About HKEX Company

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the holding company of Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited, Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited and Hong Kong Central Clearing Limited. The market institutions under the Hong Kong Stock Exchange have successfully led the Hong Kong financial services industry from a locally-dominated market to become a central market for attracting investment funds from all over the world in Asia. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange was listed in June 2000 after the completion of the merger of Hong Kong's securities and futures markets. As a market-leading and responsible institution to shareholders, HKEx strives to seize business opportunities within Asia and around the world. The business operations of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange are carried out by a number of dedicated departments, which are directly supervised and overseen by management and the board of directors. The Board of Directors is the highest decision-making body and is responsible for formulating HKEx's goals, mission, strategies, policies and business plans, and overseeing management's implementation. HKEx is the operating agency and front-line regulator of Hong Kong's central securities and derivatives market. Its responsibilities include: supervising listed issuers; enforcing listing, trading and settlement rules; and providing services mainly to exchange and clearing house customers at the institutional level. Customers of exchanges and clearing houses include issuers and intermediaries that directly serve investors, such as - investment banks or sponsors, securities and derivatives brokers, custodian banks, and information providers. The services provided by the Exchange and Clearing include trading, settlement and settlement, depository and agent, and information services. Market supervision The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is committed to fulfilling its public responsibilities to ensure the fair and orderly operation of the market, and prudently managing risks to meet the public interest, particularly the interests of the investor community. HKEx is also committed to working closely with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), which is the main regulator of the Hong Kong securities and derivatives market and is an independent statutory body responsible for enforcing market legislation and promoting market development. Looking ahead and looking forward, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is a commercial institution that bears public responsibility. It is responsible for operating the central market at the same time, and the overall interests of the market must be carefully considered. Furthermore, its work must also help strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international financial center and keep pace with the country's future development. HKEx's mission statement for 2010 to 2012: To create and operate an active international public finance market in Hong Kong.