HKEx Announces Changes to its Stock Options and Stock Futures

Market Operations

10 Jun 2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce three new stock option classes on 6 July this year and is gradually discontinuing trading in three stock option classes and the corresponding stock futures contracts.

New Stock Option Classes

The new stock option classes comprise China Overseas Land, Tencent and Zijin Mining. The table below shows contract highlights. A general contract summary is on the HKEx website at:
http://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/prod/drprod/so/conspec.htm.

Stock Option Classes to be Introduced on 6 July

Underlying Stock	Stock Code	Contract Size* (Shares)	Expiry Months Available on First Day of Trading
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited	688	2,000	July, August, September, December 2009; and March 2010
Tencent Holdings Limited	700	200
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited	2899	2,000

* One board lot of the underlying stock

Other Changes

HKEx has decided to gradually discontinue the trading of Cheung Kong Infrastructure options and futures, Denway Motors options and futures and Johnson Electric options and futures with immediate effect due to limited trading.

The table below shows key details.

Stock Options and Futures Being Phased Out

Underlying Stock	Stock Code	Outstanding Expiry/Contract Months
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI)	1038	June, July, August, September and December 2009
Denway Motors Limited (DWM)	203	June, July, August, September and December 2009
Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (JSE)	179	June, July, August, September and December 2009

CKI, DWM, JSE Options: No new expiry months or series will be introduced for trading with immediate effect. All existing expiry months and series will be available for trading until the expiration of the respective expiry months.

CKI, DWM JSE Futures: No new contract months will be introduced for trading with immediate effect. All outstanding contract months will be available for trading until expiration of the respective contract months.

The changes resulted from a routine market review and reflect HKEx’s commitment to providing products and services that meet the needs of its markets’ participants.

The attached tables show all pending changes to the stock option classes and stock futures contracts available for trading at HKEx.

Stock Option Classes Available for Trading

Stock Code	Underlying Stock	Contract Size (Shares)
1	Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited	1,000
2	CLP Holdings Limited	500
3	The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited	1,000
4	The Wharf (Holdings) Limited	1,000
5	HSBC Holdings Plc.	400
6	Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited	500
8	PCCW Limited **	1,000
11	Hang Seng Bank Limited	100
12	Henderson Land Development Company Limited	1,000
13	Hutchison Whampoa Limited	1,000
16	Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited	1,000
17	New World Development Company Limited	1,000
19	Swire Pacific Limited 'A'	500
23	The Bank of East Asia, Limited	200
66	MTR Corporation Limited	500
179	Johnson Electric Holdings Limited ***	500
203	Denway Motors Limited ***	2,000
267	CITIC Pacific Limited	1,000
293	Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	1,000
330	Esprit Holdings Limited	100
358	Jiangxi Copper Company Limited	1,000
386	China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	2,000
388	Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	100
390	China Railway Group Limited	1,000
494	Li & Fung Limited	2,000
688	China Overseas Land & Investment Limited *	2,000
700	Tencent Holdings Limited *	200
728	China Telecom Corporation Limited	2,000
762	China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	2,000
857	PetroChina Company Limited	2,000
883	CNOOC Limited	1,000
902	Huaneng Power International, Inc.	2,000
939	China Construction Bank Corporation	1,000
941	China Mobile Limited	500
998	China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited	1,000
1038	Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited ***	1,000
1088	China Shenhua Energy Company Limited	500
1186	China Railway Construction Corporation Limited	500
1398	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited	1,000
1800	China Communications Construction Company Limited	1,000
1898	China Coal Energy Company Limited	1,000
2038	Foxconn International Holdings Limited	1,000
2318	Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.	500
2328	PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited	2,000
2388	BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited	500
2600	Aluminum Corporation of China Limited	2,000
2628	China Life Insurance Company Limited	1,000
2800	Tracker Fund of Hong Kong	500
2899	Zijin Mining Group Company Limited *	2,000
3328	Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.	1,000
3968	China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.	500
3988	Bank of China Limited	1,000

*             New classes, commence trading on 6 July 2009
**           Gradual discontinuation of trading until 29 June 2009
***         Gradual discontinuation of trading until 30 December 2009

Stock Futures Contracts Available for Trading

Stock Code	Underlying Stock	Contract Multiplier (Shares)
1	Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited	1,000
2	CLP Holdings Limited	500
3	The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited	1,000
4	The Wharf (Holdings) Limited	1,000
5	HSBC Holdings Plc.	400
6	Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited	500
11	Hang Seng Bank Limited	100
12	Henderson Land Development Company Limited	1,000
13	Hutchison Whampoa Limited	1,000
16	Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited	1,000
17	New World Development Company Limited	1,000
19	Swire Pacific Limited 'A'	500
23	The Bank of East Asia, Limited	200
66	MTR Corporation Limited	500
179	Johnson Electric Holdings Limited +	500
203	Denway Motors Limited +	2,000
267	CITIC Pacific Limited	1,000
293	Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	1,000
330	Esprit Holdings Limited	100
386	China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation	2,000
388	Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	100
494	Li & Fung Limited	2,000
728	China Telecom Corporation Limited	2,000
762	China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited	2,000
857	PetroChina Company Limited	2,000
883	CNOOC Limited	1,000
902	Huaneng Power International, Inc.	2,000
939	China Construction Bank Corporation	1,000
941	China Mobile Limited	500
1038	Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited +	1,000
1398	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited	1,000
1800	China Communications Construction Company Limited	1,000
2038	Foxconn International Holdings Limited	1,000
2318	Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.	500
2328	PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited	2,000
2388	BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited	500
2600	Aluminum Corporation of China Limited	2,000
2628	China Life Insurance Company Limited	1,000
3328	Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.	1,000
3968	China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.	500
3988	Bank of China Limited	1,000

+ Gradual discontinuation of trading until 30 December 2009

Updated 10 Jun 2009