--- title: "3418.HK Flash News: Hong Kong Gold Central Clearing System Begins Trial Operation Today" type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42458752.md" description: "On July 7, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu stated that Hong Kong's Gold Central Clearing System began trial operation today, and they are considering developing new RMB gold futures contracts and providing tax incentives for gold trading to institutional investors. To support the launch of the new system and simultaneously activate the local gold futures market, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced an exemption of gold futures-related fees starting July 6, with the exemption period lasting one year..." datetime: "2026-07-07T02:42:03.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42458752.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/42458752.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/42458752.md) author: "[華夏基金香港](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/26497709.md)" --- # 3418.HK Flash News: Hong Kong Gold Central Clearing System Begins Trial Operation Today On July 7, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced that the Hong Kong Gold Central Clearing System began trial operations today, with considerations for developing new RMB gold futures contracts and providing tax incentives for institutional investors in gold trading. To support the launch of the new system and simultaneously activate the local gold futures market, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced the exemption of gold futures-related fees starting July 6 for a period of one year. $CAM DIGI GOLD(03418.HK) $ZIJIN MINING(02899.HK) $ZIJIN GOLD INTL(02259.HK) $SPDR Gold Shares(GLD.US) $Tesla(TSLA.US) $Micron Tech(MU.US)  Important Information about ChinaAMC Digital Gold ETF (3418 HK / 9418 HK / 83418 HK) Investment involves risks, including loss of principal. Past performance of the fund is not indicative of future returns. Investors should read the fund's constitutive documents and relevant product key facts statement before investing in the ChinaAMC Digital Gold ETF (the "Fund") to understand the fund's details and risk factors. You should not rely solely on this material to make any investment decisions. Investors should note: • The Fund aims to provide (before fees and expenses) investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the LBMA Gold Price AM (the "Benchmark"). • The Fund will primarily invest in gold bars. The Fund is exposed to investment risks, gold market and concentration risks, risks related to the LBMA Gold Price AM, gold custody and safekeeping risks (custody risk, unallocated account risk, insurance risk), reliance on gold dealer risk, and termination risk. • The Fund adopts passive management and is exposed to passive investment risk and tracking error risk. • Although the Fund's base currency is USD, listed share classes may also be traded in HKD and RMB, and there are non-listed share classes denominated in currencies other than the Fund's base currency. Therefore, the Fund is exposed to foreign exchange risk and RMB currency and conversion risk (if applicable). • The Custodian, Sub-Custodian, Gold Custodian, and Gold Dealer (also acting as Tokenization Agent) are all subsidiaries of Standard Chartered Group Limited, thus the Fund is exposed to reliance on the same group risk. • Listed and non-listed share classes are subject to different pricing and trading arrangements. Due to differences in fees and costs, the net asset value per share of each class may differ. Investors in non-listed share classes may be at an advantage or disadvantage compared to investors in listed share classes. • The Fund's tokenized non-listed share classes are exposed to blockchain technology risk, digital asset security risk, cybersecurity risk, latency risk, regulatory risk, potential challenges in applying existing laws, operational and technological risks, and risks associated with virtual asset trading platforms. • The Fund's listed share classes are exposed to multiple counter trading risk, risk arising from different trading and opening hours between the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the London Bullion Market, and reliance on market maker risk. Sources: 1. Wall Street News Flash, July 7, 2026, https://wallstreetcn.com/livenews/3129643 Unless otherwise specified, sources are from ChinaAMC (HK), Bloomberg, as of July 7, 2026. Investment involves risks, including the possible loss of principal. Any forecasts, outlooks, or opinions expressed herein are for your reference only and are not guaranteed. The information contained in this document reflects market conditions and our views as of the date of publication and is subject to change without notice. The issuer of this material is China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited. This material has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. 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