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Updated: 24 June 2008

News Releases
HKEx Chief Executive Paul Chow's comments on last Friday's Closing Auction Session ( 2 June 2008 )
Heavy Closing Auction Session Activity Coincides with Index Balancing ( 30 May 2008 )
HKEx Securities Market's Closing Auction Session Set for Implementation on 26 May 2008 ( 19 May 2008 )

HKEx to Start Closing Auction Session on 26 May 2008 ( 31 October 2007 )

HKEx Publishes Consultation Conclusions on the Proposed Introduction of a Closing Auction Session for its Securities Market ( 19 July 2007 )

Consultation Seeks Views on Introduction of Closing Auction Session for Securities  ( 21 March 2007 )

SEHK Participant Circulars
Hang Seng Index Rebalancing Effective on 10 June 2008 ( 4 June 2008 )
Attachment: Hang Seng Indexes Announces Index Review Results
Implementation of Closing Auction Session - Special Features and Stabilization Period ( 19 May 2008 )
Attachment: Treatment for short selling orders, orders of Securities Market Makers (SMMs) and orders / quotes of Structured Product Liquidity Providers (LPs) during Closing Auction Session (CAS)
Second Market Rehearsal for Closing Auction Session on 10 May 2008 ( 6 May 2008 )
Attachment A - Market Rehearsal Guidelines
Attachment B - Activity Rundown for Closing Auction Session Market Rehearsal to be held on 10 May 2008 (Saturday)
Attachment C - Declaration of Readiness for the Implementation of Closing Auction Session - Market Rehearsal on 10 May 2008

Information Pages P.781, 782, 783 and 788 - Revised Screen Layout ( 5 May 2008 )
Attachment 1 : Layout for Information Pages P.781, 782, 783 and 788

Market Rehearsal for Closing Auction Session on 3 May 2008 ( 24 April 2008 )
Attachment A - Market Rehearsal Guidelines
Attachment B - Activity Rundown for Closing Auction Session Market Rehearsal to be held on 3 May 2008 (Saturday)
Attachment C - Declaration of Readiness for the Implementation of Closing Auction Session - Market Rehearsal on 3 May 2008

Seminars on Closing Auction Session ( 10 April 2008 )
Appendix 1 - Enrolment Form for Seminars on Closing Auction Session
Implemenation of Closing Auction Session ( 31 October 2007 )
Amendments to the Rules of the Exchange  ( 31 October 2007 ) 
Consultation Paper on the Introduction of a Closing Auction Session ( 22 March 2007 )

HKFE Partipant Circulars
Reminder - Changes to the Closing Time for Trading of Stock Index Futures and Options ( 19 May 2008 )
Reminder - Changes to the Closing Time for Trading of Stock Index Futures and Options ( 25 April 2008 )
Amendments to the Rules, Regulations and Procedures of Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited ( 25 April 2008 )
Changes to the Closing Time for Trading of Stock Index Futures and Options ( 31 October 2007 )
Amendments to the Rules, Regulations and Procedures of Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited ( 31 October 2007 ) 

HKSCC Participant Circulars

Implementation of Closing Auction Session ( 2 November 2007 )

HKCC Partipant Circulars
Implementation of Closing Auction Session - Reminder ( 29 April 2008 ) 

SEOCH Participant Circulars
Implementation of Closing Auction Session - Reminder ( 29 April 2008 ) 

Technical Details
Questionnaire on Broker Supplied System (BSS) Preparation and Readiness for the Implementation of Closing Auction Session ( 11 April 2008 )
Time Table for End-to-End Practice Session ( 10 April 2008 )
BSS End-to-End Testing Guidelines for Implementation of Closing Auction Session ( 10 April 2008 )

Technical Notes on Closing Auction Session for EPs using BSS and PNS vendors ( 29 October 2007 )

Other Documents
Matters Raised by the Panel of Financial Affairs in Relation to the Closing Auction Session ( 10 June 2008 )
Appendix 1 - Consultation Paper - The Introduction of a Closing Auction Session
Appendix 2 - Consultation Conclusion on the Introduction of a Closing Auction Session
Appendix 3 - Turnover Statistics of Closing Auction Session in relation to Market Total ( 26-30 May 2008 )
Appendix 4 - Price Volatility of the 21 MSCI Stocks with Price Deviation of More than 5 Per Cent after Closing Auction Session on 30 May 2008
Some Frequently Asked Questions in relation to the Closing Auction Session ( 24 June 2008 )
Presentation on Closing Auction Session Seminars ( 25, 28, 30 April 2008 )
Consultation Conclusions on the Introduction of a Closing Auction Session ( 19 July 2007 )
Responses to Consultation Paper ( 19 July 2007 )
Consultation Paper - The Introduction of a Closing Auction Session ( 21 March 2007 )