Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 6 October 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 8 October 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 8 October 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), plans to increase the penalty fee for securities settlement failure. HKSCC will submit the proposed rule changes to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for approval today.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has extended its discount programme for Mainland users of its real-time securities trading information to the end of 2010.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements: HSI, MHI, HHI and MCH Futures Markets.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that it would issue a request for expressions of interest (RFI) from the market in developing a business model for the free dissemination of basic real-time HKEx market prices on websites.

Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Tuesday) declared Lehman Brothers Securities Asia Limited a defaulter under Rule 3701 of General Rules of CCASS.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 22 September 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 17 September 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, have jointly announced the arrangements for capital adjustment to China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (Netcom) futures and option contracts and name change to the underlying stock of China Unicom Limited (Unicom) futures and option contracts to account for a proposed merger.

The Exchange hereby announces that with effect from 9:30 a.m. on 8 September 2008, the listing of the shares of the Company will be cancelled in accordance with the Delisting Procedures.