The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) reminds market participants that with effect from 15 March 2017, reporting will be required for reportable short positions in all Designated Securities eligible for short selling specified by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Note 1). This follows the completion of a two-month pilot test of the Short Position Reporting Service (Note 2).
The FAQs on the SFC's website have been updated to provide further clarification of short position reporting requirements relating to Designated Securities with multiple-currency counters (Note 3).
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Notes:
- Please refer to the press release issued on 30 September 2016 for details.
- Please refer to Question E5 of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Short Position Reporting published in the “Regulatory functions – Market infrastructure and trading – Short position reporting” section of the SFC website for detailed arrangements.
- Please refer to Questions B9 and B10 of the FAQs.
