Hong Kong’s stock exchange would continue trading through typhoons and heavy storms from September, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (李家超) announced yesterday.
The territory’s bourse typically suspends trading when a strong typhoon signal or “black rainstorm warning” is hoisted, meaning several days are lost each year.
Lee said that from Sept. 23 investors can trade as usual “when the typhoon signal number eight or above is hoisted in Hong Kong, or even during a black rainstorm warning.”
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