John Lee may grow the city’s gold reserves.

Adding bullion, not just trading it, hedges against foreign payment freezes.

Vaulted gold cannot be frozen by a foreign decision, the lesson reserve managers drew from 2022 asset seizures.

The plan slots into Beijing’s five-year strategy, with the city’s own share unclear.

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caixinglobal.com
frames gold vault as strategic response to Asia's outsized global gold demand and Hong Kong's offshore yuan hub role, links to Exchange Fund reserve increases

Sources: caixinglobal.com