The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is pleased to announce that Mr Paul M Y Chow has, at the request of the Board, agreed to extend his employment contract as the Chief Executive of HKEx for a further one-year term from 1 May 2009 to 30 April 2010.

The Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Committee") criticise the following parties for breaching the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange Listing Rules"):

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Friday) published a report on the findings from its second annual review of listed issuers' corporate governance practices.

The Listing Nominating Committee is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Listing Committee and the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listing Committee1. Appointments will be for a term of approximately twelve months commencing in May 2008.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announces that the software for the trading system and the clearing and settlement system used in its derivatives market will be upgraded to Release 19.1 on 3 March 2008 (Monday).

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that the stabilisation period for its securities trading system, AMS/3 (Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System), has been completed.

As part of its commitment to enhancing its issuer information dissemination regime, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Monday) launched a website at www.hkexnews.hk solely for the dissemination of issuer information.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Friday) changes to its policy of suspending a Main Board issuer's listed securities following the publication of an announcement containing price sensitive information (PSI) and minor Listing Rule amendments to allow PSI to be published in a more timely manner. The policy changes and the amendments will be effective from 10 March 2008.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced today (Thursday) that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced today (Thursday) that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday) that the pilot scheme requiring new listing applicants to post a web proof information pack (WPIP) on the HKEx or Growth Enterprise Market website, as applicable, will commence on 1 January 2008.

Pursuant to the rules of the Employees' Share Award Scheme (as amended and restated on 16 August 2006), the board of directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today in accordance with the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee resolved to provide an amount of $26.3 million for the purchase of shares of $1.00 each in the capital of HKEx to be awarded to certain eligible employees (Selected Employees).