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No rush to T+1: Hong Kong exchange won’t hurry settlement-time change, sources say

South China Morning Post14 October 2026, 06:00 UTCHong Kong

Participants in Hong Kong’s stock market may need to wait longer for shorter transaction settlement times, as market participants want more time to prepare for the change, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a consultation paper in April that it aimed to implement a so-called T+1 system – under which trades would be settled one day after transactions – in the fourth quarter of 2027, replacing the existing T+2...

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