY)a | ||
CCB name: | Bank of China (Hong Kong)bc | Bank of China (Frankfurt) |
CBL account: | 01287560120489 | 9700239431 |
SWIFT address: | BKCHHKHH | BKCHDEFFCLR |
CCB name: | ICBC Singapore Branchcd | Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong |
CBL account: | 6103020000000009962 | 44709447259 |
SWIFT address: | ICBKSGSGCLR | SCBLHKHHXXX |
| Currency: | Hong Kong Dollar HKD |
| CCB name: | Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong |
| CBL account: | 44709447240 |
| SWIFT address: | SCBLHKHHXXX |
a. Clearstream Banking provides settlement services for Offshore CNY only. Clearstream Banking does not maintain a CNY cash account in mainland China and does not support the conversion of CNY between Hong Kong and mainland China.
b. In compliance with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), if no BIC exists or none is available for entry in field :50A: of the cash instruction, then the sender’s name, account number and full address must be provided in field :50K:; otherwise, STP cannot be guaranteed and there is a risk of incurring eventual charges.
c. Customers' withdrawal instructions will be automatically routed according to the destination of the funds:
- ICBC Singapore Branch will be responsible for processing all payments made to beneficiary accounts in Singapore; and
- Bank of China Hong Kong will be responsible for processing all payments made to beneficiary accounts located in Hong Kong and the rest of the world.
d. For more information on Disclosure Requirements please refer to the Creation Link Guide section under Other Services, Disclosure Requirements.