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Hong Kong is a small town and I already knew a number of people at HKEX. Most importantly, the Exchange was one of the few sizeable financial institutions that is Hong Kong-based. HKEX sits at the heart of Hong Kong's financial ecosystem, which is integral to the city's success and prosperity. It was attractive to me to be putting my energies towards building a company that can make a big difference to Hong Kong, and where the key decisions were made locally, rather than far away in Frankfurt, London or New York.

Hong Kong's raison d'être since it was ceded to the British in 1842 following the Opium War has been as a centre of trade, connecting China and Western markets. Over time, the trade in goods was supplemented by trading in securities and derivatives. Following the return of sovereignty to China in 1997, Hong Kong's role as the leading financial centre connecting China and international markets has continued to grow.

HKEX has grown alongside Hong Kong, expanding its role in the past decade from serving as the leading platform for Chinese companies to raise investment from international investors to trading in fixed income, currencies and commodities. The company has also cooperated with Mainland Chinese market infrastructure operators to expand and deepen the connections between China and international markets.