Kuo Fung Ch'ien

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange ('HKMEx' or 'the Exchange') will provide standardized exchange-traded products on a transparent pricing platform to traders, investment professionals and commercial end-users in the Asian time zone. All transactions will be made on a transparent USD-based pricing platform, ensuring the full advantages of dollar financing & dollar clearing, and allowing currency hedging flexibility to market participants. In terms of regulatory compliance and oversight, HKMEx is appyling for a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission ('SFC') of Hong Kong. Operating under the 'One Country, Two Systems' jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, HKMEx will leverage Hong Kong's status as a world-class financial center to bring commodities trading to East Asia, meeting its need for transparent, liquid trading of staple commodities, including global commodity benchmarks such as precious metals, industrial metals, energy, natural resources, agricultural and environmental products as well as commodity indices. As a bridge between China and international commodities markets, HKMEx's goal is to continue Hong Kong's success is becoming the Mainland's offshore financial centre. The Exchange will complement Mainland commodities exchanges by enabling transparent price discovery of China-bound commodities, increasing the liquidity in trading of these commodities and ultimately providing a means of benchmarking China's overseas investments.

CDC Software International Corp. provided software solutions. It was global enterprise software provider of on-premise and cloud deployments. The offered enterprise resource planning, manufacturing operations management, enterprise manufacturing intelligence, supply chain management, global trade management, e-Commerce, human capital management, customer relationship management, complaint management and aged care solutions. The company was founded in March 2009 and was headquartered in Hong Kong.

Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG provides reinsurance, insurance, and risk management solutions. The firm focuses on the property and casualty, life and health, and asset management sectors. The company was founded on May 1, 1883 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

UGL Pty Ltd. provides outsourced engineering, construction, asset management, and maintenance services. The firm's expertise include engineering design, construction, manufacturing, Ops and maintenance, asset management, upgrades and overhauls and facilities management. It serves in the area of power, water, resources, transport, defence and security, social infrastructure sectors. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.

The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. provides banking services. It offers personal, commercial and corporate banking financial services across Asia. The company was founded by Thomas Sutherland on March 3, 1865 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd. (HPEA), based in Hong Kong, is the Asian private equity arm of the HSBC Group. HPEA advised their first Asian fund in 1989. The parent firm is HSBC Holdings Plc. (LSE: HSBA; NYSE: HBC), headquartered in London. The HSBC group can trace their history back to 1865 when the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation office opened. HPEA advises funds and specializes in making private equity and venture capital investments for firms in China and other parts of Asia. They manage the HSBC Private Equity Fund 3 Limited (HPEF3), the HSBC Technology Fund Limited (HTF) and the HSBC Asian Ventures Fund 2 Limited (HAV2).

CDC Corp. provides software applications services. Its business activities include operation of websites and online games, and mobile applications. The company was founded by HakYung Yip on December 5, 2000 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong-Europe Business Council operates a business communities association. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania engages in the provision of social services. The company was founded in 1740 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of Swiss Re AG, Swiss Re Asia Ltd. (Singapore) is a Singaporean company that provides reinsurance services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore.