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Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Liu Shiyu (7th from left), chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Hu Chunhua (8th from left), secretary of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), attend the launch ceremony for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Dec 5, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which links the mainland and Hong Kong bourses, made its debut on December 5.

It is the second link of its kind to boost opening up of the mainland's capital market after a similar link between the Shanghai and Hong Kong bourses was launched in 2014. The two stock links will make China's capital market more open and healthier, analysts said.