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Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong: Consensus Reached On Inclusion Of WVR Companies In Southbound Trading Of Stock Connect

Date 09/12/2018

To further enhance the mutual market access programme between Mainland China and Hong Kong and promote the coordinated development of the Mainland and Hong Kong capital markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong jointly announce that they have reached a consensus on the detailed arrangement for the inclusion of companies with weighted voting rights in Southbound Trading of Stock Connect.

The three exchanges will promptly work on formulating relevant rules, and will announce them to the market after completing the necessary procedures. It is expected that the new rules will be implemented in mid-2019