On Dec. 10, the “Financial Reform Opportunities with the Launching of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect” thematic forum jointly hosted by Tsinghua PBCSF and finance.ifeng.com was held in Hong Kong.

At the forum, Jiange Li, Board Chairman of Shenyin Wanguo Securities, E’sheng Cai, Former Vice Chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission, and other guests held discussions on China’s new opportunities that come with the launching of “Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect”.

  

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was successfully launched on Nov. 17. Jiange Li commented on the Stock Connect in his speech that more attention should be attached to “its long-term significance”. 

“The Stock Connect and the internationalization of RMB”, said E’sheng Cai, “both aim at securing China’s role in the process of multi-polarization and seeking a balance of international views and global economic power.”

In the panel sessions, academics and industry professionals discussed the “Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Capital Account Opening” and “Diversified Investment Opportunities and Strategies”. They include Hao Zhou, Deputy Head of Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research, Shuang Chen, Executive Director and CEO at China Everbright Limited, Xiaoling Zhang, Deputy General Manager at China AMC, Haibin Zhu, Chief China Economist at J.P. Morgan, Hao Hong, Head of Research at BOCOM International, Yongsen Lin, General Manager at GF International Investment Management Limited, Sizhi Guo, Executive Director and Marketing Director at Bright Smart Securities, and Jun Nie, Chairman of Absolute Return Investment Management Association of China.