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4. Outreach and publicity on USM

Outreach and publicity on USM

Coming up

Online Talk on USM: New arrangements, new option
15 October 2026	13:00	IFEC Facebook page

The SFC, together with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Federation of Share Registrars Limited (FSR), will speak on the USM regime which will be implemented on 16 November 2026. Organised by the Investor and Financial Education Council (IFEC), the event will focus on the key features of USM for investors, brokers and listed companies.

Speakers:
Thrity Mukadam, Senior Director, Supervision of Markets, SFC
Vicky Chan, Head of Operations, HKEX
Richard Houng, Chairman, FSR

SFC's 2026 outreach activities

The SFC engages with different market participants to enhance awareness and understanding of USM.

Date	Event	Organiser
15 Oct	Online Talk on USM: New arrangements, new options	Investor and Financial Education Council, the Hong Kong Economic Times
28 Jul	Compliance Countdown: Getting Ready for USM Implementation	Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, Vistra	Download SFC's presentation
10 Jul	Financial and Treasury Services Committee Meeting	Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce	Download SFC's presentation
12 Jun	Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update 2026	Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute	Download SFC's presentation
11 Jun	APREA Leaders’ Luncheon	Asia Pacific Real Assets Association	Download SFC's presentation
26 May	USM webinar: Preparing for implementation (Putonghua)	Computershare	Download SFC's presentation (in Chinese only)
22 May	USM webinar: Preparing for implementation (English)	Computershare	Download SFC's presentation
4 Apr	Saturday Forum	Commercial Radio	Replay available here (subscription needed)

 

Past events

Select year Before 2026

Date	Event	Organiser
6 June 2025	Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update 2025	Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
8 Apr 2025	USM Becomes Effective – Must-Know for Issuers	Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute
7 Nov 2024	Moving to USM: Introduction and Outlook (Putonghua)	Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies
7 Oct 2024	Navigating the USM regime and 2024 annual report planning	BDO and Union Registrars
22 Aug 2024	Introducing USM: ‘Uncertificated Securities Market’ (Putonghua)	Computershare
20 Aug 2024	Introducing USM: ‘Uncertificated Securities Market’ (English)	Computershare

Last update: 7 Oct 2026