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The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that, pursuant to GEM Rule 9.14A(1), the listing of China Ocean Group Development Limited (Stock Code: 8047) will be cancelled with effect from 9:00 a.m. on October 22, 2026. The company's shares have been suspended since July 2, 2025, and failed to meet the resumption guidance requirements and resume trading by July 1, 2026. The GEM Listing Review Committee upheld the delisting decision on October 8, 2026.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has launched a voluntary HKEX Green Equity certification scheme to help investors identify Hong Kong-listed companies with significant green business activities. Eligible companies will be assessed by independent accredited reviewers based on the HKEX Green Equity Framework. Upon passing, they may use the certification mark, subject to ongoing compliance and annual reassessment. The scheme is now open for applications. Details on the framework, eligibility requirements, and application process are available on the HKEX website.
HKEX released the consultation conclusions on "Accelerating Settlement in Hong Kong's Cash Market", confirming broad market support for shortening the securities settlement cycle from T+2 to T+1, with implementation targeted for the second half of 2028. The specific date will be announced subject to regulatory approval and market readiness.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), on behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced that it will reopen the 3-year government bond (Issue No. 03GB2807001) under the Government Bond Programme on October 22, 2026, and tender 2-year RMB-denominated HKSAR institutional government bonds, with settlement on October 26, 2026. The tender amount is RMB 750 million, with a coupon rate of 1.59% per annum, payable semi-annually. The tender is only open to designated primary dealers under the Government Bond Programme, with a minimum bid amount of RMB 50,000 and multiples thereof.
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) issued an announcement regarding the delisting of China Zenith Chemical Group Limited (stock code: 362), which is under compulsory liquidation, registered in the Cayman Islands and relocated to Bermuda. On October 19, the HKEX Hong Kong market is closed, while MSCI, currency, and interest rate products in the derivatives market continue to trade as usual. The market will resume normal opening on October 20.
HKEX announced that its Core Climate platform has completed two cross-border pilots for green electricity certificates and Shenzhen emissions rights. 15 enterprises participated in the green electricity certificate pilot, with a total trading volume of approximately 100,000 certificates. HKEX also signed a cooperation agreement with the Guangzhou Power Exchange Center to establish a cross-border green electricity certificate trading channel, promoting connectivity of green markets in the Greater Bay Area.
The Pando Solana ETF (02831) is listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). This product has lower fees than the comparable product from ChinaAMC.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited took disciplinary action against RMH Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 8437) and six former directors. Two of the former directors were issued a statement prejudicial to investor interests and publicly censured, while the other four former directors were only publicly censured and required to complete 15 hours of training. The disciplinary action was taken due to breaches of directors' duties and failure to ensure the company's compliance with the GEM Listing Rules, involving violations related to securities investments, rights issues, service agreements, and internal control failures.
Pando is scheduled to list a spot Solana ETF in Hong Kong on October 13. The product is an exchange-traded fund tracking the spot price of Solana, and is a virtual asset-related ETF product launched in the Hong Kong market.
HKEX and S&P Dow Jones Indices have partnered to launch the S&P 500 and HKEX TECH 100 Index, which was published on September 30, 2026, with approximately 60% weight allocated to the HKEX TECH 100 Index and 40% to the S&P 500, rebalanced quarterly. The index aims to measure the performance of leading US listed companies and large Hong Kong-listed technology companies, supporting ETFs tracking the index to be included in the Southbound Stock Connect, providing investors with cross-market allocation channels.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that it will launch 12 single-stock option contracts on November 9, 2026. The new contracts will offer both weekly and monthly expiry options starting from the first trading day. With this addition, HKEX's weekly single-stock options will cover 66 listed companies or ETFs across various sectors. In the first nine months of 2026, the average daily trading volume of HKEX's single-stock options reached 899,056 contracts, a historical record for the same period, representing a 1.4% increase year-on-year.
