Southlink is a mechanism for mainland institutional investors to invest in the Hong Kong bond market through a link between the mainland and Hong Kong basic services institutions. Since its launch one year ago, Southbound Connect has witnessed a growing trading volume and increasingly active investors, which not only increases the investment channels for mainland institutional investors, but also helps to steadily promote the two-way opening of China's financial market.

Brief Introduction The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was officially launched in 2014. The stock connect established a two-way trading link between the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). The stock connect allows qualified mainland China investors to access eligible Hong Kong shares (Southbound) as well as Hong Kong and overseas investors to trade eligible A shares (Northbound) subject to a certain amount of daily quota.