香港在建设国际黄金交易中心的道路上又迈出一步，此前已确认相关协议，将推动黄金精炼厂在香港本地化生产。
Hong Kong has taken another step towards building itself into an international gold trading hub, after confirming deals that will see gold refineries localise production in the city.
分析人士认为，本地精炼厂的加入将使香港形成完整的黄金交易生态系统，增强外界对香港有能力成为值得信赖的全球黄金金库的信心。
The addition of the local refineries will allow Hong Kong to form a complete gold trading ecosystem, boosting belief in the city’s ability to become a trusted global gold vault, according to analysts.
上海金融咨询公司Integrity的顾问丁海峰表示：“香港不再需要依赖内地精炼厂来处理这种贵金属，这让全球黄金枢纽的构想正逐步落到实处。”
“Hong Kong has been substantiating the idea of a global gold hub now that it no longer needs mainland-based refineries to process the precious metal,” said Ding Haifeng, a consultant at Shanghai-based financial advisory firm Integrity.
“香港的金融体系与内地对实物黄金的需求相结合，极有可能催生一个全球黄金金库，并可能成为关键的定价市场。”周四，引进重点企业办公室（OASES）——一个负责为香港引进具有战略重要性企业的政府机构——与总部位于瑞士的Valcambi以及中国企业金点国际签署协议，将在香港建立本地黄金精炼厂。
“A marriage between Hong Kong’s financial system and the mainland’s demand for physical gold is highly likely to give birth to a global gold vault, which could become a key market for price setting.”On Thursday, the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) – a government unit tasked with attracting companies of strategic importance to Hong Kong – signed agreements with Swiss-based Valcambi and Chinese firm Point Gold International to establish local gold refineries in the city.
这些协议是香港更广泛举措的一部分，目标是在三年内将黄金储存能力提升至2000吨以上。
The deals are part of a wider push by Hong Kong to raise its gold storage capacity to more than 2,000 tonnes within three years.
香港此前侧重于加工贸易——将黄金原料运往内地精炼，然后再转口——但现在正转向储存成品黄金。
The city previously focused on the processing trade – shipping gold materials to the mainland for refining, before re-exporting them – but is now moving into storing finished gold products.
最新协议达成仅两周前，财经事务及库务局局长许正宇访问了包括Valcambi在内的三家瑞士精炼厂，香港正积极争取全球领先的黄金加工商。
The latest deals came just two weeks after Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu visited three Swiss refineries, including Valcambi, as Hong Kong courts the world’s leading gold processors.
香港的最终目标是打造一个广泛的黄金生态系统，以吸引全球交易商、加工商、消费者甚至各国央行，同时增强其在交易、清算和储存方面的能力。
The city ultimately aims to create a broad gold ecosystem that can attract global traders, processors, consumers and even central banks, as it strengthens its capabilities across trading, clearing and storage.
五月，辉表示，黄金可能成为传统金融与新兴金融之间的“潜在桥梁”，他设想将开展更多衍生品交易，例如通过区块链进行代币化黄金交易。
In May, Hui said gold could serve as a “potential bridge” between conventional and new forms of finance, as he envisioned more derivative trading, such as tokenised gold trading via the blockchain.
七月，香港的新黄金清算与结算系统“贵金属中央结算”开始试运行，行政长官李家超将这一举措描述为香港实现黄金枢纽雄心的里程碑。
In July, Hong Kong’s new gold clearing and settlement system, Precious Metals Central Clearing, began trial operations, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu describing the move as a milestone for the city’s gold hub ambitions.
纽约和伦敦目前被公认为世界领先的黄金储备中心。过去十年来，中国也一直在上海自由化其黄金市场，吸引更多国际投资者买卖上海黄金交易所上市的金条。
New York and London are currently recognised as the world’s leading gold vaults. Over the past decade, China has also been liberalising its gold market in Shanghai, inviting more international investors to buy and sell bullion listed on the Shanghai Gold Exchange.
分析人士表示，香港将自身打造为全球黄金交易中心的推动，也与北京多元化外汇储备的举措相一致，后者越来越多地购买黄金。
Hong Kong’s push to transform itself into a global gold trading hub also aligns with Beijing’s diversification of its foreign reserves, which has seen it increasingly buy gold, according to analysts.
官方数据显示，中国人民银行，即中国中央银行，在九月连续第23个月增加黄金储备，总量达到7747万金衡盎司（2400吨）。
Official data showed that the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, increased its bullion holdings for the 23rd consecutive month in September, bringing the total to 77.47 million troy ounces (2,400 tonnes).