Friday 24th September 2010

Dear Reader,

We will close our opinion poll on HK trading hours at 18:00 next Thursday, so if you haven't voted, vote now! Your PIN is at the top of this e-mail. HKEx has now published its consultation paper on this subject.

NEW ARTICLE
Li & Fung/IDS offer has sting
The all-or-nothing nature of the share alternative, now worth 23% more than the cash offer, means that CCASS, which holds almost all the public shares in IDS, cannot offer the share alternative to its participants. Webb-site urges Li & Fung and IDS to amend the scheme to allow registered holders to make partial elections for shares. Otherwise, if you snooze, you lose. (24-Sep-2010)

RECENT ARTICLE
Hong Kong's broker siesta
We need your help! Read our article on the debate over HK stock exchange trading hours, and then take our opinion poll. The results will be submitted to HKEx, without names. (14-Sep-2010)

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