The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announced today that it has added Bursa Malaysia as a Recognised Stock Exchange (RSE).

This will enable public companies with a primary listing on Bursa Malaysia’s main market to apply for a secondary listing in Hong Kong. The recognition increases the number of RSEs in Southeast Asia to four, with the others being the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the Singapore Exchange, and the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

The recognition of Bursa Malaysia builds on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between HKEX and Bursa Malaysia Berhad earlier this year, reflecting their shared commitment to strengthen market connectivity and enhance access to cross-border opportunities for issuers and investors.

Today’s announcement coincides with the signing of a separate MOU between Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to expand mutual market access, underscoring the deepening ties between Hong Kong and Malaysia’s financial markets.

HKEX Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Y Chan, said:

“We warmly welcome Bursa Malaysia to HKEX’s list of Recognised Stock Exchanges. This recognition reinforces the shared commitment between HKEX and Bursa Malaysia to enhancing regional connectivity and expanding access to capital across Asia. Malaysia is one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic and internationally connected economies, while Hong Kong serves as Asia’s premier international financial centre and gateway to opportunities on the Chinese Mainland. By creating more efficient pathways for issuers and investors, we are helping to strengthen the flow of capital, ideas and opportunities between our two markets.”

Bursa Malaysia Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Fad’l Mohamed, said:

“We welcome HKEX’s recognition of Bursa Malaysia as a Recognised Stock Exchange, which creates new opportunities for Malaysian listed companies to broaden their international investor reach and access new sources of capital through a secondary listing in Hong Kong. This recognition marks an important step in the collaboration between Bursa Malaysia and HKEX following the MOU signed earlier this year and reflects confidence in Malaysia’s regulatory standards, market infrastructure and governance framework. It also reinforces our shared commitment to strengthening ties between our markets and advancing regional connectivity.”

Bursa Malaysia becomes the 21st exchange across 19 countries to be recognised by HKEX, further expanding the Exchange’s global network and strengthening connectivity between Hong Kong and key growth markets.