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Article: Hong Kong, Shanghai sign pact on digital trade finance, cross-border data link

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Hong Kong and Shanghai have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on digital trade finance and cross-border data integration. The agreement aims to promote digitized trade finance, specifically exploring electronic bills of lading to replace paper documents.

A key objective is to facilitate the connection of mainland China's trade data with the international ecosystem through Hong Kong. This will involve using platforms like the HKMA's Commercial Data Interchange and CargoX to study electronic trade data flow.

The main topics covered are financial cooperation between Hong Kong and Shanghai, the digitization of trade finance, and cross-border data linkage initiatives.

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https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3345160/hong-kong-shanghai-sign-pact-digital-trade-finance-cross-border-data-link?utm_source=rss_feed

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Tech - South China Morning Post

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2026-03-02 10:55

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2026-03-04 14:29

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2026-03-04 15:26

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Hong Kong, Shanghai sign pact on digital trade finance, cross-border data link
‘This marks an important milestone in the collaboration on financial innovation between Shanghai and Hong Kong,’ HKMA’s Howard Lee says
“This marks an important milestone in the collaboration on financial innovation between Shanghai and Hong Kong, and underscores the joint commitment to strengthen collaboration between the two jurisdictions in digitised cargo trade and finance,” HKMA deputy chief executive Howard Lee Tat-chi said.
The MOU, according to Lee, would help the three signatories explore and promote digitised trade finance, as well as facilitate the integration of mainland China’s cargo and trade data with the international data ecosystem via Hong Kong.
Under the agreement, Hong Kong and Shanghai will explore using electronic bills of lading instead of traditional paper documents, while the electronic trade data will be studied via the HKMA’s Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) and CargoX.