HKEx Announces Details of Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Market Operations

22 Mar 2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the details of the holiday risk management arrangements below, following its news release dated 15 March 2013.

HSI, MHI, HHI, MCH and DHH Futures Markets

The margin levels of H-shares Index (HHI) and Mini H-shares Index (MCH) futures contracts will be temporarily increased after the close of business on 27 March 2013 (Wednesday) as outlined in the table below:

Futures Contract	Full Margin Rate	Initial Margin (HK$)		Maintenance Margin (HK$)

HHI	Current Level	36,400	per lot	29,150	per lot
HHI	Temporarily Increased Level	41,800	per lot	33,450	per lot

MCH	Current Level	7,280	per lot	5,830	per lot
MCH	Temporarily Increased Level	8,360	per lot	6,690	per lot

The margin levels of Hang Seng Index (HSI), Mini-Hang Seng Index (MHI) and HSCEI Dividend Point Index (DHH) futures contracts will remain unchanged.

The spread margin rates will remain unchanged during this period. The margin levels of HHI and MCH futures contracts will be restored to the current levels after the close of business on 28 March 2013.

Stock Options Market

The margin intervals for all options classes will be increased temporarily after the close of business on 27 March 2013 (see Appendix). The margin intervals will be restored to normal after the close of business on 28 March 2013.

The above arrangements are based on the clearing houses’ normal procedures. Exchange Participants have been advised to give advance notice to their clients regarding the arrangements where appropriate.

Appendix

Stock Options Classes	Client Margin Intervals as of 22 Mar (%)	Temporary Client Margin Intervals (%)
iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF	8	10
Agricultural Bank of China Limited	8	9
Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited	10	14
AIA Group Limited	6	7
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited	7	8
ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF	7	9
Bank of China Limited	7	8
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.	7	9
The Bank of East Asia, Limited	5	5
Belle International Holdings Limited	14	20
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited	5	6
BYD Company Limited	15	20
China Construction Bank Corporation	7	8
China Communications Construction Company Limited	7	9
China Coal Energy Company Limited	8	10
China COSCO Holdings Company Limited	11	14
China Mobile Limited	5	5
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	7	9
CITIC Pacific Limited	10	13
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited	5	7
China Life Insurance Company Limited	8	10
CLP Holdings Limited	5	5
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.	8	9
CNOOC Limited	6	7
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited	9	12
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	6	7
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	6	7
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.	9	11
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited	10	13
China Railway Group Limited	10	13
W.I.S.E. - CSI 300 China Tracker	7	8
CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF	8	10
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited	7	9
China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited	9	11
China Telecom Corporation Limited	5	6
Esprit Holdings Limited	9	12
Foxconn International Holdings Limited	11	15
Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited	9	12
Power Assets Holdings Limited	5	6
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	6	7
HSBC Holdings Plc.	5	6
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited	5	5
Henderson Land Development Company Limited	6	8
Huaneng Power International, Inc.	9	12
Hang Seng Bank Limited	5	6
Hutchison Whampoa Limited	6	7
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited	7	8
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited	8	10
Li & Fung Limited	10	13
MTR Corporation Limited	5	6
China National Building Material Company Limited	11	15
New World Development Company Limited	8	11
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.	7	9
PetroChina Company Limited	5	6
PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited	7	9
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.	14	20
Sands China Ltd.	9	13
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited	6	8
Standard Chartered PLC	6	7
Swire Pacific Limited 'A'	5	6
Tencent Holdings Limited	7	9
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong	5	6
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited	8	11
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited	8	10
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited	7	8

Ends

Updated 22 Mar 2013