Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (6th R) and Chow Chung-kong (6th L), chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), toast during the launching ceremony of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 17, 2014. The landmark Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which is aimed at linking up the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai, was officially launched on Monday. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)