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Date Ref No. Subject Securities Market Data Derivatives Market Data Issuer News
OMD-C OG OMD-D OAPI IIS
27/12/2017 MDD/17/1581 OMD Operation Calendar, Index Feed Calendar and Trading Calendar 2018 of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
Enclosure 1 : Trading Calendar 2018 of HKEX
Enclosure 2 : OMD Operation Calendar 2018
Enclosure 3 : 2018 Index Feed Calendar

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22/12/2017 MDD/17/1601 Introduction of New Stock Option Classes and New Stock Futures Contracts
Enclosure 1 : MDD171601 - Participant Circulars
Enclosure 2 : MDD171601 Vendor Access Codes Confirmation Form

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19/12/2017 MDD/17/1597 Practice Session for the implementation of Orion Trading Platform for Securities Market (OTP-C)
Enclosure 1 : Participant circular (both Chinese and English)

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18/12/2017 MDD/17/1588 Planned Activities / Initiatives In Relation to Market Data Systems for 2018

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15/12/2017 MDD/17/1586 Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan
Enclosure 1 : MDD171586-Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan

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04/12/2017 MDD/17/1536 Narrowing Strike Intervals in Stock Index Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171536 - Participant Circular

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01/12/2017 MDD/17/1531 Licensing Streamline for Market Data Vendor Licensees and Market Data End-User Licensees
Enclosure 1 : Generic MOPP in new format -Real-Time Vendor
Enclosure 2 : Generic MOPP in new format -Delayed Vendor
Enclosure 3 : Generic MOPP in new format -End-User
Enclosure 4 : Generic Monthly Subscriber Report (Sec.)
Enclosure 5 : Generic Monthly Individual User Report (Sec.)

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30/11/2017 MDD/17/1510 Third Market Rehearsals for the implementation of Orion Trading Platform for Securities Market (OTP-C)
Enclosure 1 : MDD171510 - Participant Circular

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24/11/2017 MDD/17/1498 Introduction of Additional Long-dated Contract Months in Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures and Options - Update
Enclosure 1 : MDD171498 - Participant Circular

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23/11/2017 MDD/17/1496 Capital Adjustment of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Conditional Distribution
Enclosure 1 : MDD171496 - Final strike information for WHB Optio

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21/11/2017 MDD/17/1481 Capital Adjustment of SOHO China Ltd. Stock Futures Contracts - Special Interim Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171481 - Participant Circular

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21/11/2017 MDD/17/1476 IIS Automatic Line Reconnection Drill on 2 December 2017

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20/11/2017 MDD/17/1452 Mainland Market Data Hub ('MMDH') Site Failover Drill on 23 December 2017

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16/11/2017 MDD/17/1463 Narrowing Strike Intervals in Stock Index Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171463 - Participant Circular

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15/11/2017 MDD/17/1469 Capital Adjustment of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Conditional Distribution
Enclosure 1 : MDD171469 - Final strike information for WHL, WHA

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10/11/2017 MDD/17/1451 Potential Capital Adjustment of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Conditional Distribution
Enclosure 1 : MDD171451 - Participant Circular

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10/11/2017 MDD/17/1454 Arrangement for The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. Structured Products, Stock Futures and Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171454 - HKEX News Release

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01/11/2017 MDD/17/1423 Introduction of Additional Long-dated Contract Months in Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures and Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171423 - Participant Circular
Enclosure 2 : Long-Dated Contracts Questionnaire

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31/10/2017 FIN/17/002 Implementation of e-Demand Note

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31/10/2017 MDD/17/1403 HKEX Market Data Conference 2017 on 7 December 2017 in Shanghai, China
Enclosure 1 : HKEX Market Data Conference 2017 Booth Reservation

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26/10/2017 MDD/17/1397 Connectivity Session and Market Rehearsals for the implementation of Orion Trading Platform for Securities Market (OTP-C)
Enclosure 1 : MDD171397 - Participant Circular and Information Pack

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26/10/2017 MDD/17/1396 Introduction of the TSI Iron Ore Fines 62% Fe CFR China Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD171396 - Participant Circular

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26/10/2017 MDD/17/1376 HKATS and DCASS Upgrade - Provision of Canned data for Phase 1

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26/10/2017 MDD/17/1394 Invitation: Broker Gathering to Mark the End of Floor Trading on 27 October 2017 (Friday)
Enclosure 1 : Exchange Exhibition Hall Location Map

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23/10/2017 MDD/17/1363 Marketing Programmes relating to Stock Connect - Update

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20/10/2017 MDD/17/1384 Revision of Technical Document for Termination of Disseminating Northbound Daily Quota Balance (DQB) Information via the OMD Index Feed on OMD-C and MMDH on 30 October 2017
Enclosure 1 : OMD-C Interface Specifications (Version 1.22)
Enclosure 2 : OMD-C MMDH Interface Specifications (Version 1.20)

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20/10/2017 MDD/17/1378 Introduction of Additional Long-dated Contract Months in Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Futures and Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171378 - Participant Circular
Enclosure 2 : MDD171378 - Long-Dated Contracts Questionnaire

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13/10/2017 MDD/17/1360 Extension of the T+1 Session on Equity Index Futures to 1 AM Effective on 6 November 2017
Enclosure 1 : MDD171360 - Participant Circular

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03/10/2017 MDD/17/1308 Trading Discontinuation of Futures and Options on FIH Mobile Limited
Enclosure 1 : MDD171308 - Participant Circulars

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29/09/2017 MDD/17/1299 Termination of Disseminating Northbound Daily Quota Balance (DQB) Information via the OMD Index Feed on HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market & Index Datafeed Product (OMD-C) and Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH) on 30 October 2017

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28/09/2017 MDD/17/1298 Introduction of the TSI Iron Ore Fines 62% Fe CFR China Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD171298 - Participant Circular
Enclosure 2 : OMD-D Interface Specification v1.22
Enclosure 3 : MDD171298 AccessCodeForm - Iron Ore

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22/09/2017 MDD/17/1276 Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan
Enclosure 1 : MDD171276 - Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan (w.e.f. 21 September 2017)

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01/09/2017 MDD/17/1203 Suspension of the Trading of 5-year China Minisry of Finance Treasury Bond Futures Post-December 2017 Contract
Enclosure 1 : MDD171203 - Participant Circular

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30/08/2017 MDD/17/1188 Capital Adjustment of China Mobile Limited Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171188 - Final strike information for CHT Optio

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30/08/2017 MDD/17/1167 Capital Adjustment of SOHO China Ltd. Stock Futures Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171167 - Participant Circular

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17/08/2017 MDD/17/1139 Changes in the Constituent Universe of the Underlying Index of Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) Futures / Options and Mini HSCEI Futures and Options

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17/08/2017 MDD/17/1135 Capital Adjustment of Power Assets Holdings Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Interim Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171135 - Final strike information for HEH Optio

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15/08/2017 MDD/17/1123 Updates on Marketing Programme for New Derivatives Products

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14/08/2017 MDD/17/1129 Arrangement for China Mobile Structured Products, Stock Futures and Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171129 HKEX News Release

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14/08/2017 MDD/17/1121 Capital Adjustment of China Mobile Limited Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171121 - Participant Circular

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14/08/2017 MDD/17/1118 Annual Drill for Site Failure for IIS Systems Scheduled for 9 September 2017

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14/08/2017 MDD/17/1117 Consultation Conclusions on the Proposed After-Hours Trading
Enclosure 1 : MDD171117 - Participant Circular

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31/07/2017 MDD/17/1042 Trading Discontinuation of Futures on China Hongqiao Group Ltd
Enclosure 1 : MDD171042 - Participant Circular

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27/07/2017 MDD/17/1032 Arrangement for Power Assets Structured Products, Stock Futures and Options
Enclosure 1 : MDD171032 HKEX News Release

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27/07/2017 MDD/17/1026 Capital Adjustment of Power Assets Holdings Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Interim Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD171026 - Participant Circular

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26/07/2017 MDD/17/1030 Post Release Test (PRT) for Operating System (OS) Upgrade for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Derivatives Market (OMD-D)

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25/07/2017 MDD/17/1031 Arrangements for Digital China Stock Futures and Structured Products
Enclosure 1 : MDD171032 HKEX News Release

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25/07/2017 MDD/17/1028 Capital Adjustment of Digital China Holdings Ltd. Stock Futures - Rights Issue
Enclosure 1 : MDD171028 - Participant Circular

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21/07/2017 MDD/17/946 Market Rehearsal and Post Release Test for Operating System Upgrade for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market & Index Feed Products (OMD-C) and Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH)

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18/07/2017 MDD/17/932 Arrangements for Belle International Holdings Limited Stock Options and Structured Products
Enclosure 1 : MDD17932 HKEX News Release

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17/07/2017 MDD/17/927 Publication of the List of Closing Auction Session ('CAS') Securities for Phase 2
Enclosure 1 : MDD17927 - Participant Circular

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12/07/2017 MDD/17/658 Proposed Privatisation - Belle International Holdings Limited
Enclosure 1 : MDD17658 - Participant Circular

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05/07/2017 MDD/17/726 Changes to HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Derivatives Market (OMD-D) for 2018: (A) Introduction of New Market State; and (B) HKATS and DCASS Upgrade
Enclosure 1 : MDD/17/726 - OMD-D Interface Specification v1.20
Enclosure 2 : MDD/17/726 - OMD-D Developers Guide v 1.15

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04/07/2017 MDD/17/815 Confirmed Launch Date for Closing Auction Session ("CAS") Phase 2
Enclosure 1 : MDD17815 - Participant Circular

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04/07/2017 MDD/17/830 Introduction of Orion Trading Platform for Securities Market (OTP-C) Updated Connectivity Guide and Canned Data for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market & Index Feed Products (OMD-C)
Enclosure 1 : OMD-C Connectivity Guide version 2.0

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03/07/2017 MDD/17/798 Reminder for Initiatives Coming Into Effect on Monday 10 July 2017

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29/06/2017 MDD/17/794 Market Rehearsal and Post Release Test for Operating System (OS) Upgrade for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Derivatives Market (OMD-D)

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28/06/2017 MDD/17/791 Capital Adjustment of China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17791 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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23/06/2017 MDD/17/780 Launch of Stock Connect Market Feed in HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market (OMD-C)

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23/06/2017 MDD/17/729 Introduction of the Physically Settled USD and CNH Gold Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD17729 - Participant Circulars

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23/06/2017 MDD/17/778 Stock Connect Market Feed on HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market & Index Datafeed Product (OMD-C) and Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH) Goes Live on 24 July 2017

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20/06/2017 MDD/17/766 Marketing Programmes relating to Stock Connect - Update

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16/06/2017 MDD/17/752 Practice Session for Closing Auction Session (CAS) Phase 2
Enclosure 1 : MDD17752 - Participant Circulars

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12/06/2017 MDD/17/739 Regular Site Failover Rehearsal for Market Data Systems on 8 July 2017

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09/06/2017 MDD/17/734 Launch of Closing Auction Session (CAS) Phase 2
Enclosure 1 : MDD17734 - Participant Circulars

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09/06/2017 MDD/17/730 Product Enhancements to RMB Currency Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD17730 - Participant Circulars

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08/06/2017 MDD/17/731 Capital Adjustment of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Bonus Issue
Enclosure 1 : MDD17731 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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06/06/2017 MDD/17/728 Capital Adjustment of Henderson Land Development Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Bonus Issue
Enclosure 1 : MDD17728 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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06/06/2017 MDD/17/727 Briefing Session for new version of Genium INET Platform ('Genium Upgrade')
Enclosure 1 : MDD17727 - Participant Circulars

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29/05/2017 MDD/17/675 Load Rehearsal of Derivatives Market Trading System
Enclosure 1 : MDD17675 - Participant Circulars

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26/05/2017 MDD/17/688 Trading Discontinuation of Futures and Options on Esprit Holdings Ltd.
Enclosure 1 : MDD17688 - Participant Circulars

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26/05/2017 MDD/17/687 Capital Adjustment of FIH Mobile Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17687 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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18/05/2017 MDD/17/661 Capital Adjustment of MTR Corporation Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Second Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17661 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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12/05/2017 MDD/17/615 After-Hours Futures Trading arrangement on 29 May 2017
Enclosure 1 : MDD17615 - Participant Circulars

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10/05/2017 MDD/17/608 Market Rehearsal for the Implementation of Stock Connect Market Feed in HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market (OMD-C) and Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH)
Enclosure 1 : OMD-C Connectivity Guide - Version 1.9

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05/05/2017 MDD/17/521 Introduction of the Physically Settled USD and CNH Gold Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD17521 - Participant Circulars
Enclosure 2 : OMD-D Interface Specification v1.19
Enclosure 3 : MDD17521 AccessCodeForm - GDR GDU

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28/04/2017 MDD/17/556 Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan
Enclosure 1 : MDD17566 Revision of Stock Code Allocation Plan

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25/04/2017 MDD/17/480 Discontinuation of the trading of W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker Options and China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd. Stock Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD17480 - Participant Circulars

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10/04/2017 MDD/17/469 Arrangements upon issuance of Typhoon and/or Rainstorm warning signal

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07/04/2017 MDD/17/468 Introduction of New Stock Option Classes
Enclosure 1 : MDD17468 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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27/03/2017 MDD/17/395 Clarification on Readiness Time of Market Data Systems for Connection
Enclosure 1 : OMD-C,OMD-D,MMDH Interface Spec. & Developer Guide

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27/03/2017 MDD/17/389 Capital Adjustment of SOHO China Ltd. Stock Futures Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17389 - Participant Circulars

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24/03/2017 MDD/17/388 Introduction of the 5-year China Ministry of Finance Treasury Bond Futures
Enclosure 1 : MDD17388 - Participant Circulars
Enclosure 2 : OMD-D Interface Specification v1.17
Enclosure 3 : MDD17388 - Vendor Access Code Form

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23/03/2017 MDD/17/384 Capital Adjustment of Henderson Land Development Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Bonus Issue
Enclosure 1 : MDD17384 - Participant Circulars

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21/03/2017 MDD/17/365 Capital Adjustment of China Shenhua Energy Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17365 - Participant Circulars

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20/03/2017 MDD/17/350 Capital Adjustment of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Bonus Issue
Enclosure 1 : MDD17350 - Participant Circulars

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17/03/2017 MDD/17/353 Introduction of Renminbi Currency Options - USD-CNH Options Contracts
Enclosure 1 : MDD17353 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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16/03/2017 MDD/17/346 Introduction of New Stock Option Classes
Enclosure 1 : MDD17346 - Participant Circulars
Enclosure 2 : MDD17346 AccessCodeForm

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14/03/2017 MDD/17/330 Capital Adjustment of FIH Mobile Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17330 - Participant Circular

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09/03/2017 MDD/17/322 Capital Adjustment of MTR Corporation Ltd. Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Second Special Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17322 - Participant Circular

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03/03/2017 MDD/17/304 Introduction of Market Data Application Service Provider Framework under HKEX Orion Market Data Platform - China Connect
Enclosure 1 : OMD-CC ASP enrollment form

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27/02/2017 MDD/17/262 Index Information Supplied by China Securities Index Company Limited
Enclosure 1 : Guiding Note on Index Information supplied by CSIC
Enclosure 2 : 2017 Index Feed Calendar
Enclosure 3 : OMD-C Interface Specifications (version 1.20)
Enclosure 4 : OMD-C MMDH Interface Specifications (version 1.18)

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24/02/2017 MDD/17/245 Post Release Test for New Disaster Recovery Mechanism for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform (OMD) Scheduled for 4 March 2017
Enclosure 1 : MDD17245 - Post Release Test Rundown for New DR
Enclosure 2 : New DR Post Release Test - Test Result Confirmatio

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16/02/2017 MDD/17/148 Introduction of Renminbi Currency Options - USD/CNH Options Contracts
Enclosure 1 : MDD17148 - Participant Circulars

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16/02/2017 MDD/17/198 Introduction of Orion Trading Platform for Securities Market
Enclosure 1 : Exchange Participant Circular
Enclosure 2 : Enrolment Form for Briefing Sessions

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13/02/2017 MDD/17/202 Capital Adjustment of Power Assets Holdings Limited Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Interim Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17202 - Final Strike Price for Option Series

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03/02/2017 MDD/17/174 Inclusion of China Stock Connect Data in HKEX Orion Market Data Platform-Securities Market (OMD-C) and Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH)
Enclosure 1 : OMD-C Interface Specifications (version 1.19)
Enclosure 2 : OMD-C Connectivity Guide (version 1.8)
Enclosure 3 : OMD-C MMDH Interface Specifications (version 1.17)

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01/02/2017 MDD/17/147 Policy Update on Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) Framework under New Arrangement
Enclosure 1 : Guiding Note for ISV for Test Service

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27/01/2017 MDD/17/137 Capital Adjustment of Power Assets Holdings Limited Stock Futures and Options Contracts - Special Interim Dividend
Enclosure 1 : MDD17137 - Participant Circulars

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24/01/2017 MDD/17/119 Historical Data Products Related to Stock Connect - Daily and Monthly Statistics Back Issue Files for Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

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18/01/2017 MDD/17/098 Introduction of the Fifth Calendar Quarter Month and Additional Calendar Spreads for US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) ('USD/CNH') Futures Contract
Enclosure 1 : MDD17098 - Exchange Participant Circular

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13/01/2017 MDD/17/066 Updated OMD Operation Calendar and Index Feed Calendar 2017
Enclosure 1 : MDD17066 - Updated OMD Operation Calendar 2017
Enclosure 2 : MDD17066 - Updated 2017 Index Feed Calendar

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11/01/2017 MDD/17/069 Planned Enhancements to Market Data Systems for 2017

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09/01/2017 MDD/17/055 Upcoming Launch of the Volatility Control Mechanism (VCM) in Derivatives Market
Enclosure 1 : MDD17055 - Participant Notice

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05/01/2017 MDD/17/039 Introduction of Renminbi Currency Options - USD/CNH Options Contracts
Enclosure 1 : MDD17039 - Canned Data Request Form
Enclosure 2 : MDD17039 - Vendor Access Codes Confirmation Form
Enclosure 3 : MDD17039 - Exchange Participant Circular
Enclosure 4 : OMD-D Interface Specification v1.16

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04/01/2017 MDD/17/007 Updated Schedule of Simulation Test Sessions for Introduction of New Disaster Recovery Mechanism for HKEX Orion Market Data Platform (OMD)
Enclosure 1 : MDD17007 - Questionnaire and Test Participation Fo
Enclosure 2 : OMD-C Interface Specifications (version 1.18)
Enclosure 3 : OMD-C Developers Guide (version 1.8)
Enclosure 4 : OMD-D Interface Specifications (version 1.15)
Enclosure 5 : OMD-D Developers Guide (version 1.13)

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OMD-C = Orion Market Data Platform - Securities Market
OG = Information Distributors under the Standard Agreement for Distribution of Information from Open Gateway
OMD-D = Orion Market Data Platform - Derivatives Market
OAPI = OAPI
IIS = Issuer Information feed Service