The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Nico Torchetti and Ms Wong Man Yee, Fanny as Clearing Consultative Panel members effective 16 September 2009 to fill the casual vacancies arising from the resignation of Messrs Simon Haggerty and Ng Wai Sum, Sam. 

According to the Nomination Policy for the Appointment of Members to the Consultative Panels, the member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the remaining term of the outgoing member.  Accordingly, the service term of Mr Torchetti and Ms Wong shall be up to 31 May 2012 and 2010 respectively.     

HKEx wishes to take this opportunity to thank Messrs Haggerty and Ng for their dedicated service to the Clearing Consultative Panel.

The updated member list of the Clearing Consultative Panel is set out below.