中国政府批准深港通方案

Beijing has signalled that a long-awaited trading link between Shenzhen stocks and Hong Kong’s market is set to open before the end of the year – roughly two years on from the milestone launch of a link with Shanghai.

北京方面表示，在“沪港通”启动大约两年后，市场期待已久的“深港通”也将在今年底前启动。

The so-called “Connect” will for the first time allow international investors to trade stocks listed in the southern city, home to many more tech and start-up enterprises than Shanghai, which is known for hosting a greater proportion of state-owned enterprises and banks – neither of which are particularly popular with international investors just now.

所谓的“深港通”将首次允许国际投资者买卖在深圳这座华南城市上市的股票。深圳股市上市企业中的科技企业和创业型企业远多于上海股市。在上海股市上市企业中，国企和银行占比更高。目前而言，无论是深市还是沪市，都不是特别受国际投资者青睐。

“Preparatory work related to the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock connect is basically completed, and the State Council has approved a ‘Draft Plan for Implementation of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect’,” Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement.

“深港通相关准备工作已基本就绪，国务院已批准《深港通实施方案》，”中国总理李克强在一次会议上表示。

The Shenzhen link has long been expected by the market, with Hong Kong regulators and the exchange saying they are ready. Final testing and preparatory work is expected to take roughly another three months. That would allow the link to open as soon as November.

市场对“深港通”期待已久，香港监管机构和港交所(HKEx)表示，自己已做好准备。最终的测试和准备工作预计还需要大约3个月时间。这意味着，“深港通”最早将于今年11月开通。