Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) held a ceremony this morning (Wednesday) to mark its first trading day of the Year of the Rooster.

Below are photos showing some highlights of the ceremony.

Professor K C Chan, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (front row, centre, left), and HKEX Chairman C K Chow (front row, centre, right) strike the gong to open securities trading at HKEX's ceremony to mark its first trading day of the current Lunar New Year.

HKEX Chairman C K Chow welcomes guests to HKEX's ceremony to mark its first trading day of the current Lunar New Year.

Professor K C Chan, Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, delivers his remarks at HKEX's ceremony to mark its first trading day of the current Lunar New Year.

Members of the Chinese drum team from Hong Kong's Ying Wa Primary School, The Thunder-Makers, perform at HKEX's ceremony to mark its first trading day of the current Lunar New Year.

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li greets Loong Ping-tong, who is over 92 years old and has been trading in the trading floor since 2 April 1986 when the unified Stock Exchange first began trading at Exchange Square.

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