Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi Government) to strengthen cooperation and to support listings from Guangxi companies on Hong Kong’s equities market.

Under the MOU, HKEX and the Guangxi Government will exchange information on the latest developments in the capital markets of Hong Kong and Guangxi, as well as to jointly host seminars for Guangxi-based organisations on capital raising opportunities in the region.

Guangxi is an important business trading hub for China's e-commerce industry with countries in Southeast Asia, attracting more than 100 cross-border e-commerce enterprises to have operations in the area. Currently, there are eight Guangxi-based companies listed on HKEX.

About HKEX

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange.

As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.

HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.

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