The compiler of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index is easing standards for inclusion in the financial hub’s premier equities benchmark, opening the door for Chinese tech heavyweights such as Alibaba.
香港恒生指数(Hang Seng index)的编制者正在放宽被纳入这个金融中心主要股指基准的标准，为阿里巴巴(Alibaba)等中国科技巨头进入指数打开大门。
Hang Seng Bank’s index subsidiary announced after the close of trading on Monday that it would for the first time allow secondary listings and stocks with unequal voting rights — features of China’s tech sector — to be added to the Hang Seng benchmark. The index is tracked by almost $30bn in global exchange traded funds and local pension funds. The changes will come into effect following a planned review in August.
恒生银行(Hang Seng Bank)的指数子公司在周一收市后宣布，它将首次允许二次上市的股票以及具有不平等投票权的股票——中国科技行业的特征——被纳入基准的恒生指数。该指数受到近300亿美元的全球交易所交易基金(ETF)和本地养老基金的追踪。这些更改将在8月进行计划中的审核后生效。