Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government’s appointment of Anita Fung Yuen-mei and Rafael Gil-Tienda and the reappointment of John Barrie Harrison and Margaret Leung Ko May-yee to its Board of Directors.

The terms of Ms Fung, Mr Gil-Tienda, Mr Harrison and Mrs Leung will begin at the conclusion of HKEx's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 29 April 2015 and will end at the conclusion of the AGM in 2017.

Stephen Hui Chiu-chung and Michael Lee Tze-hau will retire from the Board after the conclusion of the AGM on 29 April 2015.

"We welcome the appointment of Ms Fung and Mr Gil-Tienda and the reappointment of Mr Harrison and Mrs Leung.  They bring a wide range of knowledge in business and financial services which will benefit the future development of the Company," said HKEx Chairman C K Chow.

"On behalf of HKEx, I would like to thank Mr Hui and Mr Lee for their contributions to HKEx over the past six years.  Both of them have made significant contributions to our growth strategy," said Mr Chow.

HKEx's Board consists of 13 Directors, six elected by shareholders, six appointed by the Government, and the Chief Executive of HKEx, who is an ex-officio member.  The Government-appointed Directors are appointed by the Financial Secretary pursuant to Section 77 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Biographical information of Anita Fung Yuen-mei and Rafael Gil-Tienda is available in HKEx's announcement about changes in its directorate published today.

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