On November 17, the opening ceremony for the pilot program of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is held both in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Han Zheng, Member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Party Chief of Shanghai, attended the ceremony in Shanghai. Xiao Gang, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Yang Xiong, Mayor of Shanghai, and Gui Minjie, Chairman of the Governors of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), delivered speeches.
Also attending the ceremony in Shanghai were Yao Gang, CSRC Vice Chairman, Wu Lijun, Chairman of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and heads of relevant ministries and commissions of the State Council, relevant departments of the National People's Congress and Shanghai Municipal Government, as well as representatives of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), the securities and futures regulatory systems and market institutions. Liu Xinhua, CSRC Vice Chairman, attended the opening ceremony held in Hong Kong.
Han Zheng and Xiao Gang strike the opening gong.