亞投行行長金立羣:已有57成員國 還有30國正申請加入

There are more than 30 countries waiting to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in addition to its 57 founding members, the bank's president Jin Liqun said on Friday.

亞洲基礎設施投資銀行行長金立羣上週五表示，除了已有的57個創始成員國，目前還有30個國家正在申請加入。

The AIIB is now working on accepting new members, Jin Liqun said at the Boao Forum for Asia on the Chinese island province of Hainan. "I think the new member issue will be solved before the end of this year," he said.

金立羣在中國海南省舉辦的博鰲亞洲論壇上透露，亞投行在努力接納一些新成員。他說："我認爲今年年底之前會有新成員的消息"。

A not-for-profit multilateral development bank initiated by China, the AIIB was officially established in December and it started operating in January. It is due to unveil its first projects in the first half of this year.

亞投行是中國倡議成立的非營利性多邊開發銀行，於去年12月正式成立，今年1月開始運營。按照計劃，在今年上半年，該銀行將會推出首個項目。

Existing financial institutions can not fully meet every nation's infrastructure and other demands, so new ones like the AIIB will be a great help, Jin said.

金立羣表示，現有的金融機構無法完全滿足各國基礎設施建設等方面的需求，新增一些類似亞投行的機構實際是好事。

The bank chief also said it is possible for China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to become a member as a sub-sovereign government, based on the bank's articles of agreement. Hong Kong representatives have been involved in the AIIB negotiations as part of the Chinese delegation.

這位銀行行長還表示，根據該行的協議條款，中國香港特別行政區以亞主權政府的身份作爲其中的一個成員是有可能的。香港代表作爲中國代表團的一部分一直參與了亞投行的相關談判。

As a major international banking center, Hong Kong will have a significant role to play, Jin said.

金立羣表示，作爲世界上一個主要的國際金融中心，香港將會起到至關重要的作用。