Han Zheng (2nd R), secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee, and Xiao Gang (1st R), chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), attend the launch ceremony of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in Shanghai, east 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.