格隆汇9月18日｜香港《施政报告》提到，推动机管局及金融机构在港拓展黄金仓储，以3年超越2000吨 为目标。香港财经事务及库务局局长许正宇表示，机管局未来几年会把仓储量增至1500吨，此2000吨目 标包括机管局，亦包括金融机构。选址方面，金融机构须取决于自身需求，审视具体有什么地方适合。 如果有私人市场机构希望参与相关仓储工作，局方有相关专门同事及队伍协助促成。 许正宇说，会邀 请上金所参与结算系统，以及为日后可能互联互通作准备，但具体则要先把香港市场建立起来，否则很 难互联互通。上海本来是很成功的市场，但香港也可以作出互补，例如香港实行普通法，而且香港市场 对黄金需求很大。 另外，《施政报告》提到，将研究在合适的场景下以人民币支付政府开支。许正宇 解释，随着香港在国家的人民币角色愈来愈重要，与内地交往的契机加深，有很多事可用人民币支付。 同时，亦为日后相关港股纳入人民币柜台作准备，就印花税收人民币作安排，政府在不同渠道收人民币 后，需要配对如何去用的支付方案。他透露，目前香港特区政府以人民币支付的量不多，已实行的包括 政府在内地买服务时以人民币作支付，都是个别以相关交易及情况作安排。 ...

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