China's Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said that it will issue this year's second batch of renminbi-denominated treasury bonds in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 22.

The scale of the bonds will be 15.5 billion yuan (about 2.26 billion U.S. dollars), according to a statement released by the ministry.

Specific issuance arrangements will be announced on the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Central Moneymarkets Unit website, according to the ministry.