HKEx CEO Chen Yiting: Nearly 77% of foreign investors hold class A shares through Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Connect

On November 18th, Chen Yiting, chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said at the "10th Anniversary Summit Forum of Internet Connect" on November 18th that the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect has become the main channel for international investors to trade and hold mainland class A shares, with nearly 77% of foreign investors holding mainland stocks through this channel. Bond Connect Northbound has also become the main channel for international capital to invest in the mainland bond market. More than half of the transactions of international investors investing in the mainland bond market are carried out through Bond Connect. Chen Yiting said that the turnover of the Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect northbound transactions in October hit new highs of 280 billion Hong Kong dollars and 510 billion yuan respectively.