March 5 (Reuters) - Haitong Securities Co Ltd :
* SAYS TO ISSUE FIRST TRANCHE OF 2018 3-YEAR BONDS WORTH UP TO 3.0 BILLION YUAN ($473.91 million) Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2D2jXhm Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.3303 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom)