List of abbreviations used in this Disclosure
AI Authorized Institution
BCP Business Continuity Plan
BIS Bank for International Settlements
BO Banking Ordinance
CB Clearing Bank
CCDC China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd.
CCP Central Counterparty
CHATS Clearing House Automated Transfer System
CIBM China Interbank Bond Market
CIPS Cross-Border Interbank Payment System
CMT CMU Member Terminals
CMU Central Moneymarkets Unit
CMUP Central Moneymarkets Unit Processor
CPMI Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures
CPSS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (name
changed to CPMI from 1 September 2014)
CSD Central Securities Depository
CSSO Clearing and Settlement Systems Ordinance (retitled as
PSSVFO from 13 November 2015)
DvP Delivery versus Payment
EFBN Exchange Fund Bills and Notes
EFO Exchange Fund Ordinance
FID Financial Infrastructure Department
FMIs Financial Market Infrastructures
FMIO Financial Market Infrastructures Oversight
FMIS Financial Market Infrastructure Service Division
FTS File Transfer Service
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
HKCC HKFE Clearing Corporation Limited
HKICL Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited
HKMA Hong Kong Monetary Authority
HKSCC Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited
HSBC The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
ICSD International Central Securities Depository
KSD Korea Securities Depository
LC Licensed Corporation
MPF Mandatory Provident Fund
OTC Clear OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited
PBOC People’s Bank of China
PFMI Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures
PSSVFO Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance
PvP Payment versus Payment
RD Recognized Dealer
RMB Renminbi
RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement
SEOCH SEHK Options Clearing House Limited
SFC Securities and Futures Commission
SHCH Shanghai Clearing House
SI Settlement Institution
SSS Securities Settlement System
