According to arrangements made by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. (SEHK) for trading days in 2014 and 2015 and relevant regulations, China Investment Information Services Limited (CIIS) hereby releases an arrangement for trading days of Hong Kong Stock Connect in last 3 days of 2014 and the whole year of 2015 as follows:
I. CIIS will not provide services for Hong Kong Stock Connect from December 29 (Monday) to 31 (Wednesday), 2014.
II. CIIS will provide services for Hong Kong Stock Connect on SSE A-shares’ trading days in 2015 from January 1 (Thursday) to December 28 (Monday), 2015, except other special arrangements set for the following public holidays:
1. New Year’s Day: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from January 1 (Thursday) to 3 (Saturday), and the services will be provided as usual on January 5 (Monday). Besides, the market will close on the weekend on January 4 (Sunday).
2. Spring Festival: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from February 16 (Monday) to 24 (Tuesday), and the services will be provided as usual on February 25 (Wednesday). Besides, the market will close on the weekend on February 15 (Sunday) and 28 (Saturday).
3. Good Friday for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on April 3 (Friday).
4. Tomb Sweeping Day (Ching Ming Festival for HK): No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on April 5 (Sunday) and 6 (Monday). Besides, the market will close on the weekend on April 4 (Saturday).
5. The day following Easter Monday for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on April 7 (Tuesday), and the services will be provided as usual on April 8 (Wednesday).
6. Labor Day: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from May 1 (Friday) to 3 (Sunday), and the services will be provided as usual on May 4 (Monday).
7. The Birthday of Buddha for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on May 25 (Monday), and the services will be provided as usual on May 26 (Tuesday).
8. Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival for HK): No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from June 18 (Thursday) to 22 (Monday), and the services will be provided as usual on June 23 (Tuesday).
9. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on July 1 (Wednesday), and the services will be provided as usual on July 2 (Thursday).
10. The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on September 27 (Sunday) and 28 (Monday). Besides, the market will close on the weekend on September 26 (Saturday).
11. National Day: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from September 29 (Tuesday) to October 7 (Wednesday), and the services will be provided as usual on October 8 (Thursday). Besides, the market will close on the weekend on October 10 (Saturday).
12. Chung Yeung Festival for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect on October 21 (Wednesday), and the services will be provided as usual on October 22 (Thursday).
13. Christmas Day for HK: No services will be provided for Hong Kong Stock Connect from the afternoon of December 24 (Thursday) to December 25 (Friday), and the services will be provided as usual on December 28 (Monday).
III. CIIS will notify whether services for Hong Kong Stock Connect will be provided or not from December 29 (Tuesday) to 31 (Thursday), 2015 after a notice of arrangements for market closure for public holidays in 2016 is released by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
IV. Clearing and settlement issues for the trading of Hong Kong Stock Connect are carried out according to the arrangements of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp. Ltd.