The public consultation on the proposed scheme was completed at end-December 1998 and the SFC would discuss with the industry and the newly established Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEC) on the proposed new compensation fund arrangements.

• 建议机制的公众咨询期已于一九九八年十二月底结束，证监会将与业界和新成立的香港交易及结算所有限公司讨论建议的新赔偿基金安排。