Building a World Top Green and Sustainable Bond Hub

37 Abbreviations ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CASG Cross-Agency Steering Group CBI Climate Bonds Initiative CBS Climate Bond Standard CGT Common Ground Taxonomy CSRC China Securities Regulatory Commission ESG Environmental, Social, and Governance FSDC Financial Service and Development Council GBP Green Bonds Principles GGFI Global Green Finance Index GSS+ Green, Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-linked and Transition Bonds HKEX Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited HKIB Hong Kong Institute of Bankers HKIMR Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research HKMA Hong Kong Monetary Authority HKQAA Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency HKSAR Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKUST The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST(GZ) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) ICMA International Capital Market Association IPO Initial Public Offering IPSF International Platform on Sustainable Finance NDRC National Development and Reform Commission PBoC People’s Bank of China RQFII Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor SFC Securities and Futures Commission STAGE Sustainable and Green Exchange