Pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Securities and Futures Commission regulates Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in relation to the listing of its shares on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Securities and Futures Commission takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness, and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Appointment of Chairman Approved

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ("HKEX") dated 26 April 2018 in relation to the appointment of Mrs Cha May-Lung, Laura as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKEX (the "Chairman").

HKEX is pleased to announce that the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has, pursuant to Section 69 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, given her written approval of the appointment of Mrs Laura Cha as the Chairman effective 4 May 2018 until the conclusion of HKEX's annual general meeting to be held in 2020.

Mrs Laura Cha's biography is available on the HKEX Group website(www.hkexgroup.com).

By Order of the Board

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Joseph Mau

Group Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 7 May 2018

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of HKEX comprises 12 Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Mrs CHA May-Lung, Laura (Chairman), Mr Apurv BAGRI,

Mr CHAN Tze Ching, Ignatius, Mr CHEAH Cheng Hye, Ms FUNG Yuen Mei, Anita, Mr Rafael GIL-TIENDA, Dr HU Zuliu, Fred, Mr HUNG Pi Cheng, Benjamin, Mrs LEUNG KO May Yee, Margaret, Mr LEUNG Pak Hon, Hugo, Mr John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON and Mr YIU Kin Wah, Stephen, and one Executive Director, Mr LI Xiaojia, Charles, who is also the Chief Executive of HKEX.

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