Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the Hong Kong dollar's peg to the U.S. dollar is crucial to the health of the Hong Kong economy.
"We will carefully watch developments in Asian financial markets, including that of Hong Kong," Kuroda told parliament.
Kuroda made the remark when asked by a ruling party lawmaker about U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Washington could review the Hong Kong currency's peg to the U.S. dollar.
(This story refiles to fix typo in lead)
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
