- HKEX Issuer Access Platform will become the primary channel for issuers, advisers to submit regulatory filings, communicate with HKEX
- Advisers’ onboarding to start from July 2026; issuers to follow in phases from October 2026
- Enhancements to the HKEX website to enable the display of issuers’ information on a centralised portal following completion of issuer onboarding
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) it plans to launch the HKEX Issuer Access Platform (HKEX IAP) in the fourth quarter of this year, marking an important step in the digitalisation of issuer services and regulatory communications.
HKEX IAP will serve as the primary platform for listed issuers and their advisers to submit regulatory filings and interact with the Exchange on regulatory matters, providing a secure, centralised, web-based channel for efficient two-way communication.
To support the planned Q4 launch and to ensure a smooth and orderly transition, registration and onboarding for HKEX IAP will be conducted in phases. Advisers are expected to begin onboarding from July 2026, while issuers will follow starting from October 2026 through to the second quarter of 2027, with issuers receiving at least 12 weeks’ advance notice ahead of their transition to the platform.
Following the completion of the transition to HKEX IAP, HKEX will launch a redesigned, dedicated portal on its website to consolidate issuer information, such as executives’ details, corporate events and other key dates. Investors will have near real-time access to this information as issuers update their records, further enhancing market transparency and accessibility.
HKEX Head of Listing, Katherine Ng, said: “The launch of HKEX IAP marks an important step in HKEX’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the competitiveness of Hong Kong’s markets and future-proof our market infrastructure. The platform reflects our focus on leveraging digitalised tools to improve efficiency, deepen regulatory engagement and promote greater transparency across the market ecosystem, whilst further enhancing market accessibility. We would like to thank issuers and stakeholders for their continued support.”
More information on HKEX IAP, including onboarding arrangements and related guidance materials, is available on the HKEX IAP webpage.
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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