Norton Rose Fulbright and Allen & Overy had the lead roles on the Hong Kong’s $1 billion Islamic bonds offer, the first issued by the Chinese special administrative region.

The five-year, dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, or sukuk, are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Bursa Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur and Nasdaq Dubai. According to a statement from the Hong Kong government, the notes were 4.7 times oversubscribed.