HKEx: typhoon signal No. 8 is now in force and the opening of the securities and derivatives market has been delayed.

On August 25, the Hong Kong Observatory officially issued the Tropical Cyclone warning signal No. 8 yesterday (24) night. At present, the "Typhoon signal No. 8" is in force and the opening of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has been delayed.

The Hong Kong Observatory said that the saddle is now far away from Hong Kong, and the wind in Hong Kong will gradually weaken.Depending on the weakening of winds in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory will consider re-issuing the No. 3 strong Wind signal between 9 am and 11:00.

When Typhoon signal No. 8 or Storm signal is in force, it will have a significant impact on Hong Kong, such as the closure of schools, the closure of the stock market, and so on. According to the documents disclosed by the HKEx:

• If it is lifted from 7am to 9am, the pre-opening session will be cancelled and morning trading will resume 2 hours after the lifting of the typhoon signal, starting at 1: 00 or 30: 00.

• If it is lifted from 9am to 11:00, the pre-opening session and morning trading session will be cancelled and the afternoon trading session will start at 1pm as usual.

• If it is lifted from 11:00 to 11:30, the pre-opening session and morning trading session will be cancelled, and the afternoon trading session will start at 01:30

• If it is lifted from 11:30 to 12:00, the pre-opening session and morning trading session will be cancelled, and the afternoon trading session will begin at 2pm.

• If it is terminated after 12:00 noon, trading will be suspended throughout the day.