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Hong Kong to cut capital charges on loans to Northern Metropolis university towns

Headline via South China Morning Post · first report 10 Nov, 17:33 IST, latest 10 Nov, 17:33 IST

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What we know

So far only South China Morning Post has reported this (10 Nov, 17:33 IST). It will be marked Verified when a second, independent news organisation reports it. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report10 Nov, 17:33 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 17:33 IST
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Hong Kong’s de facto central bank plans to introduce legislative amendments in the first quarter of next year to lower the capital costs for banks lending to local tertiary institutions, in a bid to speed up development of the university towns in the Northern…

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