A major reform of the securities and futures markets was announced in the budget as part of ongoing efforts to maintain hong kong as the pre - eminent financial services centre in east asia and to strengthen hong kong s markets in the wake of the asian financial crisis 本港一直努力不懈，采取各种措施，包括在财政预算案公布证券及期货市场进行重大改革，以维持香港作为东亚地区卓越金融服务中心的地位，并在亚洲金融危机过后巩固本港的证券及期货市场。
