The gong-striking ceremony was witnessed by Carrie Lam, Huang Liuquan, Vice-Minister of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council; Qiu Hong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong; Paul Chan, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, HKEX Chairman C K Chow, HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li and CFETS Executive Vice President Zhang Yi and other guests.