on february 2, 2026, bonnie chan, chief executive of hong kong exchanges and clearing limited (hkex), and her delegation visited shanghai clearing house (shch). ma jianyang, chairman of shch, presided over the meeting, and huang ning, deputy general manager of shch, attended the discussion.
both sides held in-depth discussions on topics including deepening connectivity of financial market infrastructures, advancing the development of hong kong’s offshore rmb market, and supporting rmb internationalization. both sides agreed to jointly promote the optimization and development of the swap connect mechanism, proactively explore innovative cooperation in bonds, derivatives and other fields, strengthen two way empowerment through financial market infrastructure connectivity between shanghai and hong kong, and contribute to the high level opening up of chinese financial markets.
