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Circular to intermediaries Updates on HKEX’s third optional market rehearsal for its backbone network upgrade for securities market systems

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What the SFC said

A third, optional HKEX market rehearsal will be held on 11 July 2026 to verify the system failover process over the enhanced backbone network. Relevant Regulated Intermediaries using the SFTP channel are strongly encouraged to participate.

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