Grand opening of the Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex
Corporate
26 Apr 2006
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited today (Wednesday) held a ceremony to mark the Grand Opening of the Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex. The event was officiated by the Honourable Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Exchange Exhibition Hall will open to the public starting from 15 May.
A fact sheet of the Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex is attached.
Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex
Fact Sheet
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Old Trading Hall
(before renovation began in July 2005) |
New Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex* |
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Trading booths/ Dealing desks |
906 trading booths (each booth could accommodate two traders) |
294 dealing desks (each desk can accommodate up to two chairs)
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Trading area
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26,000 sq ft |
12,200 sq ft (includes media area and media booths)
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Exhibition Hall area |
None |
13,800 sq ft
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Centre market information display panel |
Four-sided
Tri-colour display with graphics,
2-D animation |
Cylindrical shape
Full colour display with graphics, 2-D and 3-D animation, video |
New Facilities
| Three Media Booths (opened on 16 January 2006) |
| Media Area (opened on 16 January 2006) |
| Ticker tape-style electronic display panel (available from 16 January 2006) |
| Exchange Auditorium which can seat up to 200 people |
| Exchange Exhibition Hall open to visitors (individuals and groups, including secondary school students [Form 3 or above]). The Hall can accommodate up to 200 visitors at a time and the facilities include: |
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Electronic media display of financial news and HKEx corporate video |
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Display panels with historical and educational information |
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Interactive Zone with securities and derivatives trading terminals (AMS/3 and HKATS), terminals of information vendors and terminals linked to the HKEx website |
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More commemorative exhibits of the securities and derivative markets will be displayed in the future |
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Gift shop |
Visits to the Exchange Exhibition Hall
* Starting 15 May 2006 *
(Exchange and Clearing House Participants and their guests may visit before 15 May.)
The Exchange Exhibition Hall will open from 9:30am to 5:00pm on trading days and will close at 1:00pm when there is no afternoon trading session for the securities market. The standard admission fee will be $20 per person and there will be a special $10 fee for full-time students, children 12 years of age and under (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult) and senior citizens (60 years of age or above).
Visitor information
Phone : +852 2840 3864 Email : visit@hkex.com.hk
+852 2840 3855 Website : www.hkex.com.hk
Use of the Exchange Auditorium
Exchange and Clearing House Participants and listed issuers can book the Exchange Auditorium, which can hold up to 200 people, for business events such as annual general meetings, news conferences and seminars.