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維恩證券有限公司（「維恩證券」）

 

 

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現金客戶協議書

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

客戶協議條款及細則

 

 

維恩證券有限公司（「經紀」），其地址為香港上環永樂街 77 號 OVEST 26 樓（為香港聯合交易所有限公司的交易所參與者（編號 02153）以 及於證券及期貨事務監察委員會註冊為持牌法團（CE 編號 BMQ962），並可從事證券交易（第１類）之受規管活動）。 鑒於經紀同意讓在客 戶資料報表表上識別為（「客戶」）的有關客戶在經紀開立一個或多於一個帳戶，並分別向客戶提供證券交易的服務，而客戶特此同意，經紀 就任何有關帳戶而執行的一切該等交易須受客戶服務協議（經不時修訂並通知客戶）的規限，其中包括並不至於一般條款及就經紀提供有關服 務而適用之附加條款。經紀的現行客戶服務協議列載如下：

 

第一部份 － 定義

1. 在本協議中，除文義另有所指外，以下各詞和用語應具有下列涵意：
「登入密碼」 經紀不時指定的密碼及／或其他形式的個人身份識別號碼（可以是數字、英文字母及數字組合或其他格 式），不論它們是單獨或一併使用，從而登入電子交易服務；
「有關帳戶」 任何現金帳戶
「本協議」 就開立、維持及運作有關帳戶經紀與客 戶簽立的書面協議及其不時以書面形式予以修改的版本，包括 但不限於本客戶綜合協議（包括一般條款及附加 條款）、客戶資料報表、風險披露聲明、私隱政策及 客戶給予經紀就有關帳戶的任何授權；
「獲授權人」 本協議或根據本協議指定就某個有關帳戶可發出指示的人或其中任何一人；
「現金帳戶」 客戶與經紀開立，任何根據客戶資料報表中指明為現金帳戶並可買賣證券的帳戶，就此經紀不會提供該 融資；
「結算所」 就聯交所而言，指中央結算，或聯交所委任或建立及運作以提供結算服務予聯交所參與者的其他機構， 而就任何其他有關交易所而言，指為該交易所提供類似服務的任何結算所；
「客戶」 與經紀簽署本協議的人士以及該名人士的所有繼承人及﹙如適用﹚遺產代表，並應包括每名獲授權人， 前述人士的名稱及其他身份詳情列於客戶資料報表；
「客戶資料報表」 指經紀不時指定及由有關客戶或其代表向經紀所呈交與該客戶申請開立帳戶有關的客戶資料報表或其他 文件（不論實際如何稱謂）；
「操守準則」 證監會發出的《證券及期貨事務監察委員會註冊人操守準則》，及其不時修訂的版本；
「私隱政策」 經紀基於《個人資料 （私隱） 條例》（香港法例第 486 章）及根據該條例制訂的任何附屬法例 （上 述條例及附屬法例可不時經修訂、合併或取代） 而推行的一般政策，而有關政策列於本協議之第五部 份；
「電子媒介」 任何電子或電訊媒介，包括但不限於互聯網、互動電視系統、電話、無線應用系統規約，或經紀不時確 定和指定的任何其他電子或電訊設備或系統；
「電子交易服務」 根據本協議經紀、其承辦商或其代理人不時已提供或將提供的任何設施及服務（包括但不限於交易服 務、資訊服務、電子郵件服務，以及前者有關的軟件），使客戶可透過任何電子媒介就有關帳戶的任何 有關交易發出指示或獲取證券的報價或其他資訊；
「失責事件」 載列於一般條款之第 6 條中的任何失責事件；
「交易所」 聯交所及於世界任何地方進行買賣證券的任何其他交易所、市場或交易商組織；
「香港」 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區；
「中央結算」 香港中央結算有限公司；

「投資者賠償基金」 根據證券及期貨條例設立的投資者賠償基金；
「金融產品」 《證券及期貨條例》所界定的任何證券、期貨合約或槓桿式外匯交易合約。就‘槓桿式外匯交易合 約’而言，其只適用於由獲得發牌經營第 3 類受規管活動的人所買賣的該等槓桿式外匯交易合約。”
「維恩」 經紀、其聯營公司、其直接及間接控股公司及該等控股公司的附屬公司，而「維恩」指上述任何一家或 多家公司，包括但不限於維恩證券有限公司；
「風險披露聲明」 在客戶於經紀開戶前及／或不時由經紀向客戶提供的風險披露聲明，其格式由證監會不時訂明，最新版 本載列於本協議第四部份；
「有抵押債務」 客戶到期未付、欠下或招致經紀或維恩分別與現金帳戶或其他帳戶有關的任何貨幣計算的一切的款 項、責任和債項（連同任何累算的利息），不論是現時或將來的、實際或可能的，亦不論是客戶自己或 與其他人共同欠下的；
「證券」 包括
（a） 根據證券及期貨條例的附表一所賦予的涵義；
（b） 所有於交易所上市的投資產品；以及
（c） 經紀指定之投資產品；
「聯交所」 香港聯合交易所有限公司；
「證監會」 就香港而言，指證券及期貨條例授予職能的證券及期貨事務監察委員會，而就其他地區而言，指於當地 擁有與香港證券及期貨事務監察委員會類似職能的法定機構，並對該地區的有關交易所具有管轄權； 「證券及期貨條例」 《證券及期貨條例》（香港法例第 571 章）以及根據上述條例制定的任何附屬法例及其不時經修訂、 合併或取代的版本；及
「有關交易」 代客戶進行與本協議有關的交易：證券的購買、出售、交換、處置及一般處理（包括但不限於存入及提 取以及行使認沽期權及認購期權）、資金的處置及根據有關帳戶作出的貸款及還款。
2. 凡本協議中文意允許之處，指單數字包括複數，反之亦然。陽性詞包含中、陰性詞，反之亦然。「人」一字應包括任何商號、合夥企業、多 於一人的組織及法人團體及共同行事的任何這些人，以及任何這些人的遺產代理人或所有權繼承人。凡提及「書面」應包括電傳、電報及傳 真及透過電子媒介傳送的文字。標題僅為方便而設。凡於一般條款或附加條款內提及「條款」或「附表」分別指一般條款或附加條款內各自 的條款或附表，除非文意另有所指。

第二部份 － 一般條款

1. 守法律及規則
1.1. 所有有關交易，應受本協議以及（就進行有關交易的該等交易所和/或結算所而言）相關的有關交易所和∕或結算所的不時修訂章程、 規則、規例、慣例、程序及行政要求的規限（尤其是就在聯交所進行的有關交易而言，應受聯交所及中央結算的規則、規例、慣例、 程序及行政要求的規限）以及受不論是對客戶或經紀實施的一切不時修訂適用法律的規限。當經紀認為適當時，所有有關交易也應受 涉及處理有關交易的經紀或其他人士的商業條款所規限。
1.2. 與聯交所及中央結算的規則、規例、慣例、程序及行政要求所提供的保護水平及種類相比，如客戶的有關交易在聯交所以外的巿場達 成的話，則客戶可能就該等有關交易享有明顯不同程度及種類的保障。
1.3. 客戶確認：
(a) 如果（i）本協議與（ii）任何有關交易所及／或結算 所的章程、規則、規例、慣例、程序及行政要求及法律（總稱「該等規 則」）之間發生任何衝突，須以後者為準；
(b) 經紀可採取其認為合適的任何行動或按其認為合適 者不採取任何行動，以確保遵守該等規則，包括但不限於調整任何有關帳 戶、不理會任何未被執行的買賣 指示或撤銷任何已執行的有關交易；
(c) 按此適用的該等規則以及按此採取的一切該等行動應對客戶具有約束力；
(d) 客戶應負責事先取得並維持為客戶簽立本協議或經紀達成與本協議有關的任何有關交易而需要的任何政府同意或其他同意。
(e) 假如維恩向客戶招攬銷售或建議任何金融產品，該金融產品必須是我們經考慮閣下的財政狀況、投資經驗及投資目標後而認為合 理地適合閣下的。本協議的其他條文或任何其他我們可能要求閣下簽署的文件及我們可能要求閣下作出的聲明概不會減損本條款 的效力。
1.4. 本協議在本協議解除、免除或限制客戶在香港法律或任何其他有關法律下任何權利或經紀在上述法律下任何義務的範圍內並無效用。 如果本協議的任何條文 與聯交所、中央結算、聯交所期權結算所和∕或任何 有關交易所和∕或任何結算所或對本協議的事項具 有司法管 轄權的任何其他有關主管當局或團體的任 何現行或將來的法律、規則或規例不一致或成為不一 致，則該等條文應被視為已按照任何 上述法律、規則或規例予以刪除或修改。本協議應在一切其他方面持 續並仍然具有十足效力及作用。
2. 交易
2.1. 經紀獲授權但無義務應客戶或獲授權人（如有）的指示進行有關交易 （不論是直接或是透過其他交易商或其他人進行）。經紀可隨 時或不時對任何有關帳戶施加任何限制，包括持倉限額，而客戶同意不超逾該限制。如任何該等限制已經或將會超逾，經紀可拒絕有 關指示，及∕或將有關未完成的有關交易進行平倉。經紀可行使其絕對酌情權拒絕執行客戶的任何指示，並毋須提供任何原因，尤其當 有賣盤時，缺乏持有足夠證券的證據，或遇買盤時，缺乏持有足夠資金的證據。無論如何，經紀無須就因或與經紀拒絕執行該等指示 或不向客戶作出相關通知，而引起或有關之利益損失，或招致客戶損害、責任或支出，而承擔任何責任。
2.2. 就根據本協議進行的有關交易，經紀應以客戶的代理人身份行事，而非主事人身份，但經紀向客戶提供相反的通知以表不同（買賣單 據上列明或以其他方式表示）除外。
2.3. 如沽售指示的有關證券並非客戶擁有（即賣空），客戶須通知經紀；如有需要，客戶須向經紀提供證券及期貨條例規定的保證。
2.4. 由於任何有關交易所的實質限制或由於經常發生非常急促的證券價格變化，在某些情況下提供價格或進行買賣時可能會出現延誤。經 紀可能不能經常按於任何特定時間報出的價格或費率或按「最佳價」或按「巿價」進行交易。經紀毋須就其沒有或未能遵守其代表客 戶承擔的任何限價指示的條款或在本條款預期發生的情況下而引起的任何損失承擔任何責任。如果經紀因任何原因未能全部履行客戶 的買賣指示，其可酌情決定只履行部分指示而已，當客戶作出執行買賣指示的要求，其在任何情況下均應接受經紀執行買賣指示的結 果並受該結果的約束。
2.5. 客戶明暸當指示一經作出之後客戶未必能取消及更改該指示。故此客戶在發出指示時，應審慎行事，並願承擔就處理其取消或更改指 示時，已經部份或全部執行之有關交易所引致的所有責任。
2.6. 客戶特此承認，經紀及其董事、僱員或其相關聯人士可不時以他們本身的帳戶進行交易及（如屬經紀）以維恩的帳戶進行交易。並 且，客戶承認就收取任何指示或代客戶進行的交易，經紀可能存在重大利益、關係或安排。尤其是經紀可在無須知會客戶的情況下：
(a) 透過維恩為客戶進行有關交易；
(b) （受制於第 2.2 條的規定）以主事人身份為經紀及其相關人士（包括但不限於任何維恩、其僱員或董事）與客戶進行有關交易；
(c) 為經紀或其他人的帳戶，進行與客戶的買賣盤相反的交易；
(d) 將客戶的買賣盤與經紀的其他客戶的買賣盤進行配對；及∕或
(e) 將客戶與經紀本身、維恩或經紀的其他客戶的買賣盤，合併一起，以便執行；以及經紀或其相關人士不需就與其上述事項有關取 得的任何利潤或利益向客戶或第三者作出交代。如上述（d）段中， 達成交易的證券不足以應付所有經合併的買賣盤，經紀在適 當地考慮市場慣例及客戶的公平後，有絕對酌情權在有關客戶、經紀及維恩之間分配該等交易。客戶確認和同意上述合併及/或 分配會在若干情況下對客戶可能產生有利的情形而在其他情況下對客戶可能產生不利的情形。
2.7. 一切買賣指示須由客戶當面或電話口授、或以書面用郵寄、親手遞送或透過傳真或電子媒介（適用於附有電子交易服務的有關賬戶） 的傳送而作出的，其風險概由客戶承擔。經紀有權根據其有理由相信來自客戶的指示行事，並無責任查證發出指示的人士的身份。對 於經紀因其不能控制的任何原因 （包括但不限於傳送或電腦） 延誤、錯誤或遺漏、罷工及類似的工業行動或任何交易商、交易所或 結算所沒有履行其義務，而沒有履行在其本協議下的義務，經紀無須負責。並且客戶特此確認並同意，其應就以客戶名義作出或訂立 的一切允諾、債務及任何其他義務向經紀負責，不論該等允諾、債務及任何其他義務是以書面或口頭形式發出和以何種方式傳達及宣 稱已按上述情況發出。倘若經紀收到互相抵觸的指示時，經紀可拒絕執行任何此等指示，直至接到明確的指示為止。
2.8. 客戶明白並確認，其同意經紀可以將經紀與客戶之間的談話（不論該談話是透過電話或以任何其他媒介或以錄音帶、電子方法或其他 方式）進行錄音，使經紀能夠核證監控或記錄有關任何事項的資料。
2.9. 當經紀收到可在一個以上的交易所執行的一切買賣指示，經紀有權選擇在任何交易所執行。經紀也有權將客戶的指示委派其他交易商 執行而無須通知客戶。
2.10. 除非客戶向經紀另有指明，客戶的買賣盤只會在落盤當日整日有效，而於有關交易所的當日營業結束時，尚未完成部份，將會自動取 消。
2.11. 經紀於完成執行客戶的買賣盤後，將會向客戶發出有關交易的交易確認書及結算單（惟須遵守電子交易服務之附加條款中第 2.7 條），扼要列出有關交易及有關 帳戶的證券及現金狀況。如果該等交易確認書或結算單傳送給客戶後三個營業日內，客戶沒有以書 面形式向經紀的辦事處發出掛號郵件提出異議，該等確認書及結算單便對客戶即具決定性和約束力。但如果有關月份內帳戶中沒有交 易或收入或支出項目，且有關帳戶沒有存有未償餘額或持有證券，經紀無須向客戶提供有關月結單。
2.12. 在受適用法律及規例制約的前提下，經紀會恰當地考慮收到客戶們指令的順序之後，可以全權決定執行指令的先後次序，就經紀執行 收到的任何指令而言，客戶不得針對另一客戶被賦予優先權而作出索償。
2.13. 如果經紀有向客戶提供有關衍生產品（包括期權）的服務，經紀須按照客戶的要求向客戶提供有關產品的規格、任何發售文件的副 本，以及其他要約文件。
2.14. 客戶須就其向經紀作出的指示，作出客戶個人的獨立判斷及決定。
3. 交收
3.1. 就每宗有關交易而言，除非另有協議或經紀已經代客戶持有足以用作交收的現金或證券，否則，客戶須於經紀已經就有關交易通知客 戶的交收時限前（不管口頭或書面）：
(a) 支付經紀可即時動用的資金或將證券以可交付之形式交付經紀；或
(b) 以其他方式確保經紀已經收到此資金或證券。
3.2. 除非另有協定，客戶同意，倘若客戶未有按照第 3.1 條在到期時限前付款予或將證券交付經紀，經紀於此獲授權：
(a) 若為買入交易，轉讓或出售任何此等購入之證券；及
(b) 若為賣出交易，借入及∕或購入此等出售之證券，以完成有關交易。
3.3. 客戶於此確認，由於客戶未能按第 3.1 條規定在到期時 限前履行責任而導致經紀承擔任何損失、費用、收費和開支，客戶必須就此向 經紀負責。
4. 帳戶中的款項
4.1. 客戶於帳戶中款項（在解除客戶欠經紀的所有債務後） 所獲取的對待及處理須符合證券及期貨條例的規定。經紀代客戶於香港收取 並持有的有關款項（在解除客戶欠經紀的所有債務後（包括但不限於由交收有關交易所引致的債務））將被存入經紀在認可財務機構 或獲證監員會批准的任何其他人士處在香港維持指明為信 託帳戶或客戶帳戶的獨立帳戶。經紀可根據證券及期貨條例的規定，按照 常設授權，從獨立帳戶中提取客戶的款項。
4.2. 只要客戶仍欠經紀任何債項時，經紀有權拒絕客戶提取款項的要求，以及客戶在未獲經紀事先同意時，無權提取任何款項。
4.3. 經紀並不會向客戶支付有關帳戶中的客戶款項所累計的利息，該等利息按經紀不時以其絶對的酌情權決定利率（會參考當時市場利 率）計算。
4.4. 在不損害經紀可能享有的任何其他權利和補償的情況下，經紀獲授權處置，不時經紀由客戶收取或代客戶持有的證劵（經紀絕對有權 決定處置那一類證劵及有關數量），以履行客戶對經紀或其他第三人負有的法律責任。
4.5. 在不損害經紀根據第 7 條可享有的權利和補償，就有關帳戶中客戶應收取款項（包括由賣出證券而產生的款項）及有關帳戶中客戶應 支付款項（包括由買入證券而產生的款項），客戶謹此授權經紀將上述兩類款項互相抵銷。就此，經紀可以滾轉餘額形式記錄有關帳 戶中的有關交易款項。
5. 收費及費用
5.1. 客戶同意按照經紀不時釐定的比率，支付經紀關於有關交易（包括任何根據第 6 條進行的交易）之所有佣金和其他報酬。客戶亦同意 按足額彌償基準，償還經紀關於有關交易之一切相關徵費（包括但不限於交易所、結算所及證監會徵收之費用）、支出和其他收費。 佣金率會不時變動，而客戶亦可聯絡經紀了解有關變動。經紀可因應客戶的要求所提供的特別服務而釐定及收取額外費用。
5.2. 除了根據第 5.1 條應付的費用外，客戶並同意向經紀支付下列費用：
(a) 依照經紀訂明之訂購、服務及使用費用，客戶須預繳該等費用，而該等費用為不可退還；
(b) 任何交易所或其他授權機構收取之任何費用／徵費；
(c) 為向客戶提供服務及設施，經紀不時收取之任何其他合理費用及收費；及
(d) 未結清總額之利息，須根據經紀釐定之利率計算及方式支付，不論以上條文如何，經紀可隨時或以酌情權於任何時間在不作出知 會的情況下更改該等費用。經紀獲授權可無須事先通知而隨時在客戶的帳戶扣除任何費用及開支。
5.3. 客戶知悉：
(a) 每宗證券買賣已在聯交所營辦的證券市場記錄或通知聯交所，須繳付投資者賠償基金徵費以及根據證券及期貨條例徵收的徵費； 以及可歸咎於客戶的上述每項收費及徵費須由客戶負擔；及
(b) 如果經紀或經紀之關聯人士所觸犯的違責是關於任何在或將會在認可證券市場（根據證券及期貨條例所界定並包括聯交所）上市 或交易而觸犯的及該等證券的 關聯資產而觸犯有失責行為導致客戶遭受金錢上的損失，投資者賠償基金的法律責任僅限於證券 及期貨條例及有關附屬法例內所規定的有效索償，並須受制於《證券及期貨（投資者賠償—賠償限額）規則》內所訂的金額上 限；因此，並不保證客戶能夠從賠償基金收回全部或一部分或甚至不能收回因該失責行為而蒙受任何金錢上的損失。就一切在認 可證券市場以外之交易所進行的證券買賣，若經紀或經紀之關聯人士有所觸犯的違責，客戶知悉並接納有效索償須受制於有關交 易所的規則約束。
5.4. 客戶同意經紀有權以其本身利益，索取、接受及保留任何為客戶與任何人士完成之任何有關交易而產生之回佣、佣金、費用利益、回 扣及∕或類似的益處。經紀亦可以行使其絕對酌情權向任何人士提供就該等有關交易有關之利益或益處。
6. 失責
6.1. 下列各項應構成失責事件（「失責事件」）：
(a) 客戶未能提供足夠金錢或證券，以履行第 3.1 條所述的交收責任；
(b) 客戶 （為個人）去世或喪失妥善履行本協議的任何條款和條件之能力；
(c) 就客戶提交破產或（視屬何情況而定）清盤呈請或展開其他類似的程序，或委任破產管理人；
(d) 針對任何有關帳戶執行扣押；
(e) 客戶沒有妥善履行或遵守本協議的任何條款和條件
(f) 在本協議所作或根據本協議所作的，或在交付給經紀的任何證書、陳述書或其他文件所作的任何陳述或保證在任何重大方面是或 成為不正確；
(g) 客戶簽立本協議所需的任何同意、授權、批准、特許或董事會決議以經紀不能接受的方式修改，或全部或部分被撤銷、撤回、吊 銷或終止或期滿且沒有續期或沒有保持十足效力及作用；
(h) 本協議的持續履行構成不合法，或經任何政府部門宣稱不合法；
(i) 客戶自願或不自願地違反本協議所載的任何條件或任何有關交易所或結算所的章程、規則和規例的條件；
(j) 客戶的財政狀況發生重大不利變更；及
(k) 發生經紀按其全權酌情決定權認為使或可能會使經紀就本協議中的權利受到危害的事件。
6.2. 如果發生一宗或多宗失責事件，經紀應獲授權按其絕對酌情決定權採取下列一個或多個行動，但並不必定要採取任何該等行動，而且 不損害經紀可能享有的任何其他權利和補償：
(a) 在有關交易所，購買證券以填補有關帳戶的空倉，或受制於第 3.1 條及第 3.2 條，出售有關抵押品（部份或全部）；
(b) 取消代表客戶作出的任何或一切未完成買賣盤或合約或任何其他承諾及／或拒絕接受客戶的買賣盤；
(c) 要求履行任何擔保，包括但不限於可能作為有關帳戶的抵押品而發給經紀或以經紀為受益人的任何擔保書和信用狀；
(d) 抵銷、合併、綜合、變現和／或出售全部或任何客戶與經紀或任何維恩開立之帳戶（包括該等有關帳戶中的任何款項、客戶證 券、有關抵押品或其他財產）；
(e) 將任何或一切客戶持有的未平倉合約予以平倉而無追索權；
(f) 就為客戶進行的任何出售（包括沽空）、借入或買入經紀認為必要或作出交付所需的任何財產；
(g) 行使根據本協議的任何權利；及∕或
(h) 立即終止本協議，然而，經紀發出事先提交、要求提供抵押品或按金或任何種類的催繳通知書，或經紀發出事先或未了結的要求 或催繳通知書，或買賣的時間和地點的通知，不應被視為放棄本協議授予經紀的任何權利。
6.3. 依照第 6 條及第 7 條作出任何出售客戶證券、有關抵押品或斬倉時，無論由於何種原因導致任何損失，只要經紀已經作出合理的努 力，根據當時市場情況出售或處置部分或全部客戶證券或有關抵押品及∕或將有關帳戶中任何持倉平倉或斬倉，經紀則不須為此等損失 負責。經紀有絕 對酌情權，決定何時沽出或處置上述有關抵押品及∕ 或將任何持倉平倉或斬倉，亦有權以當時市場價格轉讓給維恩 （包括經紀）任何客戶證券或有關抵押品，如因此導致客戶任何損失，及對維恩因此取得之利益，經紀概不負責。
6.4. 在扣除就採取第 6.2 條所述的任何行動所招致的一切費用和支出後，經紀可將任何剩餘收益用於支付客戶可能欠下經紀的任何債務； 並且如果該等收益不足以支付債務，則儘管仍未到原來規定結算時間，客戶須應要求立即向經紀支付因此產生的或在任何有關帳戶的 任何差額或不足之數，連同其利息和一切專業費用（如果經紀按其絕對酌情權將該事宜提交法律顧問， 則包括以完全彌償基準賠償 律師費用和大律師費用）及∕或經紀就執行於帳戶尚未完成的交易而招致的支出須由客戶支付且可由經紀從其管有的客戶的任何資金適 當扣除的支出，並且客戶須就該等差額或不足之數、利息、專業費用和支出對經紀作出彌償，使經紀不受上述各項的損害。
6.5. 在沒有損害上述第 6.4 條條款的情況下，經紀可有絕對的酌情權將根據第 6.2 條所得任何款項存放於一個暫時帳戶內的貸方，經紀無 須將全部或部份所得用以抵銷客戶對經紀之負債，藉以保留經紀於客戶破產、清盤、債務安排或類似程序出現時，經紀可作全數債權 證明之權利。

6.6. 考慮到進行證券業務的性質，特別是證券價格的波幅，客戶確認經紀根據第 6 條可行使的權利為合理的及必要的保障。
7. 留置權及抵銷權
7.1. 在不損害經紀依照法律或本協議有權享有的一般留置權、抵銷權或相類似權利及本條款項下的權利為額外附加權利前提下，對於客戶 交由經紀持有或在經紀存放之所有證券、應收帳、以任何貨幣款項及其他財產的權益（包括個人或聯名客戶），經紀均享有一般留置 權，作為持續的抵押，用以抵銷及履行客戶因進行有關交易或其他原因而對經紀及維恩負上的所有責任。
7.2. 如果客戶擁有超過一個與經紀或維恩開立的帳戶（任何性質的且不論是個人名義或聯名的），經紀可以其自身名義或作為維恩之代理 人在任何時候在沒有向客戶發出通知的情況下合併或綜合所有或任何該等帳戶，並抵銷或轉撥存於任何一個或多個該等帳戶貸方的任 何款項、證券和其他財產以償還客戶在任何該等帳戶或在任何其他方面欠下經紀或維恩的任何債務，包括任何未過期之定期的或有關 證券交易（包括交易所買賣的期權）的貸款或通融下的債務，或經紀應客戶的要求作出或承擔的任何擔保或彌償或任何其他文據下的 債務，不論該等債務是現在或將來的、實質或或有的、基本的或附帶的及共同或各別的。
7.3. 如果任何該等抵銷或合併需要將一種貨幣兌換為另一種貨幣，該兌換應按在進行合併或抵銷時經紀在其正常業務運作中就該等貨幣所 用的匯率 （由經紀決定，並在一切方面對客戶有約束力） 計算。
7.4. 本第 7 條條文賦予的抵銷權利將為一持續性抵押及將會附加於和不會損害任何經紀現時或以後所持的抵押品。有關以任何付款以抵銷 客戶於其他維恩證券成員 的任何負債或義務，經紀只需接獲其他維恩證券成員的要求，而毋須顧及該負債或義務是否存在。
7.5. 本協議內的任何規定不應限制任何一般留置權或經紀根據法律或其他依據而可能享有的其他權利或留置權的實施，並且根據本協議授 予的抵銷權利是在根據法律而產生的一般抵銷權利或第 6 條或第 7 條授予經紀的權利或經紀現在或此後持有的任何留置權、擔保、 匯票、票據、抵押或其他保證之外的權利，並且不損害上述各項權利。
8. 轉讓及繼任
8.1. 在未有獲得經紀同意下，客戶不可轉讓本協議的任何權利或義務。
8.2. 在遵守證券及期貨條例及任何適用法律的前提下，經紀可在書面通知客戶後轉讓本協議的任何權利或義務予其他人。
8.3. 本協議的全部條文應在經紀的業務變更或繼承後仍然有效；如果客戶是一家公司，該等條文應對其繼任人具約束力；如果客戶是合夥 企業，則該等條文對合夥人及他們的遺產代理人具約束力；如果客戶是任何個人，則該等條文對其遺產代理人具約束力。
9. 不放棄
9.1. 客戶確認，經紀或其任何僱員、受僱人或代理人的任何行為、不行為或寬容不是或不應當作是經紀放棄針對客戶或針對客戶存於經紀 的任何資產的任何權利。
10. 法律責任及彌償
10.1. 在經紀、其董事、僱員或代理人（「有關人士」）沒有任何惡意或故意失責的情況下，有關人士於任何情況下，在法律上均不負責 （不管是合約、疏忽或其他責任）客戶因以下事件遭受的任何損失、損害、傷害或法律責任：
(a) 有關人士的任何行為、意見、陳述 （明示或暗示的）、失責或不行為，不論上述損害或法律責任是否由有關人士的違約或其他 所引起或如何引起；或
(b) 出現不受有關人士可合理控制或預期之條件或情況，此等條件或情況包括但並不限於，任何原因引致之買賣指示傳送延誤，電 子、機械設備、電話故障或其他連接問題，未獲授權使用登入密碼，市場持續急劇變化，政府機構或交易所的行動、盜竊、戰 爭、惡劣天氣、 地震以及罷工；或
(c) 經紀行使本協議條款授予的任何權利。
10.2. 在有關人士沒有任何惡意或故意失責的情況下，客戶同意對有關人士因以下事件而發生的一切支出、法律 責任、申索和要求作出彌 償，致使有關人士各人免受任何損害：
(a) 有關人士根據本協議合法地作出或不作出的任何事情；或
(b) 客戶沒有履行本協議的任何義務責任。
11. 保證及承諾
11.1. 客戶特此向經紀作出以下持續的承諾、聲明和保證：
(a) 客戶或代客戶向經紀就開立任何有關帳戶而發給經紀的客戶資料報表或其他文件中的資料全屬真實、全面和完整的；
(b) 客戶有權和能力訂立和簽立本協議，並且除客戶外沒有任何人在有關帳戶擁有任何權益，除非已向經紀根據第 13 條作出披露；
(c) 根據第 13 條作出披露並獲得經紀的同意除外
(i) 客戶以主事人身份簽立本協議，並且客戶本身獨立進行交易而不是作為任何其他人的代名人或受託人而進行交易，而且不 存在客戶以外的任何人在本協議中或在根據本協議作出的任何有關合約中擁有或將擁有任何權益的安排；及
(ii) 客戶為有關帳戶的最終受益人及為最初負責發出有關交易指示的人士；
(d) 本協議及其履行及所載的義務不會及將不會違反任何適用的法規、違反公司章程條文或附例（如客戶是法團）、或構成為客戶受 其約束的協議或安排所指的違反或失責事宜；
(e) 受制於任何本集團公司之抵押品權益及已向經紀提供的資料，一切由客戶提供用作出售或貸入帳戶之財產（包括不限於證券）均 已繳足價款，且具有效及妥當的業權，客戶並擁有此等財產之法定及實益業權，客戶亦承諾在未得經紀的事前同意前，不會抵 押、質押或就該等財產允許存有任何抵押或質押或認購權；
(f) 客戶已收到、閱讀和理解風險披露聲明的內容及其擁有足夠經驗，能評定根據本協議進行的有關交易是否合適；
(g) 如果客戶或他們其中之一是法團 （ 就該人而言 ） :
(i) 其為根據其註冊成立所在國的法律正式組建和合法存在的公司，並且其為在其他進行業務所在的每一其他國家的公司；
(ii) 本協議經由客戶的有關公司行動有效地批准，並在簽署和交付時將按本協議的條款構成客戶的有效和具約束力的義務；
(iii) 交付給經紀的客戶的公司註冊證明書或註冊證明書、章程、規程或組織大綱和組織細則或構成或規定其組成的其他文據以 及董事會決議的各自之經核證的真實副本，均是真實和準確的並仍然有效；及
(iv) 並未曾採取，或目前沒有採取任何步驟，以就客戶的資產委任接管人和∕或管理人或清盤人或對客戶進行清盤；
(h) 如果客戶或其中之一是個人，客戶在法律上能夠有效地簽訂和履行本協議，並且精神健全及有法律資格，而且不是破產人；及
(i) 如果客戶是合夥商號並以一個商號的名義經營業務，本協議就一目的而言應繼續有效並具有約束力，即使因引入新的合夥人或因 當其時經營業務或組成商號的任何合夥人去世、精神紊亂或破產或退休或其他原因使合夥商號或商號的結構發生任何變化亦然。
11.2. 客戶承諾，在本協議和∕或客戶資料報表中提供的資料發生任何實質性變更時立即通知經紀，客戶尤其同意當客戶之通訊地址及聯絡資 料有變更時，客戶須即時通知經紀有關變更。倘經紀在七（7）日內仍未能以客戶提供之最新聯絡資料與客戶聯絡以行使或履行根據 本協議之權利或義務，客戶同意此事構成證明客戶嚴重違反本協議條款之充分證據，並成為一項失責事件（見第 6.1（g）條）。
11.3. 經紀將把下列各項的實質性變更通知客戶：（a）其業務名稱和地址；（b）其在證監會的註冊狀況及其 CE 編號；（c）其提供的服 務性質的說明；或（d）應付給經紀之報酬的說明和支付基準。
12. 向客戶提供資訊
12.1. 經紀可透過印本、談話、電子媒介、其網站或其他方式（不論書面或口頭形式）向客戶提供金融市場的資料、報價、新聞、研究或其 他資訊，包括圖形圖像 （統稱 「有關資訊」）。客戶確認有關資訊的產權屬於維恩、其資訊提供者或其特許人（統稱「資訊提供 者」），並且受適用的版權及其他知識產權法律所保護。
12.2. 客戶確認資訊提供者不就有關資訊作出任何類別的任何聲明或保證（包括但不限於可商售性保證或適合某一特定用途保證）以及不會 確保有關資訊的及時性、次序、準確性、足夠或全面性，尤其由於市場波動或傳送數據之延誤有關資訊中投資產品的市場報價未必實 時。雖然經紀相信該等數據為可靠，但經紀未就此作出獨立核證其資料正確或完全。客戶不應認為經紀對該筆數據作出任何推薦或讚 許。 12.3. 客戶確認和同意有關資訊的提供是僅為參閱之用，不應該用以作出商業或投資以及其他類別的決定之根據。資訊提供者不會就任何人 士依賴該等有關資訊行事或不行事而引致的任何損失或損害賠償或承擔任何責任。
13. 客戶資料之披露
13.1. 根據本協議條文，經紀必須為帳戶內的資料保密。客戶確認根據有關市埸和交易所、規則和監管之條文下，在聯交所、證監會或其他 香港的監管機構（「有關監管機構」）的法律要求下，經紀需透露有關帳戶中交易的詳情、客戶姓名或名稱、受益人身份和客戶的其 他資料，客戶同意提供該等資料予經紀以符合有關要求。
13.2. 沒有限制任何於第 13.1 條的披露，客戶茲不可撤銷地授權經紀和其維恩證券成員，在有關監管機構要求以協助其調查或查詢或司法 管轄權之法院要求或為公眾利益或為經紀或客戶的利益或客戶作出明示或暗示同情的情況下，有權在無須通知客戶及獲其同意的情況 下，向任何人披露有關帳戶資料、報告、記錄或屬於有關帳戶的文件和其他合適資料，且經紀可適當地製造一份有關客戶和客戶帳戶 的電腦記錄或其他文件。
13.3. 客戶亦同意經紀可於本協議繼續有效時或終止後，在毋須通知客戶的情況下，披露任何有關客戶和有關帳戶的資料給予任何其他維恩 證券成員或任何根據本協議賦予經紀的任何權利或義務的承讓人。
13.4. 客戶須應有關監管機構之要求，向其提供以下人士或實體有關其身分、地址及聯絡詳情（「身分詳情」）之資料：
(a) 客戶本人；或
(b) 就有關交易而言，最終負責最初發出該等交易的指示的人士或實體；或
(c) 將會從該等交易取得商業或經濟利益及／或承擔其商 業或經濟風險的人士或實體；或有關客戶的其他資料以協助經紀遵守適用 的法律及規則。客戶並且授權經紀將 上述資料向有關監管機構透露，而無須徵詢客戶的同意或通知客戶。
13.5. 在沒有損害第 13.4 條條款下，若果客戶執行其客戶之交易，不論是全權委託或不是全權委託，不論作為代理人或以主事人身份去進 行交易，客戶同意在有關交易被任何香港監管機構諮詢時，如下條款將會適用：
(a) 根據以下條款，在經紀要求下，客戶必須立即通知有關監管機構客戶或（客戶所知悉的）帳戶最終受益人的身分詳情。客戶必須 通知有關監管機構有關任何最初發出交易指示的第三者（若果與客戶／最終受益人不同）的身分詳情。
(b) 如客戶進行的交易屬於集體投資計劃，客戶必須
(i) 立即按經紀要求通知有關監管機構有關該計劃、委托或信託的執行人的身分詳情；或
(ii) 盡快通知經紀當其為該計劃、帳戶或信託投資的酌情權已被否決。如客戶的投資酌情權被否決，客戶必須按經紀要求通知 有關監管機構該執行人的身分詳情。
(c) 如客戶是一個集體投資計劃及根據一項特別交易，客戶或其主管或職員的酌情權被否決時，客戶必須立即通知經紀有關投資酌情 權被否決的日期。如客戶的投資酌情權已被否決，客戶必須立即在經紀要求，通知有關機構負責交易執行人的身分詳情。
(d) 如客戶注意到其相關客戶亦為某些指定客戶的中介人，而客戶對這些指定客戶的身分詳情確不認識，客戶須確定：
(i) 客戶與其相關客戶達成有法律約束力的安排，容許客戶透過要求或促使其相關客戶提供，以獲得根據第 13.5（a）、13.5
（b）及／或 13.5（c）條所概述的資料；及
(ii) 客戶必須在經紀要求就有關交易，立即要求其相關客戶提供根據第 13.5（a）、13.5（b）及／或 13.5（c）條概述的資 料。從其相關客戶收到或促使其提供這些資料後，客戶應盡速將資料提供給相關監管機構。
13.6. 客戶特此同意經紀毋須就其根據本第 13 條披露所引發的後果負上任何責任。
13.7. 客戶理解，客戶就開設或維持任何有關帳戶或就經紀或任何其他維恩證券成員向客戶提供服務，已向經紀或其他維恩證券成員提供或 可能不時提供個人資料（根據《個人資料（私隱）條例》（香港法例第 486 章）所界定之涵義）（「個人資料」）。客戶知悉，除 非客戶選擇提供個人資料予經紀或任何其他維恩證券成員，否則客戶無須提供。但是，如果客戶不提供任何個人資料，經紀可能無法 為客戶開設或維持有關帳戶及∕或向客戶提供任何服務。
13.8. 即使本協議終止，本 13 條的條文繼續有效。
14. 外幣交易
14.1. 如果經紀代客戶進行的有關交易涉及外國貨幣（除香港貨幣以外的貨幣）的兌換，客戶同意：
(a) 因匯率的波動而產生的任何損益全歸客戶並由客戶承擔當中風險；及
(b) 經紀可全權決定任何時間和形式以兌換貨幣，以實施其在本協議下採取之任何行動或步驟。
15. 修訂
15.1. 在法律允許的範圍內，經紀可透過按第 17 條規定通知客戶而不時修訂或補充 （不論是通過在本協議加上附件或以其他方式進行） 本 協議的任何條款和條件。如果客戶不接受該等修訂或補充，客戶可在按第 17 條收到或被視為收到通知後七（7）個營業日內書面通 知經紀，從而終止本協議。如果在該時限內客戶沒有終止本協議， 或如果客戶在收到或被視為收到該修訂或補充的通知後繼續操作 有關帳戶，客戶應當作已接受經修訂或補充後的本協議所約束。
15.2. 除第 15.1 條所述外，本協議的任何條文不得予以修訂或補充，除非獲得經紀的授權代表簽署的書面同意書。
16. 聯名客戶
16.1. 當客戶包括多於一位人士時：
(a) 各人之法律責任和義務均是共同及各別的，述及客戶之處，依內文要求，必須理解為指稱他們任何一位或每一位而言；
(b) 經紀有權但無義務按照他們任何一位的指示或請求行事；
(c) 經紀向任何其中一位客戶作出的通知、支付及交付，可全面及充分解除經紀根據本協議須作出通知、支付及交付的義務；及
(d) 經紀有權個別地與該客戶的任何一位處理任何事情，包括在任何程度上解除任何法律責任，但不會影響其他另外一位的法律責 任。不管上述（b）段或任何一位客戶與經紀達成的任何約定，經紀有權要求客戶的所有人士以書面或其他經紀決定的方式，提 出指示或請求，否則經紀可以不接納或執行該等指示。
16.2. 倘若客戶包括多於一位人士，任何此等人士之死亡（其他此等人士仍存活）不會令本協議自動終止，除非根據本協議的其他條文終 止，但會構成失責事件（見第 6.1（c）條），死者在保證金賬戶內之權益將轉歸該（等）存活人仕名下，唯經紀有權向該已去世客戶 之遺產強制執行由已去世客戶承擔之任何法律責任。
17. 通知
17.1. 如果經紀需要向客戶發出或提出任何報告、確認書、 通知、任何要求或請求，或因其他原因就本協議需與客戶聯絡，通知（包括催 交欠款或抵押品）可由專人交付，或通過郵寄、電傳、傳真、電子媒介或電話發出，在每種情況下均發往客戶資料報表所述的或不時 書面通知經紀的地址或電傳、傳真、電郵地址或電話號碼。
17.2. 客戶交付給經紀的通知可由專人交付，通過郵寄、電傳、傳真或通過電話發出，在每種情況下均發往本協議所述的或經紀不時通知的 地址或電傳、傳真或電話號碼。
17.3. 一切通知和其他通知，如以專人、通過電傳、傳真或電話或透過電子媒介交付，須在傳送時視為作出，或如通過郵遞方式傳送，投郵 日期後兩天須視為作出 （以先發生者為準）；唯發給經紀的任何通知或其他通訊只有在 經紀確切收到時才生效。
18. 終止
18.1. 在不損害第 6 條、第 15 條，經紀及客戶可以向對方發出事先 14 個工作日之內書面通知將本協議終止。此舉不會影響任何由客戶根 據本協議作出的承諾或彌償（包括但不限於第 10 條及第 11 條及第 12 條及第 13 條），或於協議終止當日根據本協議還未完成的權 利和義務，上述各項會在協議終止後仍有效力。在不損害前述的原則下，任何終止不會影響終止前已達成的有關交易所產生或與其有 關的協議各方的權利或責任，亦不會影響任何一方在該項終止之時所涉及仍未平倉的客戶綜合協議所產生或與其有關的協議各方的權 利或責任，直至該等合約已平倉或已交收及／或有關的交付已完成及所有該等責任已全部解除。
18.2. 縱使第 18.1 條有所規定，倘若客戶仍有未償還經紀的欠款、未平倉合約或其他仍未履行之法律責任或義務，則客戶無權終止本協 議。
19. 一般條款
19.1. 就本協議所提及的事項，以及有關帳戶的開立、維持及運作的事宜，本協議構成雙方之間的完整協議及理解，並且取代雙方任何較早 前表達或達成的聲明、協議或理解（不論是以口述、書面或其他形式表達）。
19.2. 本協議已經翻譯為中文文本，但如果發生任何抵觸，應以英文文本為準。
19.3. 如第二部份 - 一般條款的條款與第三部份 - 各帳戶及服務所適用之附加條款的條款之間產生任何異議時，應以後者為準。
19.4. 在履行客戶在本協議下或與本協議有關的義務時，時間在一切方面是關鍵要素，尤其在指定時限內，向經紀提供足夠的有關抵押品。
19.5. 除經紀獲得相反的明示書面指示外，按本協議條款的規定，經紀可將欠下客戶的任何款項貸記入有關帳戶而支付該等任何款項，詳情 在本協議中規定。就一切目的而言，向該帳戶作出貸記等同向客戶付款。
19.6. 客戶就本協議應付的一切款項應不包括一切稅項、課稅或其他性質類同的收費。如果法律規定須從該等款項預扣任何稅項、課稅或其 他性質類同的收費，客戶應付的金額在必要的範圍內應予增加，以確保在作出任何預扣後經紀於到期日收到相等於如無作出任何扣除 其本應會收到和保留的淨額。
19.7. 任何本協議條文在任何司法管轄範圍由於任何原因被視為無效，只會在該項無效之限下，在該司法管轄範圍內失去效力。該條文將會 在該司法管轄範圍從本協議分割出來，因而不會影響本協議的其他條文在該司法管轄範圍的效力，亦不會影響該條文在其他司法管轄 範圍的效力。
19.8. 客戶特此宣佈其已經閱讀依其選擇語言文本（英文或中文版本）的本協議，理解本協議的條款及同意受該等條款約束。
19.9. 客戶特此不可撤銷地委任經紀並賦予其全面的權力及權限，作為客戶的授權人（在法律許可的全面範圍內）為客戶及代表客戶執行本 協議的條款，並於經紀認為在履行本協議的目的有所需要或合宜之時，以客戶或經紀本身的名義簽立任何文件或文書。授權範圍包括 （但不限於）：
(a) 就任何有關抵押品簽立轉讓契或擔保；
(b) 就任何有關抵押品賦予經紀享有的所有權利；
(c) 就任何有關抵押品之下或所產生的到期或變成到期的欠款或款項申索作出查詢、規定、要求、接收、綜合及作出充分的責任解 除；
(d) 就任何有關抵押品發出有效的收取及解除及承兌任何 支票或其他文件或匯票；及
(e) 就為著經紀考慮到有需要及應當保障根據本協議的條款所產生的抵押權益起見，一般而言作出申索或採取任何合法的行動或開始 任何法律程序。
20. 爭議及管轄法律
20.1. 本協議及其執行應受香港法律的管限，其條文應持續有效，應個別和共同地涵蓋客戶可能在經紀開立或重新開立的所有有關帳戶，並 應對經紀、經紀的繼任人和受讓人（不論是否通過兼併、合併或其他方式 ） 以及客戶的繼承人、遺囑執行人、遺產管理人、受遺贈 人、繼任人、遺產代理人和受讓人的利益發生效力，且對他們有約束力。
20.2. 本協議產生的或與本協議有關的任何爭議，應由經紀絕對酌情決定通過仲裁或法律程序解決，該等仲裁或法律程序絕對地對客戶有約 束力。
20.3. 按經紀酌情決定提交仲裁的任何爭議應交由香港國際仲裁中心按其證券仲裁規則在香港進行仲裁。客戶特此明示同意承認任何該等仲 裁的裁決為絕對和最終的裁決。
20.4. 通過簽立和交付本協議，客戶特此不可撤銷地服從並無條件地接受香港法院非專屬性司法管轄權所管轄。如果在香港法院提出任何法 律程序，本協議應在一切方面受香港法律的管限並按香港法律解釋，但條件始終是，經紀有權在對客戶或客戶的任何資產擁有司法管 轄權的任何其他法院對客戶提出起訴，客戶特此接受該等法院的非專屬性司法管轄權所管轄。

第三部份 － 電子交易服務之附加條款

1. 本附加條款之適用
1.1. 就應客戶要求經紀同意按照本協議的條款向客戶之帳戶提供電子交易服務的情況下，本附加條款之條文只對該等帳戶適用。
2. 電子交易服務之條款
2.1. 如客戶使用電子交易服務，客戶承諾其為登入密碼的唯一授權用戶，負責所有使用登入密碼而作出的指示及完成的所有有關交易。客 戶須負責經紀給予客戶的登入密碼的保密、安全及使用。經紀可於電子交易服務有關的事項上使用認證技術。
2.2. 客戶知悉客戶指示一經作出，便可能無法更改或取消，故此客戶在輸入買賣盤時，應謹慎行事。
2.3. 對於客戶透過電子交易服務而發出的指示或買賣盤，經紀可以 （但無義務） 進行監察及∕或記錄。客戶同意接受任何該等記錄 （或其 騰書本） 作為有關指示或有關交易的內容及性質的最終及不可推翻的證據，並且對客戶具有約束力。
2.4. 除非及直至客戶收到經紀透過其不時指定的方式作出的認收或確認 （包括但不限於客戶可透過客戶的登入密碼自由查閱網站上的買 賣日誌刊登客戶的指示或買賣盤的狀況），否則經紀將不會被視為已收到或執行客戶有關的指示。經紀有權糾正任何認收或確認的誤 差，而不應就此招致任何法律責任。
2.5. 如遇下列情況，客戶應立即通知經紀：
(a) 已透過電子交易服務發出指示，但客戶沒有收到買賣盤號碼，或沒有收到關於指示或其執行的認收通知（無論以書面、電子或口 頭方式）；或
(b) 客戶收到非由客戶發出的指示或其執行或與其發出的指示不符合的認收通知（無論以書面、電子或口頭方式）或懷疑有人於非授 權下登入電子交易服務；或
(c) 客戶懷疑或察覺任何損失、盜竊、非授權透露或使用登入密碼；或其他情況。否則經紀或其任何代理人、僱員或代表人將不就此 承擔客戶或其他人（透過客戶）就處理、錯誤處理 或遺失透過電子交易服務發出指示而提出的任何索償。
2.6. 如果錯誤的登入號碼和密碼被輸入超過五次，經紀有權暫停提供電子交易服務。
2.7. 不論本協議中任何其他條款的規定，若客戶獲提供電子交易服務，於客戶的買賣指示被執行之後，客戶須接受經紀可以向客戶發出而 客戶亦同意收取經紀通過電子告示方式向有關帳戶、經紀之網站或（客戶資料報表中提供或客戶不時通知）電郵地址發出或通過其他 電子方式向客戶發出交易確認及記錄（包括但不限於成交單據及結單）以取代印本形式的文件。於經紀發出該些信息之後，客戶可隨 意讀取該些信息。若有需要的話，客戶必須盡速列印該等電子信息或作出其他適當安排，以供其記錄之用。如客戶仍要求以印本形式 收取其交易確認及記錄時，經紀可就提供該項服務收取合理費用。
2.8. 客戶同意如其未能透過電子交易服務與經紀聯絡，或經紀未能透過電子交易服務與客戶聯絡時，則客戶須運用經紀提供的其他聯絡途 徑向經紀發出買賣指示，並通知經紀其遇上的問題。
2.9. 客戶確認電子交易服務、經紀營辦的網站及其中的軟件均為經紀所擁有或授權使用，客戶不得及不可企圖干擾、更改、改動、反編 碼、進行逆向工程或作其他任何改動或未經授權擅闖任何電子交易服務及經紀營辦的網站之任何部份或其中任何軟件。
2.10. 客戶確認其完全暸解載列於風險披露聲明中與電子交易服務相關的風險的含意，雖然存在風險，但是客戶同意使用電子交易服務所得 的利益超過有關的風險。客戶現放棄其由於以下各項而可能對經紀提出的任何申索：
(a) 系統故障 （包括硬件及軟件故障）；
(b) 經紀接受看似是或經紀認為是由客戶發出的任何指示，但其實是未經授權的指示；
(c) 未執行或延誤執行客戶的指示，或按與發出指示時不同的價格執行客戶的指示；
(d) 客戶與經紀的網站或電子交易服務接達被限制或無法進行；
(e) 未送交或延誤送交透過電子交易服務提供或要求的任何通知或資料，或任何該等通知或其所載的任何資料有任何不準確、錯誤或 遺漏；
(f) 客戶沒有按照本協議或經紀與客戶簽立的任何相關的協議的規定使用電子交易服務；及
(g) 客戶依賴、使用透過電子交易服務或由經紀營辦的網站提供的任何資料或素材，或按該等資料或素材行事。

第四部份 － 風險披露聲明

1. 證券交易的風險
1.1. 證券價格有時可能會非常波動。證券價格可升可跌，甚至變成毫無價值。買賣證券未必一定能夠賺取利潤，反而可能會招致損失。
2. 期貨及期權交易的風險
2.1. 買賣期貨合約或期權的虧蝕風險可以極大。在若干情況下，你所蒙受的虧蝕可能會超過最初存入的保證金數額。即使你設定了備用指 示，例如 “止蝕 ”或 “限價 ”等指示，亦未必能夠避免損失。市場情況可能使該等指示無法執行。你可能會在短時間內被要求存入 額外的保證金。假如未能在指定的時間內提供所需數額，你的未平倉合約可能會被平倉。然而，你仍然要對你的帳戶內任何因此而出 現的短欠數額負責。因此，你在買賣前應研究及理解期貨合約及期權，以及根據本身的財政狀況及投資目標，仔細考慮這種買賣是否 適合你。如果你買賣期權，便應熟悉行使期權及期權到期時的程序，以及你在行使期權及期權到期時的權利與責任。
3. 買賣創業板股份的風險
3.1. 創業板股份涉及很高的投資風險，尤其是該等公司可在無需具備盈利往績及無需預測未來盈利的情況下在創業板上市。創業板股份可 能非常波動及流通性很低。
3.2. 客戶只應在審慎及仔細考慮後，才作出有關的投資決定。創業板市場的較高風險性質及其他特點，意味著這個市場較適合專業及其他 熟悉投資技巧的投資者。
3.3. 現時有關創業板股份的資料只可以在聯交所所操作的互聯網網站上找到。創業板上市公司一般毋須在憲報指定的報章刊登付費公告。
3.4. 假如對本風險披露聲明的內容或創業板市場的性質及在創業板買賣的股份所涉風險有不明白之處，應尋求獨立的專業意見。
3.5. 在香港境外收到或持有的客戶資產的風險。
4. 提供將客戶的證券抵押品等再質押的授權書的風險
4.1. 向經紀提供授權書，容許其按照某份證券借貸協議書使用客戶的證券或證券抵押品、將客戶的證券抵押品再質押以取得財務通融，或 將客戶的證券抵押品存放為用以履行及清償其交收責任及債務的抵押品，存在一定風險。
4.2. 假如客戶的證券或證券抵押品是由經紀在香港收取或持有的，則上述安排僅限於客戶已就此給予書面同意的情況下方為有效。此外， 除非客戶是專業投資者，客戶的授權書必須指明有效期，而該段有效期不得超逾 12 個月。若客戶是專業投資者，則有關限制並不適 用。
4.3. 此外，假如客戶的經紀在有關授權的期限屆滿前最少 14 日向客戶發出有關授權將被視為已續期的提示，而客戶對於在有關授權的期 限屆滿前以此方式將該授權延續不表示反對，則客戶的授權將會在沒有客戶的書面同意下被視為已續期。
4.4. 現時並無任何法例規定客戶必須簽署這些授權書。然而，經紀可能需要授權書，以便例如向客戶提供保證金貸款或獲准將客戶的證券 或證券抵押品借出予第三方或作為抵押品存放於第三方。有關經紀應向客戶闡釋將為何種目的而使用授權書。
4.5. 倘若客戶簽署授權書，而客戶的證券或證券抵押品已借出予或存放於第三方，該等第三方將對客戶的證券或證券抵押品具有留置權或 作出押記。雖然有關經紀根據客戶的授權書而借出或存放屬於客戶的證券或證券抵押品須對客戶負責，但上述持經紀的違責行為可能 會導致客戶損失客戶的證券或證券抵押品。
4.6. 大多數經紀均提供不涉及證券借貸的現金帳戶。假如客戶毋需使用保證金貸款，或不希望本身證券或證券抵押品被借出或遭抵押，則 切勿簽署上述的授權書，並應要求開立該等現金帳戶。
5. 交易所買賣基金的相關風險
5.1. 市場風險
交易所買賣基金主要為追蹤某些指數、行業/領域又或資產組別（如股票、債券或商品）的表現。交易所買賣基金經 理可用不同策略 達至目標，但通常也不能在跌市中酌情採取防守策略。投資者必須要有因為相關指數／資產的波動 而蒙受損失的準備。
5.2. 追蹤誤差
這是指交易所買賣基金的表現與相關指數／資產的表現脫節，原因可以來自交易所買賣基金的交易費及其他費用、 相關指數／資產 改變組合、交易所買賣基金經理的複製策略等等因素。（常見的複製策略包括完全複製／選具代表性樣本以及綜合複製，詳見下 文。）
5.3. 以折讓或溢價交易
交易所買賣基金的價格可能會高於或低於其資產淨值，當中主要是供求因素的問題，在市場大幅波動兼變化不定期 間尤其多見，專 門追蹤一些對直接投資設限的市場／行業的交易所買賣基金亦可能會有此情況。
5.4. 外匯風險
若投資者所買賣結構性產品的相關資產並非以港幣為單位，其尚要面對外匯風險。貨幣兌換率的波動可對相關資產的價值造成負面影 響，連帶影響結構性產品的價格。
5.5. 流通量風險
證券莊家是負責提供流通量、方便買賣交易所買賣基金的交易所參與者。儘管交易所買賣基金多有一個或以上的證券莊家，但若有證 券莊家失責或停止履行職責，投資者或就不能進行買賣。
5.6. 交易所買賣基金的不同複製策略涉及對手風險
(a) 完全複製及選具代表性樣本策略採用完全複製策略的交易所買賣基金，通常是按基準的相同比重投資於所有的成份股／資產。採 取選具代表性樣本策略的，則只投資於其中部分（而不是全部）的相關成份股/資產。直接投資相關資產而不經第三者所發行合 成複製工具的交易所買賣基金，其交易對手風險通常不是太大問題。
(b) 綜合複製策略採用綜合複製策略的交易所買賣基金，主要透過掉期或其他衍生工具去追蹤基準的表現。現時，採取綜合複製策略 的交易所買賣基金可再分為兩種：
(i) 以掉期合約構成總回報掉期（total return swaps）讓交易所買賣基金經理可以複製基金基準的表現而不用購買其相關資 產。以掉期合約構成的交易所買賣基金需承受源自掉期交易商的交易對手風險。若掉期交易商失責或不能履行其合約承 諾，基金或要蒙受損失。
(ii) 以衍生工具構成交易所買賣基金經理也可以用其他衍生工具，綜合複製相關基準的經濟利益。有關衍生工具可由一個或多 個發行商發行。以衍生工具構成的交易所買賣基金需承受源自發行商的交易對手風險。若發行商失責或不能履行其合約承 諾，基金或要蒙受損失。
交易所買賣基金即使取得抵押品，也需依靠抵押品提供者履行責任。此外，申索抵押品的權利一旦行使，抵押品的市值可以遠低 於當初所得之數，令交易所買賣基金損失嚴重。投資者是否瞭解並能審慎評估不同的交易所買賣基金結構及特色會有何影響極為 重要。
5.7. 延遲交收風險
證券莊家可在進行莊家交易時賣空於聯交所上市的交易所買賣產品股份， 並申請額外一天交付相關的交付數額。因此，受影響買家 可能在沒有被提前通知下於正常交收日的下一天才收到交易所買賣產品股份，但受影響買家仍保留於交收完成前賣出已買入股份的權 利。此外，參與交易商的贖回交收過程亦可能受到延遲交收的影響。
6. 結構性產品相關風險
遵照香港聯合交易所有限公司證券（上市規則）規定的詳情， 在聯交所上市的衍生權證（「權證」）、牛熊證（「牛熊證」）及其他結構 性產品（權證、牛熊證及其他結構性產品）統稱「結構性產品」。 結構性產品之發行人有時可能是唯一在有關股票交易所提供買賣報價的 一方。結構性產品的價格可急升，亦可急跌，而投資者可能會蒙受其全部投資的損失。 結構性產品須承擔多項風險，包括但不限於以下所列：
6.1. 發行商失責風險
倘若結構性產品發行商破產而未能履行其對所發行證券的責任，投資者只被視為無抵押債權人，對發行商任何資產均無優先索償權。 因此，投資者須特別留意結構性產品發行商的財力及信用。 注意：香港交易所公司網站的「衍生權證」及「牛熊證」 內的「發行商 與流通量提供者資料」均載列「發行商之信貸評級」，顯示個別發行商的信貸評級。
6.2. 非抵押產品風險
非抵押結構性產品並沒有資產擔保。倘若發行商破產，投資者可以損失其全數投資。要確定產品是否非抵押，投資者須細閱上市文 件。
6.3. 槓桿風險
結構性產品如衍生權證及牛熊證均是槓桿產品，其價值可按相對相關資產的槓桿比率而快速改變。投資者須留意，結構性產品的價值 可以跌至零，屆時當初投資的資金將會盡失。
6.4. 有效期的考慮
結構性產品設有到期日，到期後的產品即一文不值。 投資者須留意產品的到期時間，確保所選產品尚餘的有效期能配合其交易策 略。
6.5. 特殊價格移動
結構性產品的價格或會因為外來因素（如市場供求）而有別於其理論價，因此實際成交價可以高過亦可以低過理論價。
6.6. 外匯風險
若投資者所買賣結構性產品的相關資產並非以港幣為單位，其尚要面對外匯風險。貨幣兌換率的波動可對相關資產的價值造成負面影 響，連帶影響結構性產品的價格。
6.7. 流通量風險
聯交所規定所有結構性產品發行商要為每一隻個別產品委任一名流通量提供者。流通量提供者的職責在為產品提供兩邊開盤方便買 賣。若有流通量提供者失責或停止履行職責，有關產品的投資者或就不能進行買賣，直至有新的流通量提供者委任出來止。 故此，投資者應確保了解結構性產品的性質，及在投資結構 性產品前仔細研究基本上市文件及任何發行結構性產品的有 關補充上市文件內 所列的風險因素，及在投資結構性產品前，（如需要）尋求專業意見。 投資者需要清楚了解有關產品在市況極度惡劣或面臨破產的 情況 下，構成一般無抵押合約的責任。
7. 買賣衍生權證的額外風險
7.1. 時間損耗風險
假若其他情況不變，衍生權證愈接近到期日，價值會愈低，因此不能視為長線投資。
7.2. 波幅風險
衍生權證的價格可隨相關資產價格的引申波幅而升跌，投資者須注意相關資產的波幅。
8. 買賣牛熊證的一些額外風險
8.1. 強制收回風險
投資者買賣牛熊證，須留意牛熊證可以即日「取消」或強制收回的特色。若牛熊證的相關資產值等同上市文件所述的強制收回價/水 平，牛熊證即停止買賣。屆時，投資者只能收回已停止買賣的牛熊證由產品發行商按上市文件所述計算出來的剩餘價值 （注意：剩 餘價值可以是零）。
8.2. 融資成本
牛熊證的發行價已包括融資成本。融資成本會隨牛熊證接近到期日而逐漸減少。牛熊證的年期愈長，總融資成本愈高。若一天牛熊證 被收回，投資者即損失牛熊證整個有效期的融資成本。融資成本的計算程式載於牛熊證的上市文件。
9. 買賣界內證的一些額外風險
9.1. 定價結構
界內證的定價結構需要投資者就掛鈎資產估值處於上限價與下限價（兩者均包括在內）之間的價格範圍內的預期可能性準確評估界內 證的價值。投資者可能難以適當地評定其價值及／或將其用作對沖工具。
9.2. 固定最高潛在回報
倘掛鈎資產估值處於下限價與上限價（兩者均包括在內）之間的價格範圍內，投資者只會在到期時獲得每份界內證的最高回報 1 港 元。因此，界內證的潛在回報是設有上限的。
9.3. 超過 1 港元的交易將被取消
由於界內證的回報上限為固定金額（每證 1 港元），因此界內證的交易價格不應高於回報上限 1 港元。所以，任何高於 1 港元的界 內證交易將被取消，且不獲聯交所承認。
10. 在香港以外地方收取或持有的客戶資產的風險
10.1. 經紀或其代理人在香港以外地方收取或持有客戶的資產，是受到有關海外司法管轄區的適用法律及規例所監管的。這些法律及規例與 《證券及期貨條例》（第 571 章）及根據該條例制訂的規則可能有所不同。因此，有關客戶的之資產將可能不會享有賦予在香港收 取或持有客戶的資產的相同保障。
11. 提供代存郵件或將郵件轉交第三方的授權書的風險
11.1. 假如客戶向經紀提供授權書，允許其代存郵件或將郵件轉交予第三方，那麼客戶便須盡速親身收取所有關於客戶的有關帳戶的成交單 據及結算，並加以詳細閱讀，以確保可及時偵察到任何差異或錯誤。
12. 在聯交所買賣納斯達克–美國證券交易所證券的風險
12.1. 按照納斯達克–美國證券交易所試驗計劃 （「試驗計劃」） 掛牌買賣的證券是為熟悉投資技巧的投資者而設的。客戶在買賣該項試驗 計劃的證券之前，應先諮詢經紀的意見和熟悉該項試驗計劃。客戶應知悉，按照該項試驗計劃掛牌買賣的證券並非以聯交所的主板或 創業板作第一或第二上市的證券類別加以監管。
13. 電子交易
13.1. 透過某個電子交易系統進行買賣可能會與透過其他電子交易系統進行買賣有所不同。如果客戶透過某個電子交易系統進行買賣，便須 承受該系統帶來的風險，包括有關系統硬件或軟件可能會失靈的風險。系統失靈可能會導致客戶的買賣盤不能根據指示執行，甚至完 全不獲執行。請客戶尤其注意以下各項：
(a) 互聯網本質上是一個不可靠的資料傳輸及通訊媒介，而且任何其他電子媒介亦可能如此。因此，在透過互聯網或任何其他電子媒 介使用電子交易服務進行交易或其他通訊時存在風險；
(b) 與經紀的網站或電子交易服務接達可能因為高峰期、市場波動、系統故障（包括硬件或軟件故障）、系統升級或維修或因其他原 因而隨時及不時被限制、延誤或無法進行；
(c) 透過互聯網或其他電子媒介發出的指示或進行的交易可能會由於（以適用者為準） 無法預計的通訊量、所用媒介屬公開性質或 其他原因而受到干擾、出現傳輸中斷，或導致傳輸延誤或發生不正確數據的傳輸；
(d) 透過互聯網或其他電子媒介交易而發出的指示可能不獲執行，或可能受到延誤，以致執行價格與指示發出時的通行價格不同；
(e) 未經授權第三方可能獲得通訊及個人資料；
(f) 透過互聯網或其他電子媒介發出的指示可能不經人手審閱而執行；及
(g) 刊登在經紀的網站的任何認收通知、確認書或其他記錄，其反映的客戶的證券交易指示或買賣盤的進度或該等指示或買賣盤的執 行，以及與投資者的帳戶有關投資者的現金狀況、商品狀況或其他資料，未必可以即時更新。上述認收通知、確認書或其他記錄 未必反映並非透過經紀的網站進行的交易，如有疑問，投資者應聯絡經紀，以確定投資者的交易的進度或與投資者的帳戶有關的 其他資料。
14. 貨幣風險
14.1. 假如客戶指示經紀進行任何交易涉及外國貨幣（除香港貨幣以外的貨幣）的兌換，有可能因匯率的波動而致使外國貨幣兌換上帶來利 潤或招致虧損。匯率有時可能會非常波動，而兌換外國貨幣所招致的虧損可能多於交易所帶來的利潤。
15. 槓桿及反向產品的風險
投資涉及風險。不同類型的槓桿及反向產品會因應其產品結構而涉及不同的風險，投資者應審慎參閱相關槓桿及反向產品的產品資料概要及 發行章程，確保對有關產品的風險有充分了解。
15.1. 投資風險
槓桿及反向產品是一項衍生工具產品，並不適合所有投資者。概不能保證一定可付還本金。因此，你投資於槓桿及反向產品或會蒙受 巨額/全盤損失。
15.2. 長期持有風險
槓桿及反向產品並非為持有超過一日而設，因為槓桿及反向產品超過一日期間的表現無論在數額及可能方向上都很可能與指數在同一 期間的槓桿表現不同。在指數出現波動時，複合效應對槓桿及反向產品的表現有更顯著的影響。指數波動性更高，槓桿及反向產品的 表現偏離於指數槓桿表現的程度將增加，而槓桿及反向產品的表現一般會受到不利的影響。基於每日進行重新調整、指數的波動性及 隨著時間推移指數每日回報的複合效應，在指數的表現增強或呆滯時，槓桿及反向產品甚至可能會隨著時間推移而損失金錢。
15.3. 槓桿風險
槓桿產品的目標一般在提供實現相當於產品所追蹤指數回報若干倍的單日回報。反向產品的目標一般在提供與產品所追蹤指數單日回 報相反的收益。不論是收益和虧損都會倍增。投資於槓桿及反向產品的損失風險在若干情況下將遠超過不運用槓桿的基金。
15.4. 反向產品相對於賣空的風險
投資於反向產品有別於持有短倉。由於進行重新調整，反向產品的回報概況與短倉並不相同。在市場波動，經常轉換投資方向的情況 下，反向產品的表現可能偏離於持有的短倉。
15.5. 重新調整活動的風險
概不能保證槓桿及反向產品能每日重新調整其投資組合以達到其投資目標。市場干擾、監管限制或極端的市場波動性都可能對槓桿及 反向產品重新調整其投資組合的能力造成不利的影響。
15.6. 流動性風險
槓桿及反向產品的重新調整活動一般在交易日接近結束及在相關市場收市前不久進行，以便盡量減低跟蹤偏離度。為此，槓桿及反向 產品在較短的時間間隔內可能更受市況影響，承受更大的流動性風險。
15.7. 即日投資風險
槓桿及反向產品通常於一日終結時重新調整。因此，投資時間不足整個交易日的投資者，其回報一般會與指數槓桿投資比率有差別， 視乎從一個交易日結束時起直至購入之時為止的指數走勢而定。
15.8. 投資組合周轉率風險
槓桿及反向產品每日重新調整投資組合會令其涉及的交易宗數較傳統交易所買賣基金為多。較多交易宗數會增加經紀佣金及其他交易 費用。
15.9. 期貨合約風險
如槓桿及反向產品是以期貨為基礎的產品，投資於期貨合 約涉及特定風險，例如高波動性、槓桿作用、轉倉及保證金風險。期貨合 約的槓桿成分引致的損失，可能大大超過槓桿及反向產品所投資於期貨合約的款額。對期貨合約的投資可能導致槓桿及反向產品須承 受高度的巨額損失風險。在現有期貨合約即將到期，並由代表同一相關商品但到期日較遲的期貨合約替換，即屬「轉倉」。槓桿及反 向產品的投資組合的價值（以及每單位的資產淨值）可能在期貨合約即將到期下，因向前轉倉（因到期日較遲的期貨合約價格較高） 的費用而受到不利影響。相關參考資產與期貨合約的價值之間可能有不完全的相關性，或會阻礙槓桿及反向產品達到其投資目標。
15.10. 外匯風險
如槓桿及反向產品一般投資於（直接或間接）以其基本貨幣以外的貨幣計值的證券、掉期或期貨合約，以及如槓桿及反向產品大部分 的收益及收入以其基本貨幣以外的貨幣收取，基本貨幣相對於有關外幣的匯率波動會影響產品 的資產淨值，而不論其相關投資組合 的表現。
15.11. 分派風險
以資本支付或實際以資本支付分派，等於投資者獲得原投資額回報或撤回其原投資額或可歸屬於該原投資額的資本收益，可能導致每 單位資產淨值即時減少。
15.12. 被動式投資風險
槓桿及反向產品並不是「以主動方式管理」，因此槓桿及反向產品管理人不會在指數向不利方向移動時採取臨時防禦措施。在此等情 況下槓桿及反向產品的價值也會減少。
15.13. 交易風險
單位在聯交所的成交價受諸如單位的供求等市場因素帶動。因此，單位可能以資產淨值的大幅溢價或折價買賣。由於投資者在聯交所 購入或出售單位時將支付若干收費（例如交易費用及經紀費），這表示投資者在聯交所購買單位時可能須支付多於每單位資產淨值的 款項及在聯交所出售單位時可能收到少於每單位資產淨值的款項。
15.14. 交易時段不同的風險
由於海外市場的開放時間可能正值單位沒有報價之時，槓桿及反向產品投資組合內任何期貨的價值及與該等期貨合約掛鈎的任何指數 成分股的價值在投資者不能買賣單位的日子可能有變動。海外交易所與聯交所交易時段不同或會增加單位價格相對於其資產淨值的溢 價或折價程度。
15.15. 對莊家依賴的風險
雖然槓桿及反向產品管理人須確保至少有一名莊家為單位維持市場而且在根據有關做莊安排終止做莊之前發出不少於三個月的通知， 但若單位只有一名莊家，單位在市場的流動性可能受到不利影響。概不保證任何做莊活動均有效。
15.16. 跟蹤誤差風險
基於槓桿及反向產品的費用及支出、投資組合高周轉率、市場的流動性及槓桿及反向產品管理人採用的投資策略，槓桿及反向產品的 回報或會與其力求跟蹤的指數的每日槓桿表現有所偏差。概不能保證任何時候都能確切或完全複製指數的每日槓桿表現。
15.17. 終止的風險
槓桿及反向產品在若干情況下或會提前終止，例如沒有莊家、指數不再可供作為基準或槓桿及反向產品的規模跌至槓桿及反向產品管 理人訂明的金額。單位持有人於槓桿及反向產品終止時收到的分派，可能少於單位持有人最初投資的資本，造成單位持有人的損失。
16. 人民幣計價證券交易的風險
人民幣證券受匯率波動影響，而匯率波動可能產生機會或風險。閣下如將人民幣兌換為港幣或其他外幣時，可能受人民幣匯率波動影響而招 致損失。目前人民幣並非完全可自由兌換，而通過銀行進行人民幣兌換亦受每日限額限制及不時適用的其他限制。閣下務須留意不時適用的 有關兌換的限制及其變動。如閣下需兌換人民幣金額超過每日限額，須預留時間以備兌換。任何與人民幣証券交易有關的人民幣兌換將由本 公司以主事人的身份按市場當時通行匯率而決定之匯率進行。
17. 投資海外發行人證券的風險
由於海外發行人是受其所屬司法權區的不同法例約束，如閣下投資於海外發行人於香港上市的證券，所衍生的稅務責任 或可能因稅制不同 而與投資於香港發行人的證券有所不同（如交易稅、資本收益稅及股息稅等）。閣下應按自身情況，就購 買、持有、處置或買賣海外發行 人證券的適用稅務責任諮詢其稅務顧問，以遵守適用的法律及法規。
18. 行使及買賣供股權益的風險
若投資者要行使及買賣供股權益，應留意有關的期限及其他時間表。未被行使的供股權益在到期時將沒有任何價值。但若投資者決定不行使 供股權益並在市場上轉讓這項權利，應留意認購期內設有指定的買賣期，在此之後供股權益將會變得毫無價值。若投資者決定放棄供股權 益，其持股比例將會因公司增發新股而被攤薄。
19. 債券交易的風險
(a) 違約風險 - 違約風險指債券發行商未能按合約繳付利息或本金予債券持有人。投資者須特別留意債券發行商的信貸評級。評 級較低的債券發行商或更有可能違約，而相關投資者可能會損失大部份或全部本金。
(b) 利率風險 - 這是投資債券的主要風險。固定利率債券的價格會在利率下降時上升。在購買債券後，債券的價格會因應利率的 上升而下降。
(c) 外滙風險 - 投資者若投資以外幣計價的債券需面對外匯風險。外幣兌換率的波動或對基礎資產的價值及相關投資的價格造成 負面影響。
(d) 流動性風險 - 倘若須於債券到期前出售該債券，你須明白該債券的買賣或並不活躍於二手市場。債券發行商若違約或終止履行 責任，客戶作爲投資者可能無法買或賣相關債券。
(e) 股票風險 - 如債券屬可換股債券，可能存在股票風險，並對價格及投 資回報造成負面影響。

第 五 部 份 － 私 隱 政 策 聲 明

1. 我們的承諾
我們矢志妥善處理個人資料以保障客戶的私隱。我們將確保我們、各聯營公司及/或有關聯公司及代理就收集、使用、保留、披露、傳輸、 保安及存取個人資料所採用的各項政策和實務守則，均符合《個人資料(私隱)條例》(香港法例第 486 章)(下稱「該條例」)及由香港個人資 料私隱專員公署所發出的相關實務守則及指引之規定。本聲明中「個人資料」乃依照該條例的定義詮釋。如我們任何營運業務需遵從香港境 外任何其他私隱法例(例如在香港境外營運)，則只要不抵觸相關的地方法例，本聲明亦會適用。
2. 收集個人資料
我們或會不時要求閣下提供個人資料及/或調查資料，包括但不限於閣下的姓名、性別、年齡、出生日期、身份證明文件號碼及/或其副本、 電話號碼、傳真號碼、住址及/或其證明、電郵地址、信用卡資料、銀行賬號等。閣下可以選擇是否提供上述的某些資料(而提供資料則是閣 下自願的選擇)，但若閣下拒絕提供某些被要求的資料，可能令我們無法辦理閣下提交的任何申請或要求、又或使閣下無法存取我們的網站 某些內容，又或導致閣下無法完成原擬在我們的網站辦理的事宜。如閣下尚未年滿 18 歲，必須獲得家長或監護人同意，方可向我們提交任 何個人資料及/或調查資料。當閣下同意提供個人資料及/或調查資料予我們，個人資料需為真實、完整及沒有誤導成份。我們將不會為任何 有關或因閣下提供的個人資料及/或調查資料不真確及不完整而引致的損失或傷害負責。我們可能自動收集關於閣下使用、購買或訂購我們 服務及/或產品的資料，例如撥電/連線時間、持續時間、來源地及目的地等，以便準確報告和管理閣下的賬戶。我們部份網站或會向廣告商 披露不能識別個人身份的網站訪客綜合統計數據，部份網站亦會收集關於瀏覽訪客的綜合資料，例如到訪次數等統計數字。這類資料可能包 括但不限於瀏覽器類型及版本、操作系統、IP 地址及/或域名。我們網站任何部份所設的 Cookies(如有者)不會用於收集個人資料。Cookies 是可保存於網頁使用者電腦內的小型電腦檔案，功用是獲取配置資料及分析網頁使用者的瀏覽習慣。使用者儲存 Cookies 後，再次瀏覽網 站便不必重新註冊。網站常會用 Cookies 追蹤使用者喜好的網站主題，閣下可修改相關的互聯網選項或電腦系統的瀏覽喜好設定，拒絕儲 存 Cookies，然而閣下可能因此無法使用或啟動本網站提供的某些功能。我們網站可能會攔截不接受 Cookies 的使用者。為了符合有關事 宜，其中包括但不限於法律規管、審計規管，協助培訓員工、改善服務質素及釐清合約，閣下致電我們經理/主任/員工/代理商/代表（包括 我們的客戶服務部）的對話可能會被錄音。
3. 提供真確個人資料
閣下申請使用、購買、認購或訂購我們任何服務及/或產品時，我們可能會進行其中包括但不限於信貸評估及核實閣下的個人資料等。假如 查核結果不符合要求，我們恕不會與閣下訂立任何合約、安排或保證。於某些情況下，我們會採用市場普遍接受的慣用方法核實閣下提供的 資料，又或核對我們之前記存的資料。此外亦可要求閣下出示個人身份證明文件及/或地址證明等文件正本，方始使用相關資料。
4. 收集所得個人資料的用途
有關閣下的個人資料的具體用途已列載於以下我們「個人資料收集聲明」之中。
5. 當事人查閱及修正資料
5.1. 根據該條例，閣下有權：
(a) 查詢我們是否持有閣下的個人資料；
(b) 查閱我們記存的閣下個人資料；
(c) 要求我們更正所記存不正確的個人資料；及
(d) 查證我們(不時)就個人資料及持存個人資料類別制訂的政策和實務守則。
5.2. 閣下如欲查閱及/或修正閣下透過申請表格、互聯網或其他途徑向我們提交的個人資料，又或查詢我們的個人資料政策和實務守則， 以及我們所持閣下之個人資料類別，一律請以書面提交予我們的資料保護主任，我們將於接獲通知後 40 天內作出安排。每次成功查 閱後，我們可能會收取合理的手續費。然而若查閱確是為修正資料，該手續費將可獲豁免。
6. 關於存取個人資料的內部指引
我們所有員工均嚴格遵守「存取個人資料內部指引」。載有個人資料的實物記錄如非使用時一律存放於鎖上的安全地點。我們嚴格管制員工 存取實物及/或電腦資料，每次存取均需獲得適當的管理人員批准，而只有「必須知情」的人員才會獲准存取顧客的個人資料。我們記存、 使用及/或傳輸顧客的個人資料時，必會採取適當的措施，防止意外及/或未經許可披露、更改、遺失及/或銷毀任何個人資料。
7. 保留個人資料
如閣下是我們的客戶，閣下在服務有效期間透過申請表格、互聯網或其他途徑向我們提供的個人資料，將會一直保留至服務終止後一段合理 時間。我們會依照內部政策清除系統現存的不必要個人資料。
8. 網上服務
我們可能會在我們的網站推銷由第三者商戶經營的網上商店或服務供應商或產品供應商。閣下如有意使用或訂購上述商戶提供的任何服務及 /或產品，敬請注意閣下提交的任何資料一旦傳輸至有關商戶，即超出我們的控制範圍，因而我們無法提供任何保障。

 

第六部份 － 人 資 料 收 集 聲 明

1. 作為我們的客戶或我們網站的訪客或使用者，向我們申請及/或持續使用任何服務及/或產品時，或需向我們提供個人資料。若閣下提供的個 人資料不全或失實，我們可能無法向閣下提供或繼續提供所需的服務及/或產品。我們時刻均會保密閣下的個人資料。我們收集、使用、保 留、披露、轉移、保安和查閱個人資料的政策及實務守則，一律遵從該條例及本聲明的規定。我們可使用和保留閣下提供的個人資料作以下 任何用途，以及作雙方不時協定或法律規定的其他用途：
(a) 辦理閣下有關使用、購買、認購或訂購服務及/或產品的申請及提供服務及/或產品，令閣下就有關交易或其他事項所發出之指令 生效，及執行閣下之其他指示；
(b) 在閣下同意的情況下，使用閣下的個人資料(可包括姓名、性別、電話號碼、傳真號碼、郵寄地址、電郵地址及出生年月)，推銷 我們、各聯營公司及/或有關聯公司及合作夥伴之服務及/或產品(只限於保險、再保險、銀行、按揭轉介、信用卡、物業發展、 零售、證券及投資(包括，但不限於，證券/期貨經紀服務/諮詢、資產管理、企業融資等等、電訊、第三者獎賞、忠誠及優惠計 劃、聯合品牌、金融財務、教育、媒體、娛樂消閑、保健及美容、服裝、珠寶、電器及電子產品、酒店及旅遊、餐飲、物流及運 輸、房地產代理、商業保理、禮賓服務及社交網絡服務)(不論我們有否就推廣收取報酬)。我們會以直銷電話、電郵、電子訊 息 、傳真﹑郵件等方式向閣下提供有關推廣資料。我們會於向閣下提供直銷推廣資料前徵詢閣下有關服務及/或產品的個人喜 好；
(c) 辦理因應各項服務及/或產品而向閣下提供的相關或關連優惠；
(d) 就提供服務及/或產品而分析、核實及/或查核閣下的信用、付款及/或賬戶狀況及為閣下進行信貸查詢或調查及查明閣下之財政 狀況；
(e) 辦理閣下要求的任何付款指示、直接支賬付款安排及/或信貸；
(f) 促進閣下賬戶日常運作、提供顧客服務及/或收取閣下賬戶尚欠的服務及/或產品收費；
(g) 遵守任何適用的業界成規，或遵從政府機關或規管當局頒令的要求；及
(h) 讓我們能防止罪行的發生。
2. 我們可向(不論在香港或海外)下列各方披露及轉移閣下的個人資料，並可就以上目的使用、披露、保存、處理或保留閣下的個人資料：
(a) 我們的代理及承辦商(包括資訊技術、網絡、客戶服務、銷售代理、郵遞公司、電訊服務供應商、電話傳銷及直接銷售代理、電 話中心、行政服務供應商、財務服務供應商、電腦、電訊、付款或證券結算服務供應商、專業或其他服務之任何承辦商、代理或 服務供應商、數據處理服務供應商、第三者獎賞、忠誠及優惠計劃提供者、聯合品牌夥伴及承辦商)、任何電訊公司及服務供應 商就提供有關服務及/或產品；
(b) 我們、各聯營公司及/或有關聯公司及合作夥伴；
(c) 銀行、財務機構、信貸供應商、可能以其名義登記證券或其他資產之任何代名人、我們的代表或為客戶與其或擬與其進行交易的 任何人士或該等人士的代表；
(d) 追收欠款公司、信用調查機構及保安代理；
(e) 規管當局、執法機構及法院；
(f) 我們的專業顧問及任何其他對我們承擔保密責任的人士；及
(g) 任何實際或建議承讓或受讓我們與閣下相關權利的承讓人、繼承人或受讓人
3. 此外，根據閣下與我們達成的協議或閣下給予我們的同意(視乎情況而定)，我們可向(不論在香港或海外)我們、各聯營公司及/或有關聯公司 及/或合作夥伴披露或轉移閣下的個人資料，以作市場研究及信貸評估用途，此外並會用於確保閣下提供之個人資料就上述或其他目的及用 途符合閣下不時和我們協定或遵照法律規定。
4. 如閣下不希望收到我們所發送有關電訊及/或上述其他類別之產品/服務之直銷宣傳推廣資料，或不希望我們披露、轉移或使用閣下的個人資 料作上述直銷用途，請把閣下的停止市場推廣訊息申請電郵至 information@we-holding.com 或郵寄至香港上環永樂街 77 號 OVEST 26 樓或致電我們的客戶服務熱線 3700 6169。

第 七 部 份 － 現 金 帳 戶 之 附 加 條 款

1. 本附加條款之適用
1.1. 本附加條款之條文只對現金帳戶適用。
1.2. 客戶須根據一般條款及本現金帳戶之附加條款及電子交易服務之附加條款（如適用）及新上市證券之附加條款（如適用）與經紀開立 及維持現金帳戶。
2. 帳戶中的證券
2.1. 客戶於帳戶中的證券所獲取的對待及處理須符合《證券及期貨條例》的規定，尤其在聯交所營辦的市場上市或交易的證券或認可集體 投資計劃的權益（根據《證券及期貨條例》定義）的證券以及經紀於香港收取或持有該等證券（「本地證券」），有關證券將：
(a) 被存放於經紀在認可財務機構、獲證監會核准的保管人或另一獲發牌進行證券交易的中介人在香港開立及維持指定為信託帳戶或 客戶帳戶的獨立帳戶作穩妥保管；或
(b) 以客戶的名稱登記。
2.2. 由經紀代客戶聘用的任何人士或機構持有客戶擁有除本地證券以外之證券（「海外證券」）作保管用途，以進行與海外證券有關之任 何有關交易而言，客戶謹此授權經紀代客戶向有關方面發出指示，將該等海外證券存放於該方或其託管商，或在進行有關交易之相關 司法管轄區內提供設施的其他機構代為保管。
2.3. 客戶須單獨承擔經紀以第 2.1 條及第 2.2 條所述或其他方式代客戶持有的任何證券引致的風險，經紀概無責任替客戶就各類風險購買 保險。經紀亦無須承擔第 2.1 條及第 2.2 條中涉及聘用其他人士或保管商所引致之損失、費用或損害，包括不限於因聘用一方的欺騙 或疏忽所引致的損失。
2.4. 凡由經紀代客戶持有不以客戶的名義登記的證券並不是以客戶的名義登記，則任何就該等證券的應計股息、分派或利益將會由經紀代 收，然後記入客戶的有關帳戶（或者按協定付款給客戶），經紀可就此收取合理行政費用。倘該等證券屬於經紀代客戶以及其他客戶 持有較大數量的同一證券的一部份，客戶有權按其所佔的比例獲得該等證券的利益，經紀也可就此收取合理行政費用。倘持有客戶的 證券以提供保管服務的其他人士未能作出有關的分配，經紀不須為此而負上任何責任。
2.5. 為客戶購買的證券將會交付給客戶（或如客戶所指示），唯該等證券須已全數付清代價，及該等證券並沒有受到任何留置權約束，及∕ 或並非由經紀或維恩持有作為抵押品。
2.6. 經紀不須向客戶交還客戶原先所交付或存放的證券，而只會向客戶付交還同一類別、面值、名義數額及等級的證券。
2.7. 在不損害經紀可能擁有的其他權利和補救前提下，經紀獲授權處置不時由從客戶收取或代客戶持有的證券，以解除由客戶或代客戶對 經紀或第三者所負的法律任何責任。
2.8. 除本附加條款第 2.7 條及一般條款中第 3.2、6.2 及 7 條內所說明或《證券及期貨條例》所容許，經紀在未有獲得客戶作出之口頭或 書面指示或常設授權前不得將客戶的任何證券存放、轉移、借出、質押、再質押或為任何其他目的以其他方式處理。
2.9. 證券及期貨條例容許的情況下，客戶同意經紀有權為其本身的益處保留及無須向客戶交代源自任何經紀向第三者為任何目的借出或存 放客戶的證券所獲取的任何收費、收入、回佣或其他利益。

第 八 部 份 － 新 發 行 證 券 之 附 加 條 款

1. 本附加條款之適用
1.1. 就客戶要求經紀代客戶於其帳戶申請在聯交所上市的新發行證券（「申請」）的情況下，本附加條款之條文只對該等帳戶適用。
2. 新上市證券
2.1. 客戶授權經紀填妥可能需要的申請表，並且向經紀聲明和保證在申請表內申請人部份所載述或包含關於客戶的一切聲明、保證、確認 和承諾均屬真實及準確。
2.2. 客戶同意受新發行的條款約束，尤其是客戶特此：
(a) 保證及承諾申請乃為客戶利益，客戶或代表客戶遞交有關同一次證券發行所作出的唯一申請，而客戶在該次發行並沒有作其他申 請；
(b) 授權經紀向聯交所聲明及保證客戶不會亦不擬作出其他申請，並且不會亦不擬為客戶的利益而作出其他申請；
(c) 客戶確認，倘若非上市公司除證券買賣外未有從事其他業務而客戶對該公司具法定控制權力，則該公司作出的申請應被視為為客 戶的利益而作出的；及
(d) 確認經紀作出申請時，會依賴上述保證、承諾和授權。
2.3. 有關經紀為經紀本身及/或客戶及/或經紀之其他客戶作出的大額申請，客戶確認和同意：
(a) 該大額申請可能會因與客戶無關的理由而遭到拒絕，而在沒有欺詐、嚴重疏忽或故意違約的情況下，經紀毋須就該拒絕對客戶或 任何其他人士負上責任；及
(b) 倘若該大額申請因陳述和保證被違反或任何與客戶有關的理由而遭到拒絕，客戶須按一般條文中第 10.2 條條款向經紀作出賠 償。

CLIENT AGREEMENT – TERMS AND CONDITIONS

In consideration of WE SECURITIES LIMITED (the “Broker”) of 26/F, 77 Wing Lok Street, OVEST, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (an Exchange Participant of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Participant ID. 02153) and a Licensed Corporation (CE No. BMQ962) licensed with the Securities and Futures Commission in respect of carrying out the regulated activities of Dealing in Securities (Type 1) agreeing to allow the Client identified in the Client Information Statement to open one or more accounts with the Broker and providing services to the Client in connection with securities trading, the Client HEREBY AGREES that all Transactions executed by the Broker for any Account shall be subject to the Client Agreement (including without limitation the General Terms and Conditions and the Additional Terms applicable to the services provided by the Broker) as amended from time to time and notified to the Client. The Broker’s current provisions of the Client Service Agreement are hereinafter set out:

PART I – DEFINITIONS

1. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall bear the following meanings: “Access Codes” such password(s), and/or form(s) of personal identification (in numeric, alpha-numeric or other format, usually known as login name) prescribed by the Brokerfrom time to time, whether used alone orin conjunction with each other, for gaining accessto the Electronic Trading Service;
“Account(s)” any Cash Account
“Agreement” the written agreement between the Client and the Broker regarding the opening, maintenance and operations of the Account(s) as amended from time to time, including but not limited to the General Terms and Conditions, the Additional Terms, the Client Information Statement, Risk Disclosure Statement, Data Privacy Policy and any authority given by the Client to the Broker with respect to the Account(s); “Authorized Person” the person or any of the persons designated in or pursuant to this Agreement to issue instructions in relation to an Account;
“Cash Account” any cash account, as indicated as such in the Client Information Statement, opened by the Client with the Broker for trading of securities without Margin Facility granted by the Broker; “Clearing House” in relation to SEHK, HKSCC or other body appointed by or established and operated by SEHK to provide clearing services to exchange participants of SEHK and, in relation to any other Exchange, any clearing house providing similar services for such Exchange;
“Client” the person(s) with whom the Broker has entered into this Agreement and such person’s successors in title and (if appropriate) personal representatives whose name(s) and other identity details set out in the Client Information Statement and shall include each Authorized Person;
“ClientInformation Statement” Client information statement (however described) prescribed by the Broker to be provided by or on behalf of the Client;
“Code of Conduct” Code of Conduct for Persons with the Securities and Futures Commission issued by the SFC and as amended from time to time;
“Data Privacy Policy” The Broker’s general policy in relation to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder as amended, consolidated or substituted from time to time and the policy is set out in Part V;
“Electronic Media” any electronic or telecommunications media, including but not limited to the internet, interactive television systems, telephone, wireless application protocol or any other electronic or telecommunications devices or systems as the Broker may from time to time determine and prescribe; “Electronic Trading Service” any facility and service (including without limitation those relating to dealing services, information services, e-mail and the software comprised in any of the foregoing) provided or to be provided by the Broker or the Broker contractor or agent or service provider from time to time under this Agreement which enables the Client to give instructions relating to any Transaction in the Account(s) or to obtain quotation on prices of securities or other information through any Electronic Media;
“Event(s) of Default” any of the events of default as specified in Clause 6 of the General Terms and Conditions;
“Exchange” SEHK and any other exchange, market or association of dealers in any part of the world on which securities are bought and sold;
“Hong Kong” The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People’s Republic of China;
“HKSCC” Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited;
“Investor Compensation Fund” the Investor Compensation Fund established pursuant to the SFO; “Financial products” any "securities, futures contracts or leveraged foreign exchange contracts as defined under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO). Regarding ‘leveraged foreign exchange contracts’, it is only applicable to
those traded by persons licensed for Type 3 regulated activity".”
“WE Group” The Broker, its affiliates, its direct and indirect holding companies and subsidiaries of the holding companies; “WE Group” means any of them and includes without limitation WE Securities Limited;
“Risk Disclosure Statement” the risk disclosure statement provided by the Broker to the Client before the opening of the Account and/or from time to time in form prescribed by the SFC from time to time with the current version set out in Part IV;
“SecuredObligations” all money, obligations or liabilities in any currency (together with any accrued interest) falling due, owing or incurred by the Client to the Broker under the Cash Account, or to WE Group under any other accounts now and in the future, whether actually or contingently, whether solely or jointly with others;
“Securities” includes (a) items under the definition of securities in Schedule 1 to the SFO; (b) all investment products listed or traded on Exchanges; and (c) any investment products prescribed by the Broker as such;
“SEHK” The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;
“SFC” in relation to Hong Kong, The Securities and Futures Commission constituted under the SFO, in relation to any other regions, other statutory bodies performing similar functions as The Securities and Futures Commission and have jurisdiction over the relevant Exchanges;
“SFO” the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder amended, consolidated or substituted from time to time; and
“Transaction” the purchase, sale, exchange, disposal of and general dealing (including but not limited to deposit and withdrawal and exercise of call and put options) in securities, the disposition of funds and the drawing and repayment under the Accounts on behalf of the Client in connection with this Agreement.
2. In this Agreement, words importing the singular shall, where the context permits, include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender or neuter include both gender and neuter. The expression “person” shall include any firm, partnership, association of persons and body corporate and any such persons acting jointly and the personal representatives or successors in title of any such person. References to “writing” shall include telex, cable and facsimile transmission and texts transmitted through Electronic Media. Headings are for convenience only. Any reference to Clauses or Schedules in the General Terms and Conditions or in the Additional Terms is a reference to the clauses of or the schedules to the General Terms and Conditions or the Additional Terms respectively, unless otherwise stated.

PART II – GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
1.1. All Transactions shall be subject to this Agreement and, in respect of those Exchanges and/or Clearing Houses where the Transactions are processed, the constitution, rules, regulations, practices, procedures and administrative requirements, as amended from time to time of the relevant Exchange and/or Clearing House (and in particular as regarding Transactions effected on SEHK the rules, regulations, practices, procedures and administrative requirements of SEHK and HKSCC) and to all applicable laws whether imposed on the Client or the Broker, as amended from time to time. All Transactions shall also be subject to the terms of business of dealer or other persons who have been involved in the processing of the Transactions where the Broker deems fit.
1.2. Client whose Transactions are executed in markets other than those organized by SEHK may have a markedly different level and type of protection in relation to those Transactions as compared to the level and type of protection afforded by the rules, regulations, practices, procedures and administrative requirements of SEHK and HKSCC.
1.3. The Client confirms that:
(a) in the event of any conflict between (i) this Agreement and (ii) any constitution, rules, regulations, practices, procedures, administrative requirements of the relevant Exchange and/or Clearing House and laws (collectively the “Regulations”), the latter shall prevail;
(b) The Broker may take or omit to take any action it considers fit in order to ensure compliance with the Regulations including without limitation, adjusting any Account, disregarding any unexecuted orders or rescinding any executed Transactions;
(c) the Regulations as are so applicable and all such actions so taken shall be binding upon the Client; and
(d) the Client shall be responsible for obtaining in advance and maintaining any governmental or other consents required in connection with the Client’s entering into of this Agreement or the Broker effecting any Transaction in connection with this Agreement.
(e) If the Broker solicit the sale of or recommend any financial product to the Client, the financial product must be reasonably suitable for Client having regard to the Client’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. No other provision of this agreement or any other document the Broker may ask the Client to sign and no statement the Broker may ask client to make derogates from this clause.
1.4. This Agreement shall not operate insofar as it removes, excludes or restricts any rights of the Client or obligations of the Broker under the laws of Hong Kong or any other relevant law. If any provisions hereof are or should become inconsistent with any present or future law, rule or regulation of SEHK, HKSCC and/or any Exchange and/ or any Clearing House or any other relevant authority or body having jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Agreement, such provision shall be deemed to be rescinded or modified in accordance with any such law, rule or regulation. In all other respects this Agreement shall continue and remain in full force and effect.
2. DEALING
2.1. The Broker shall be authorized but not bound to act on an instruction given by the Client or the Authorized Person (if any) to carry out a Transaction (whether directly or through other dealer or otherwise). The Broker may at any time and from time to time impose any limits including position limits on any Account and the Client agrees not to exceed such limits. If any of the said limits are or to be exceeded, the Broker may decline such an instruction and/or is entitled to close the open position of the Transactions concerned. The Broker may in its absolute discretion refuse to act on any of the instructions received from the Client without giving any reason, in particular for sell order without evidence of sufficient securities, or buy order without evidence of sufficient funds. The Broker is not in any circumstances liable in any way for any loss of profit or gain, damage, liability or cost or expense suffered or incurred by the Client arising from or in connection with the Broker’s refusal to act on such instruction or omitting to notify the Client of such refusal.
2.2. The Broker shall act as an agent of the Client and not as a principal in relation to any Transactions undertaken by the Broker under this Agreement except where the Broker gives notice (in the contract note for the relevant Transaction or otherwise) to the Client to the contrary.
2.3. The Client shall inform the Broker when a sell order in respect of securities which the Client does not own (that is, a short sale) and, where required, shall provide the Broker with the assurance in accordance with the SFO.
2.4. Because of physical restraints on any Exchange or the very rapid changes in the prices of securities that frequently take place, there may, on occasions, be a delay in making prices or in dealing. The Broker may not always be able to trade at the prices or rates quoted at any specific time or “at best” or “at market”. The Broker shall not be liable for any loss howsoever arising by reason of its failing, or being unable, to comply with the terms of any limit order undertaken on behalf of the Client or under the circumstances contemplated in this Clause. Where the Broker is for any reason whatsoever unable to perform the Client’s order in full, it may in its discretion effect partial performance only. The Client shall in any event accept and be bound by the outcome when any request to execute orders is made.
2.5. The Client acknowledges that it may not be possible to cancel or amend its instructions once given. The Client agrees to exercise caution before giving any instruction and accept full responsibility for the Transactions partially or fully executed prior to the processing of the Client’s cancellation or amendment.
2.6. The Client hereby acknowledges that the Broker and WE Group and their directors, employees and/or their associates may from time to time trade on their own accounts. Furthermore, the Client acknowledges the existence of the Broker’s interest, relationship or arrangement that is material in relation to any instruction received or Transaction effected for the Client. In particular, the Broker may, without informing the Client:
(a) effect Transactions through the WE Group;
(b) (subject to Clause 2.2) effect Transactions with the Client as principal for account of the Broker and its related parties including but not limited to any WE Group or its employees, or directors;
(c) take position opposite to the order of the Client either for its own account or others;
(d) match the Client’s orders with those of other clients of the Broker; and/or
(e) combine the Client’s order with orders of the Broker or of WE Group or other clients of the Broker for execution; and neither the Broker nor its related parties shall be obliged to account to the Client or any third party for any profits or benefits received in connection therewith. In event of insufficient securities to satisfy orders so combined as mentioned in the above paragraph (d), the Broker may in its absolute discretion allocate the transactions between clients, the Broker and WE Group, having due regard to market practice and fairness to the concerned clients. The Client acknowledges and accepts that such combination and/or allocation may on some occasions operate to the Client’s advantages and on other occasions to the Client’s disadvantages.
2.7. All orders shall be made by the Client orally either in person or by telephone, or in writing, delivered by post, by hand or transmitted by facsimile or through Electronic Media (applicable to Account with Electronic Trading Service) at the Client’s risk. The Broker may act on such instructions which the Broker believes to come from the Client without any duty to verify the capacity of the person giving the instruction. The Broker shall not be responsible for the non-performance of its obligations hereunder by reason of any cause beyond the Broker’s control, including, without limitation, transmission or computer delays, errors or omissions, strikes and similar industrial action or the failure of any
dealer, Exchange or Clearing House to perform its obligations. The Client hereby confirms and agrees that the Client shall be responsible to the Broker for all engagements, indebtedness and any other obligations made or entered into in the Client’s name whether in writing or orally and howsoever communicated and purporting to be given as aforesaid. In addition, in the event of receipt of conflicting instructions, the Broker may refuse to act on any of such instructions until the Broker receives unequivocal instruction(s).
2.8. The Client understands and confirms its agreement that the Broker may record conversations with the Client whether conducted on the telephone or through any other media or otherwise by tape or electronic means for security, control or record purposes.
2.9. All instructions relating to purchase or sale of securities or otherwise given hereunder which may be executed on more than one Exchange may be executed on any Exchange the Broker selects. The Broker may also in its discretion direct the instructions of the Client to other dealers for execution without giving any notification to the Client.
2.10. All the trading orders placed by the Client are good for the day and will be automatically cancelled at the close of business of the relevant Exchange to the extent not yet executed unless the Client has indicated to the Broker to the contrary.
2.11. Following execution of the orders of the Client, the Broker will send trade confirmations of the Transactions effected and relevant statements summarizing Transactions and securities and cash positions in the Account subject to Clause 2.7 of Additional Terms for Electronic Trading Services. Such trade confirmations and statements shall be conclusive and binding on the Client if not objected to in writing sent by registered mail to the Broker’s office within three business days after transmission of the information contained in such confirmations and statements to the Client. The Broker may not provide the Client with monthly statements in relation to the Account in case during the relevant period there is no transaction or revenue or expense item and no outstanding balance or holding securities position in the Account.
2.12. Subject to the applicable laws and regulations, the Broker may in its absolute discretion determine the priority in the executions of the orders received from its clients, having due regard to the sequence in which such orders were received and the Client shall not have any claim of priority to another client in relation to the execution of any orders received by the Broker.
2.13. If the services provided by the Broker to the Client in relation to derivative products, including options, the Broker shall provide to the Client upon request product specifications and copies of prospectus and any other offering document relating to such products.
2.14. The Client shall make the Client’s own independent judgment and decision with respect to each instruction given to the Broker.
3. SETTLEMENT
3.1. Unless otherwise agreed or the Broker is already holding sufficient cash or securities on the Client’s behalf to settle the Transaction, in respect of each Transaction, the Client shall
(a) pay the Broker cleared funds or deliver to the Broker securities in deliverable form; or
(b) otherwise ensure that the Broker has received such funds or securities, by such time as the Broker has notified (whether verbally or in writing) the Client in relation to the relevant Transaction.
3.2. Unless otherwise agreed, the Client agrees that if the Client fails to make such payment or delivery of securities by the due time as mentioned in Clause 3.1, the Broker is hereby authorized to:
(a) in the case of a purchase transaction, sell the purchased securities; and
(b) in the case of a sale transaction, borrow and/or purchase such securities in order to settle the Transaction.
3.3. The Client hereby acknowledges that the Client shall be responsible to the Broker for any loss, costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Broker in connection with the Client’s failure to meet the Client’s obligations by the due time as set out in Clause 3.1.
4. MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT(S)
4.1. The money of the Client in the Account, after discharging all the indebtedness of the Client owing to the Broker, shall be treated and dealt with in compliance with the provisions of the SFO. The money of Client, after discharging all the indebtedness of the Client owing to the Broker (including without limitation for settlement of Transactions), which is received and held by the Broker on behalf of the Client in Hong Kong shall be deposited with a segregated account which is designated as a trust account or client account and maintained by the Broker in Hong Kong with an authorized financial institution or any other person approved by the SFC for such purpose. the Broker may pay the money of the Client out of the segregated account in accordance with a standing authority pursuant to the SFO.
4.2. For so long as there exists any indebtedness to the Broker on the part of the Client, the Broker may refuse any withdrawal of money in the Account and the Client shall not without consent of the Broker withdraw any such money.
4.3. The Broker will not pay to the Client interest accrued on any money of the Client in the Account at a rate as may be determined by the Broker from time to time at its absolute discretion taking account of prevailing market rates.
4.4. Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies available to the Broker, the Broker is authorized to dispose of any of the securities (and the Broker shall have the absolute discretion to determine which securities and such quantities are to be disposed of) from time to time received from or held on behalf of the Client in settlement of any liability owed by or on behalf of the Client to the Broker or a third person.
4.5. Without prejudice to the right of the Broker under Clause 7, in respect of any amount in an Account receivable from the Client (including such amount arising from purchase of securities by the Client) and any amount in an Account payable to the Client (including such amount arising from sale of securities by the Client), the Client hereby authorizes the Broker to set-off the aforesaid amounts in the Account against each other. As such, the Broker is entitled to record the amounts of Transactions in an Account on a rolling balance basis.
5. CHARGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES
5.1. The Client agrees to pay to the Broker all commissions, brokerage or other remuneration payable on all Transactions (including those pursuant to Clause 6) at the rates established from time to time by the Broker. The Client also agrees to reimburse the Broker on a full indemnity basis for all applicable levies (including but not limited to levies imposed by the Exchanges, Clearing Houses and the SFC), fees, stamp duties, expenses and other charges in respect of or connection with the Transactions. Commissions and brokerage are subject to change from time to time and can be ascertained by contacting the Broker. The Broker may impose additional charges for special services furnished at the request of the Client.
5.2. In addition to the charges payable under Clause 5.1, the Client agrees to pay the Broker the following:
(a) all subscription, service and usage fees are payable in advance in the manner as prescribed by the Broker and such fees are nonrefundable;
(b) any fee/levies charges by Exchanges or other authorities;
(c) any other reasonable fees and charges imposed by the Broker from time to time for services and facilities rendered to the Client; and
(d) interest on all outstanding sums at such rate and at such mode as the Broker shall determine, and the Broker may at its discretion vary the rate of such fees and subscription at any time and from time to time without notice. The Broker is authorized at any time without prior notice to debit the Client any fees and expenses to any of the Accounts. 5.3. The Client acknowledges:
(a) that every purchase or sale recorded on the stock market operated by SEHK or notified to the SEHK is subject to the charge of an Investor Compensation Fund levy and a levy pursuant to the SFO and the cost of each such charge and levy attributable to the Client shall be borne by the Client; and
(b) that in the case of a default committed by the Broker or its associated persons in connection with securities listed or traded on a recognized stock market (including SEHK) as defined under SFO and the Client having suffered pecuniary loss thereby, the liability of the Investor Compensation Fund will be restricted to valid claims as provided for in the SFO and will be subject to the monetary limits specified in the Securities and Futures (Investor Compensation – Compensation Limits) Rules and accordingly that there can be no assurance that any pecuniary loss sustained by reason of such a default will necessarily be recouped from the Investor Compensation Fund in full, in part, or at all. For Transactions which are effected in an exchange other than a recognized stock market (as defined under the SFO), the Client hereby acknowledges and accepts that the valid claims in event of any default on the part of the Broker or its associated persons.
5.4. The Client agrees that the Broker is entitled to solicit, accept and retain for the Broker’s own benefit any rebate, brokerage, commission, fee benefit, discount and/or other advantage from any Transaction effected by the Broker. The Broker may also offer at its absolute discretion any benefit or advantage to any person in connection with such Transaction.
6. DEFAULT
6.1. The following shall constitute events of default (the “Events of Default”):
(a) the Client’s failure to provide sufficient cash or securities under Clause 3.1to fulfill settlement obligations of any Transaction;
(b) (for Client being an individual) the death of the Client or the Client becoming incapacitated from due performance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement;
(c) the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or, as the case may be, winding up or the commencement of other analogous proceedings, or the appointment of a receiver, in respect of the Client;
(d) the levying of an attachment against any Account;
(e) default by the Client in the due performance or observance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(f) any representation or warranty made in or in pursuance of this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or other document delivered to the Broker being or becoming incorrect in any material respect;
(g) any of the consents, authorizations, approvals, licenses, or board resolutions required by the Client to enter into this Agreement being modified in a manner unacceptable to the Broker or being wholly or partly revoked, withdrawn, suspended or terminated or expiring and not being renewed or otherwise failing to remain in full force and effect;
(h) the continued performance of this Agreement becomes illegal or claim by any government authority to be illegal;
(i) the Client being in breach, voluntary or otherwise, of any of the conditions contained herein or of the constitutions, rules and regulations of any Exchange or Clearing House;
(j) material adverse change in the financial position of the Client; and
(k) the occurrence of any event which, in the Broker’s sole discretion, the Broker feels shall or might put in jeopardy the Broker’s rights conferred under this Agreement.
6.2. Without prejudice to any other right or remedy which the Broker may have, if any one or more Events of Default occur, the Broker shall be authorized, in its absolute discretion, to take one or more of the following actions no matter separately, successively or concurrently (but shall not be bound to take any such action):
(a) cover any short position in the Account through purchase of securities on the relevant Exchange and subject to Clauses 3.1 and 3.2 and/or liquidate any or all of the Collateral;
(b) cancel any or all outstanding orders or contracts or any other commitments made on behalf of the Client and/or decline to take any orders from the Client;
(c) call upon any security including but not limited to any guarantees and letters of credit which may have been issued to or in favour of The Broker as security for the Account(s);
(d) set-off, combine, consolidate, realise and/or sell all or any of the accounts maintained by the Client with the Broker and any WE Group (including any money or client securities or Collateral or other properties under such accounts);
(e) close out without recourse any or all open positions under the Account;
(f) borrow or buy in any property whatsoever found necessary by the Broker or required to make delivery against any sale (including a short sale) effected for the Client;
(g) exercise any of its rights under this Agreement; and/or
(h) terminate this Agreement forthwith, provided always that a prior tender, demand for any Collateral or deposit or call of any kind from the Broker, or prior or outstanding demand or call from the Broker, or notice of the time and place of a sale or purchase shall not be considered a waiver of any of the Broker’s rights granted by this Agreement.
6.3. In the event of sale of any client securities or the Collateral or liquidation of the Accounts in Clauses 6 or 7, the Broker shall not be responsible for any loss occasioned thereby howsoever arising if the Broker has already used reasonable endeavours to sell or dispose of any of client securities and the Collateral and/or close out or liquidate any outstanding position in the Account under the prevailing market conditions. The broker is also entitled to exercise its absolute discretion in determining the time of the aforesaid sale or disposal or liquidation and to sell or dispose of any of such properties at current market price to any WE Group (including the Broker) without any responsibility for any loss occasioned or being accountable for any profit made by any WE Group.

6.4. After deducting all costs and expenses incurred in connection with taking any action referred to in Clause 6.2, the Broker may apply any remaining proceeds to the payment of any liabilities the Client may have to the Broker; and in the event such proceeds are insufficient for the payment of liabilities the Client shall promptly upon demand and notwithstanding that the time originally stipulated for settlement may not then have arrived pay to the Broker and indemnify and hold the Broker harmless against any differences or deficiencies arising therefrom or in any Account, together with interest thereon and all professional costs (including solicitor’s and counsel’s fees on a full indemnity basis should the Broker in its absolute discretion refer the matter to legal advisers) and/or expenses incurred by the Broker in connection with the
enforcement of any outstanding position in the Account which shall be for the account of the Client and properly deductible by the Broker from any funds of the Client in its possession. 6.5. Without prejudice to Clause 6.4, the Broker may place any of the proceeds obtained from performing any actions in Clause 6.2 to the credit of a suspense account with a view to preserve the rights of the Broker to prove for the whole of the Broker’s claim against the Client in the event of any proceedings in or analogous to bankruptcy, liquidation or arrangement for so long as the Broker in its absolute discretion determines without any obligation to apply the same or any part thereof in or towards discharge of any debts or liabilities due to or incurred by the Client to the Broker.
6.6. The Client acknowledges that the rights the Broker is entitled to exercise under this Clause 6 are reasonable and necessary for its protection having regard to the nature of the securities in particular the volatility in the prices of securities.
7. LIEN AND SET OFF
7.1. In addition to and without prejudice to any general liens, right of set-off or other similar rights to which the Broker is entitled under law or this Agreement, all securities, receivables, money (in any currency) and other property of the Client (held by the Client individually or jointly with others) held by or in possession of the Broker at any time shall be subject to a general lien in favor of the Broker as continuing security to offset and discharge all of the Client’s obligations, arising from the Transactions or otherwise, to the Broker and any WE Group.
7.2. In the event that the Client has more than one accounts (of any nature whatsoever including accounts of other clients guaranteed by the Client and whether in single or joint names) maintained with the Broker or any WE Group, in addition to and without prejudice to any general liens or similar rights, the Broker may by itself or as agent of any WE Group at any time, and without notice to the Client, combine or consolidate all or any of them and set-off or transfer any monies or any other properties standing to the credit of any one or more of them in or towards satisfaction of any of the liabilities to the Broker or the WE Group of the Client on any such accounts or in any other respect, including liabilities under facilities or accommodation for any unexpired fixed term or in respect of dealings in securities (including Exchange Traded Options) or under guarantees or indemnities or any other instruments whatsoever given or assumed by the Broker at the Client’s request, whether such liabilities are present or future, actual or contingent, primary or collateral and joint or several.
7.3. Where any such set-off or combination requires the conversion of one currency into another, such conversion shall be calculated at the rate of exchange (as determined by the Broker and binding in all respects upon the Client) utilized by the Broker in the Broker’s normal course of business for such currencies at the time of the combination or set-off.
7.4. The right of set off in this Clause 7 is a continuing security and is in addition and without prejudice to any security interest the Broker may now or hereafter hold. In respect of any payments to set off any liabilities or obligations of the Client to any other WE Group; the Broker shall not be concerned with whether or not such liabilities or obligations exist provided demand has been made on the Broker by any other WE Group.
7.5. Nothing herein shall restrict the operation of any general lien or other rights or lien whatsoever which the Broker may have, whether by law or otherwise, and the rights of set-off hereby conferred are in addition and without prejudice to any general right of set off arising by law or rights granted to the Broker by Clause 6 or 7 or any lien, guarantee, bill, note, mortgage or other security now or hereafter held by the Broker.
8. ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSION
8.1. The Client shall not assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement without prior consent of the Broker.
8.2. Subject to the provisions of the SFO and any applicable law, the Broker may assign any rights or obligations under this Agreement to another person after written notice to the Client.
8.3. All the provisions of this Agreement shall survive any changes or successions in the Broker’s business and shall be binding, where the Client is a corporation upon its successors, where the Client is a partnership upon the partners and their personal representatives, and where the Client is an individual upon his personal representatives.
9. NO WAIVER
9.1. The Client acknowledges that no act, omission to act or forbearance by the Broker or any of its employees, servants or agents shall be, or be deemed to be, a waiver by the Broker of any rights against the Client or against Collateral, or any assets of the Client on hand with the Broker.
10. LIABILITIES AND INDEMNITY
10.1. Neither the Broker, nor its directors, employees, agents or representatives (the “Relevant Persons”) shall under any circumstances whatsoever be liable to the Client (whether under contract, in negligence or otherwise) in the absence of bad faith or willful default of or by the Relevant Persons in respect of any loss, damage, injury sustained or liability incurred by the Client by reason of :
(a) any act, advice, statement (express or implied), default or omission of the Relevant Persons, whether such loss, damage, injury or liability be caused by breach or otherwise by the Relevant Persons or howsoever caused; or
(b) any conditions or circumstances which are beyond the reasonable control or anticipation of the Relevant Persons including but not limited to any delay in transmission of orders due to whatsoever reason, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment, telephone or other interconnection problems, unauthorized use of Access Code, prevailing fast moving market conditions, governmental agency or exchange actions, theft, war, severe weather, earthquakes and strikes; or
(c) The Broker exercising any of its rights conferred by the terms of this Agreement.
10.2. The Client agrees to indemnify the Relevant Persons against and hold the Relevant Persons harmless from all expenses, liabilities, claims and demands arising out of the following, in the absence of bad faith or willful default of or by the Relevant Persons:
(a) anything lawfully done or omitted to be done by the Relevant Persons in connection with this Agreement; or
(b) any breach by the Client of its obligations under this Agreement.
11. WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS
11.1. The Client hereby undertakes, represents and warrants on a continuing basis that:
(a) the information given by the Client, or on the Client’s behalf, to the Broker in the Client Information Statement or otherwise in connection with the opening of any Account is true, full and complete and the Broker shall be entitled to rely on such information until the Broker receives written notice from the Client of any changes thereto;
(b) it has the authority and capacity to enter into and execute this Agreement and no one except the Client (unless otherwise disclosed to The Broker pursuant to Clause 13) has an interest in the Account(s);
(c) save as disclosed by the Client to the Broker pursuant to Clause 13 with the consent given by the Broker:

(i) the Client enters this Agreement as a principal and is trading on its own account and does not do so as nominee or trustee for any other person and there exist no arrangements whereby any person other than the person(s) signing this Agreements as the Client has or will have any beneficial interest in this Agreement; and
(ii) the Client is the ultimate beneficiary of the Account and the person ultimately responsible for originating instruction about Transactions;
(d) this Agreement and its performance and the obligations contained in it do not and will not contravene any applicable laws and regulations, contravene any provisions of the memorandum and articles or bye-laws (for corporate client), or constitute a breach or default under any agreement or arrangement by the Client is bound;
(e) subject to any security interest of any WE Group and the information disclosed to the Broker, all properties including but not limited to securities provided by the Client for selling or crediting into the Account(s) are fully paid with valid and good title and whose legal and beneficial titles are owned by the Client and the Client will not charge, pledge or allow to subsist any charge or pledge or grant any option over such properties without the Broker’s prior consent;
(f) the Client has received, read and understood the contents of the Risk Disclosure Statement and the Client has sufficient experience to assess the suitability of the Transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
(g) where the Client or any one of them is a body corporate (in respect of such person):
(i) it is a corporation duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the country of its incorporation and in every other country where it is carrying on business;
(ii) this Agreement has been validly authorized by the appropriate corporate action of the Client and when executed and delivered will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Client in accordance with the terms herein;
(iii) the certified true copies of the Client’s certificate of incorporation or registration, charter, statute or memorandum and articles or other instrument constituting or defining its constitution and the board resolutions of the Client delivered to the Broker are true and accurate and still in force; and
(iv) no steps have been taken or are being taken to appoint a receiver and/or manager or liquidator over the assets of, or to wind up the Client;
(h) where the Client or any one of them is an individual, the Client is legally capable of validly entering into and performing this Agreement and is of sound mind and legal competence and is not a bankrupt; and
(i) where the Client is a partnership and business is carried on under a firm’s name, this Agreement shall continue to be valid and binding for all purposes notwithstanding any change in the partnership or constitution of the firm by the introduction of a new partner or by the death, insanity or bankruptcy or a retirement of any partner for the time being carrying on the business of or constituting the firm or otherwise.
11.2. The Client undertakes to notify the Broker immediately upon the occurrence of any material changes in the information supplied in this Agreement and/or the Client Information Statement. In particular, the Client agrees to inform the Broker of any change in contact information (including address and telephone number) upon occurrence of such changes. In event that in exercising its rights or discharging its duties under this Agreement, the Broker cannot communicate with the Client using the latest contact details provided by the Client for over a period of seven (7) days, the Client agrees that this provides sufficient evidence of material breach of the Agreement by the Client which constitutes an Event of Default under Clause 6.1(g).
11.3. The Broker will notify the Client of any material change to: (a) the name and address of its business; (b) its registration status with the SFC and its CE number;(c) the description of the nature of services provided by it; or (d) the description of the remuneration payable to the Broker and the basis for such payment.
12. INFORMATION GIVEN TO CLIENT
12.1. The Broker may provide financial market data, quotes, news, research or other information, including graphic images (collectively, the “Information”), to Client by means of hardcopy, conversation, Electronic Media, website operated by the Broker or otherwise (no matter in writing or verbally). The Client acknowledges that the rights in the Information are the property of WE Group, the information providers or the licensors (the “Information Providers”) and are protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws and the Client is allowed to use the Information on the agreement of not engaging in any actions which may infringe the rights of the Information Providers.
12.2. The Client acknowledges that none of the Information Providers makes any representation or warranty of any kind (including but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular use) and does not guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Information. In particular owing to market volatility and possible delay in data-transmission process, the market data containing in the Information may not be real-time market quotes for the relevant products. Whist the Broker believes such data to be reliable, it has no independent basis to verify the accuracy or completeness of the Information provided. No recommendation or endorsement from the Broker shall be inferred from such data.
12.3. The Client acknowledges that the Information is provided for informational purpose only and should not be used as a basis for making business, investment or any kind of decision and the Information Providers do not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising from any person acting or refraining from acting in reliance on the Information.
13. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CLIENT
13.1. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Broker will keep the information relating to the Accounts confidential. The Client acknowledges that there are laws, rules and regulations of the relevant markets and Exchanges which contain provisions requiring the Broker upon the request of SEHK, the SFC and/or any other regulator in Hong Kong (collectively, “relevant regulators”) having jurisdiction over the Transactions, to disclose details of the Transactions, the name of the Client, beneficial identity of the Transactions and such other information concerning the Client as any such relevant regulators may require and that the Client agrees to provide such information concerning the Client as the Broker may require in order for the Broker to comply with the requirements.
13.2. Without limiting the disclosure to anything provided in Clause 13.1, the Client hereby irrevocably authorizes the Broker and any other WE Group, without further notice and consent from the Client, to disclose to any person information, reports, records or documents pertaining to the Account together with such other information as may be required or the Broker may deem appropriate and to produce computerized record or other document relating to the Client and the Account if that disclosure is required by the relevant regulators for the purpose of assisting them with any investigation or enquiry they are undertaking or by a court of competent jurisdiction or if the disclosure is in the public interest or in the Broker’s or the Client’s interest or is made with the Client’s expressed or implied consent.
13.3. The Client further agrees that the Broker may, whether during the continuance or after the termination of this Agreement, without notice to the Client, disclose any information relating to the Client and the Account(s) to any other WE Group, or to any assignee of any of the rights or obligations of the Broker under this Agreement.
13.4. The Client shall provide the information about the identity, address and contact details (“identity details”) of the persons or entities which
(a) are the Client, or
(b) are ultimately responsible for originating the instructions in relation to the Transactions, or
(c) stand to gain the commercial or economic benefit of the transactions and/or bear its commercial or economic risk or such other information concerning the Client as any relevant regulator may require in order for the Broker to comply with the applicable laws and regulations and the Client authorizes the Broker to provide such information about the Client to such relevant regulator without further consent from or notification to the Client.
13.5. Without prejudice to Clause 13.4, if the Client effects transactions for the account of its clients, whether on a discretionary or nondiscretionary basis, and whether as agent or by entering into matching transactions as principal with any clients of the Client, the Client agrees that, in relation to a transaction where the Broker has received an enquiry from the relevant regulators, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) Subject to as provided below, the Client shall, immediately upon request by the Broker, inform the relevant regulators of the identity details of the client for whose account the transaction was effected and (so far as known to the Client) of the person with the ultimate beneficial interest in the transaction. The Client shall also inform the relevant regulators of the identity details of any third party (if different from the client/the ultimate beneficiary) originating the transaction.
(b) If the Client effects the transaction for a collective investment scheme, the Client shall
(i) immediately upon request by the Broker, inform the relevant regulators of the identity details of the person(s) who, on behalf of the scheme, account or trust, has instructed the Client to effect the transaction; or
(ii) as soon as practicable, inform the Broker when its discretion to invest on behalf of the scheme, account or trust has been overridden, and the Client shall immediately upon request by the Broker, inform the relevant regulators of the identity details of the person who has given the instruction.
(c) If the Client is a collective investment scheme and in respect of a particular transaction, the discretion of the Client or its officers or employees has been overridden, the Client shall, as soon as practicable, inform the Broker when its discretion to invest on behalf of the beneficiaries of such scheme, account or trust has been overridden and immediately upon request by the Broker, inform the relevant regulators of the identity details of the person who has given the instruction in relation to the relevant transaction.
(d) If the Client is aware that its client is acting as intermediary for its underlying clients, and the Client does not know the identity details of any underlying client for whom the transaction is effected, the Client confirms that:
(i) the Client has legally binding arrangements in place with its client which entitle the Client to obtain the information set out in Clauses 13.5(a), (b) and/or (c) from its client immediately upon request or procure that it be so obtained; and
(ii) the Client will, upon request from the Broker in relation to a transaction, promptly request the information set out in Clauses
13.5(a), (b) and/or (c) from its client on whose instructions the transaction is effected, and provide the information to the relevant regulators as soon as it is received from its client or procure that it be so provided.
13.6. The Client hereby agrees that the Broker shall not be in any way liable for any consequences arising out of any disclosure made under this Clause.
13.7. The Client understands that the Client has supplied or may from time to time supply to the Broker or any other WE Group personal data about the Client (the “Personal Data”), within the meaning ascribed in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the laws of Hong Kong), in connection with the opening or maintenance of any Account(s) or the provision of services to the Client by the Broker or any other WE Group. The Client acknowledges that the Client is not required to provide any Personal Data to the Broker and any other WE Group unless the Client chooses to do so. However, if the Client fails to supply any such Personal Data, the Broker may not be able to open or maintain an Account(s) for the Client and/or provide the Client with any services.
13.8. The terms contained in this Clause 13 shall continue in effect notwithstanding the termination of the Agreement.
14. TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
14.1. In the event that any Transaction effected by the Broker on behalf of the Client involves conversion of a foreign currency (i.e. currency other than Hong Kong Dollars), the Client agrees that:
(a) any profit or loss arising as a result of a fluctuation in the exchange rate affecting such currency will be entirely for the Client’s account and risk; and
(b) any conversion from one currency to another required to be made for performing any action or step taken by the Broker under this Agreement may be effected in such manner and at such time as it may in its absolute discretion decide.
15. AMENDMENTS
15.1. To the extent permitted by law, the Broker may from time to time amend or supplement (whether by the addition of schedules to this Agreement or otherwise) any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by notifying the Client in accordance with Clause 17. If the Client does not accept the same, the Client may terminate this Agreement by notifying the Broker in writing within seven (7) business days from the Client’s receipt or deemed receipt of the notice in accordance with Clause 17. If the Client does not terminate this Agreement within such time or if the Client continues to operate the Account after receipt or deemed receipt of notice of the amendment or supplement, the Client shall be deemed to have accepted such amendment or supplement and shall continue to be bound by this Agreement as so amended or supplemented.
15.2. Subject to Clause 15.1, no provision of this Agreement may be amended or supplemented unless agreed to in writing signed by the Broker’s authorized representative(s).
16. JOINT CLIENT
16.1. Where the Client consists of more than one person:
(a) the liability and obligations of each of them shall be joint and several and references to the Client shall be construed, as the context requires, to any one of them;
(b) The Broker is entitled to, but shall not be obliged to, act on instructions or requests from any of them;
(c) any notice, payment or delivery by the Broker to any one of the Client shall be a full and discharge of the Broker’s obligations to notify, pay or deliver under this Agreement; and
(d) The Broker is entitled to deal separately with any one of the Client on any matter including the discharge of any liability to any extent without affecting the liability of any others.
Notwithstanding the above paragraph (b) and any agreement between any person of the Client with the Broker, the Broker reserves the right to demand all the persons of the Client to give instructions or requests in writing or in any such other manner determined by the Broker before the Broker’s accepting or acting on such instructions.
16.2. Where the Client consists of more than one person, on the death of any of such persons (being survived by any other such persons), the death of one person does not operate to terminate this Agreement automatically unless terminated in according to other provisions of this Agreement but such death constitutes an Event of Default (Clause 6.1(c)) and the interest in the Account of the deceased will thereupon vest in and ensure for the benefit of the surviving person(s) of the Client provided any liabilities incurred by the deceased person of the Client shall be enforceable by the Broker against such deceased person’s estate.
17. NOTICES
17.1. In the event of the Broker being required to give any reports, written confirmations, notice to, or make any demand or request of the Client or otherwise being obliged to contact the Client in connection with this Agreement notice (including Collateral) may be personally delivered, transmitted by post, telex or facsimile or by telephone or through Electronic Media in each case to the address or telex, facsimile, telephone numbers or email address set out in the Client Information Statement or otherwise as notified to the Broker in writing from time to time.
17.2. Notices to be delivered by the Client to the Broker may be personally delivered, transmitted by post, telex or facsimile or by telephone in each case to the address or telex, facsimile or telephone numbers set out in this Agreement or otherwise as notified by the Broker from time to time.
17.3. All notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given at the time of transmission if delivered personally, by telex, facsimile or telephone or through Electronic Media or two days after the date of posting if transmitted by mail whichever shall be the first to occur; provided that any notice or other communication to be given to the Broker shall be effective only when actually received by the Broker.
18. TERMINATION
18.1. Without prejudice to Clauses 6 and 15 The Broker and the Client may terminate this Agreement by giving to the other written notice within 14 working days. This does not affect the undertakings and indemnities given by and obligations of the Client under this Agreement (including but not limited to Clauses 10, 11, 12 and
13) and any rights and obligations under this Agreement outstanding as of the date of termination, all of which shall survive the termination. Without prejudice to the forgoing, any termination shall not affect the rights or liabilities of either party arising out of or in connection with any Transactions entered into before the time of termination, until all such contracts have been closed out or settlement and/or delivery has been effected and all such liabilities fully discharged.
18.2. Notwithstanding Clause 18.1, the Client has no right to terminate this Agreement if the Client has sums owing to the Broker, open position or any other outstanding liabilities or obligations.
19. GENERAL
19.1. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto as to the matters set out herein and the opening, maintenance and operations of the Account(s), and supersedes all previous representations, agreements, understandings, whether oral or written or otherwise, between them.
19.2. This Agreement may be translated into Chinese language but in the event of any conflict arising the English version shall prevail.
19.3. In case of any conflict between any terms in Part II – General Terms and Conditions and any terms in Part III - Additional Terms for Electronic Trading Services, the provision of the latter shall prevail.
19.4. Time shall in all respects be of the essence in the performance of all the Client’s obligations under or in connection with this Agreement, in particular for the Client’s obligation in providing adequate Collateral to the Broker within the prescribed time limit.
19.5. Except where the Broker is given express written instructions to the contrary, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it may make payment of any amounts owing to the Client by crediting the same to the Account, details of which are specified in this Agreement. Payment to such Account shall constitute payments to the Client for all purposes.
19.6. All sums payable by the Client in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusive of all taxes, duties or other charges of similar nature. If any tax, duty or other charge of similar nature is required by law to be withheld from such payments, the amount payable by the Client shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of any withholding, the Broker receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received and retained had no deduction been made.
19.7. Any provision in this Agreement which is invalid for any reason in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity and shall be severed from this Agreement in that jurisdiction without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or affecting validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
19.8. The Client hereby declares that he has read this Agreement in the language of the Client’s choice of English or Chinese and that the Client understands and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
19.9. The Client hereby irrevocably appoints the Broker with full power and authority as the Client’s attorney, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to act for and on behalf of the Client for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any document or instrument in the name of the Client or the Broker which the Broker may deem necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including (without limitation) :
(a) to execute any transfer or assurance in respect of any of the Collateral;
(b) to perfect the Broker’s title to any of the Collateral;
(c) to ask, require, demand, receive, compound and give a good discharge for any and all moneys and claims for moneys due or to become due under or arising out of any of the Collateral;
(d) to give valid receipts and discharges and to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection with any of the Collateral;
(e) generally to file any claims or take any lawful action or institute any proceedings which the Broker considers to be necessary or advisable to protect the security created under the Agreement.
20. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING LAW
20.1. This Agreement and its enforcement shall be governed by the laws of Hong Kong and its provisions shall be continuous, shall cover individually and collectively all Accounts which the Client may open or re-open with The Broker, and shall inure to the benefit of, and bind the Broker, the Broker’s successors and assigns, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise as well as heirs, executors, administrators, legatees, successors, personal representatives and assigns of the Client.
20.2. Any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement is to be settled by arbitration or by court proceedings in the Broker’s absolute discretion which shall be binding absolutely on the Client.
20.3. Any dispute which, in the Broker’s discretion, is referred to arbitration shall be settled at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre conducted in Hong Kong according to the securities arbitration rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. The Client hereby expressly agree to accept the finding of any such arbitration as absolute and final.
20.4. By execution and delivery of this Agreement the Client hereby irrevocably submits to and accepts unconditionally the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong. In the event of any legal proceedings being brought in the courts of Hong Kong this Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong provided always that the Broker shall have the right to proceed against the Client in any other court which has jurisdiction over the Client or any of the Client’s assets and the Client hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.

PART III – ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SERVICE

1. APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL TERMS
1.1. The provisions in these Additional Terms for Electronic Trading Services apply only to any Account in respect of which the Client has requested and the Broker has agreed to provide with Electronic Trading Service on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. TERMS FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SERVICES
2.1. When using the Electronic Trading Service, the Client warrants that the Client is the only authorized user of the Client’s Access Codes and will be responsible for all instructions placed and all Transactions conducted with the use of the Access Codes. The Client shall be responsible for the confidentiality, security and use of the Access Codes issued to the Client by the Broker. The Broker may use authentication technologies in connection with the Electronic Trading Service.
2.2. The Client acknowledges that it may not be possible to change or cancel an instruction given through Electronic Trading Service and agrees to exercise caution before placing orders.
2.3. The Broker may (but not have obligations) monitor and/or record any of the Client’s instructions given or orders transacted through the Electronic Trading Service. The Client agrees to accept such recording (or a transcript thereof) as final and conclusive evidence of the contents and nature of the relevant instructions and Transactions and as binding on the Client.
2.4. The Broker will not be deemed to have received or executed the instructions from the Client given through the Electronic Trading Service unless and until the Client has received the relevant acknowledgement or confirmation in such manner specified by the Broker from time to time (including without limitation by posting the status of the instructions in order journals on the website which is operated by the Broker and is freely accessible by the Client). The Broker is also entitled to correct any errors in such acknowledgement or confirmation without incurring any liability in connection therewith.
2.5. The Client shall immediately notify the Broker if:
(a) an instruction has been placed through the Electronic Trading Service and the Client has not received an instruction number or acknowledgement of receipt of the instruction or of its execution from the Broker (whether by hard copy, electronic or verbal means); or
(b) the Client has received acknowledgement of a Transaction (whether by hard copy, electronic or verbal means) which the Client did not instruct, or is inconsistent with the Client’s instruction or the Client has any suspicion of unauthorized access to the Electronic Trading Service; or
(c) the Client becomes aware of or suspicious of any loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure or use of the Client’s Access Codes; or otherwise, the Broker or its agents, employees or representatives will not be responsible or liable to the Client or any other person whose claim may arise through the Client for any claim with respect to handling, mishandling or loss of instruction placed through the Electronic Trading Service.
2.6. The Broker reserves the right to suspend the Electronic Trading Service if an incorrect Access Code has been input on or more than 5 occasions.
2.7. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, where the Client is provided with Electronic Trading Service, following execution of the Client’s trading orders, the Client accepts that the Broker may send to the Client and the Client agrees to receive trading confirmations and records (including but not limited to contract notes and statement of transactions) through electronic posting to the Account, the website operated by the Broker or the Client’s email address (as provided in the Client Information Statement or notified by the Client from time to time) or other electronic means in lieu of printed documents. Any such information will be freely accessible by the Client after such sending by the Broker and the Client shall print out such documents or make its own arrangement forthwith without delay to maintain its own records if necessary. If the Client insists to receive its trading confirmation and records in printed documents, the Broker is entitled to charge a reasonable fee for providing such service.
2.8. The Client agrees that should Client experience any problems in reaching the Broker through the Electronic Trading Service or vice versa, the Client shall attempt to use an alternative method or device, as the Broker may make available, to communicate with the Broker to place the Client’s orders and to inform the Broker of the difficulty the Client has experienced.
2.9. The Client acknowledges that the Electronic Trading Service, the website operated by the Broker, and the software comprised in them, are licensed or proprietary to the Broker. The Client shall not, and shall not attempt to, tamper with, modify, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise alter in any way or gain unauthorized access to, any part of the Electronic Trading Service, the website operated by the Broker or any of the software comprised in them.
2.10. The Client acknowledges that the Client has fully understood the implications of the risks associated with the Electronic Trading Service as set out in the Risk Disclosure Statement but agrees that the benefits of using the Electronic Trading Service outweigh these risks and waive any claim the Client might have against the Broker or any WE Group arising from:
(a) systemic failures (including hardware and software failures);
(b) the Broker’s acceptance of any unauthorized instructions which appear or which the Broker believes to be from the Client;
(c) failure or delay in the execution of instructions from the Client or execution of the Client’s instructions at prices different from those prevailing at the time the instructions were given;
(d) the Client’s access to the website of the Broker or the Electronic Trading Service being limited or unavailable;
(e) failure to or delay in dispatch or delivery of any notice or information provided or requested via the Electronic Trading Service or any inaccuracy, error or omission in or from any such notice or in or from any information contained in any such notice;
(f) Client’s failure to use the Electronic Trading Service in accordance with the Agreement or any relevant agreement between the Broker and the Client; and
(g) the Client’s reliance, use or otherwise acting upon any information or materials provided via the Electronic Trading Service or the website operated by the Broker.

PART IV – RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

1. RISK OF SECURITIES TRADING
1.1. The prices of securities fluctuate, sometimes dramatically. The price of a security may move up or down, and may become valueless. It is as likely that losses will be incurred rather than profit made as a result of buying and selling securities. The prices of securities fluctuate, sometimes dramatically. The price of a security may move up or down, and may become valueless. It is as likely that losses will be incurred rather than profit made as a result of buying and selling securities.
2. RISK OF TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS
2.1. The risk of loss in trading futures contracts or options is substantial. In some circumstances, you may sustain losses in excess of your initial margin funds. Placing contingent orders, such as "stop-loss" or "stop-limit" orders, will not necessarily avoid loss. Market conditions may make it impossible to execute such orders. You may be called upon at short notice to deposit additional margin funds. If the required funds are not provided within the prescribed time, your position may be liquidated. You will remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account. You should therefore study and understand futures contracts and options before you trade and carefully consider whether such trading is suitable in the light of your own financial position and investment objectives. If you trade options you should inform yourself of exercise and expiration procedures and your rights and obligations upon exercise or expiry.
3. RISK OF TRADING GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET STOCKS
3.1. Growth Enterprise Market (“GEM”) stocks involve a high investment risk. In particular, companies may list on GEM with neither a track record of profitability nor any obligation to forecast future profitability. GEM stocks may be very volatile and illiquid.
3.2. Client should make the decision to invest only after due and careful consideration. The greater risk profile and other characteristics of GEM mean that it is a market more suited to professional and other sophisticated investors.
3.3. Current information on GEM stocks may only be found on the internet website operated by the SEHK. GEM companies are usually not required to issue paid announcements in gazetted newspapers.
3.4. Client should seek independent professional advice if client is uncertain of or have not understood any aspect of this risk disclosure statement or the nature and risks involved in trading of GEM stocks.
3.5. Risk of client assets received or held outside Hong Kong.
4. RISK OF PROVIDING AN AUTHORITY TO REPLEDGE YOUR SECURITIES COLLATERAL ETC.
4.1. There is risk if you provide the licensed or registered person with an authority that allows it to apply your securities or securities collateral pursuant to a securities borrowing and lending agreement, repledge your securities collateral for financial accommodation or deposit your securities collateral as collateral for the discharge and satisfaction of its settlement obligations and liabilities.
4.2. If your securities or securities collateral are received or held by the licensed or registered person in Hong Kong, the above arrangement is allowed only if you consent in writing. Moreover, unless you are a professional investor, your authority must specify the period for which it is current and be limited to not more than months. If you are a professional investor, these restrictions do not apply.
4.3. Additionally, your authority may be deemed to be renewed (i.e. without your written consent) if the licensed or registered person issues you a reminder at least 14 days prior to the expiry of the authority, and you do not object to such deemed renewal before the expiry date of your then existing authority.
4.4. You are not required by any law to sign these authorities. But an authority may be required by licensed or registered persons, for example, to facilitate margin lending to you or to allow your securities or securities collateral to be lent to or deposited as collateral with third parties. The licensed or registered person should explain to you the purposes for which one of these authorities is to be used.
4.5. If you sign one of these authorities and your securities or securities collateral are lent to or deposited with third parties, those third parties will have a lien or charge on your securities or securities collateral. Although the licensed or registered person is responsible to you for securities or securities collateral lent or deposited under your authority, a default by it could result in the loss of your securities or securities collateral.
4.6. A cash account not involving securities borrowing and lending is available from most licensed or registered persons. If you do not require margin facilities or do not wish your securities or securities collateral to be lent or pledged, do not sign the above authorities and ask to open this type of cash account.
5. Risks Associated with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
5.1. Market risk
ETFs are typically designed to track the performance of certain indices, market sectors, or groups of assets such as stocks, bonds, or commodities. ETF managers may use different strategies to achieve this goal, but in general they do not have the discretion to take defensive positions in declining markets. Investors must be prepared to bear the risk of loss and volatility associated with the underlying index/assets.
5.2. Tracking errors
Tracking errors refer to the disparity in performance between an ETF and its underlying index/assets. Tracking errors can arise due to factors such as the impact of transaction fees and expenses incurred to the ETF, changes in composition of the underlying index/assets, and the ETF manager's replication strategy. (The common replication strategies include full replication/representative sampling and synthetic replication which are discussed in more detail below.)
5.3. Trading at discount or premium
An ETF may be traded at a discount or premium to its Net Asset Value (NAV). This price discrepancy is caused by supply and demand factors, and may be particularly likely to emerge during periods of high market volatility and uncertainty. This phenomenon may also be observed for ETFs tracking specific markets or sectors that are subject to direct investment restrictions.
5.4. Foreign exchange risk
Investors trading ETFs with underlying assets not denominated in Hong Kong dollars are also exposed to exchange rate risk. Currency rate fluctuations can adversely affect the underlying asset value, also affecting the ETF price.
5.5. Liquidity risk
Securities Market Makers (SMMs) are Exchange Participants that provide liquidity to facilitate trading in ETFs. Although most ETFs are supported by one or more SMMs, there is no assurance that active trading will be maintained. In the event that the SMMs default or cease to fulfill their role, investors may not be able to buy or sell the product.

5.6. Counterparty risk involved in ETFs with different replication strategies
(a) An ETF using a full replication strategy generally aims to invest in all constituent stocks/assets in the same weightings as its benchmark. ETFs adopting a representative sampling strategy will invest in some, but not all of the relevant constituent stocks/assets. For ETFs that invest directly in the underlying assets rather than through synthetic instruments issued by third parties, counterparty risk tends to be less of concern.
(b) ETFs utilising a synthetic replication strategy use swaps or other derivative instruments to gain exposure to a benchmark. Currently, synthetic replication ETFs can be further categorized into two forms:
(i) Swap-based ETFs
Total return swaps allow ETF managers to replicate the benchmark performance of ETFs without purchasing the underlying assets. Swap-based ETFs are exposed to counterparty risk of the swap dealers and may suffer losses if such dealers default or fail to honor their contractual commitments.
(ii) Derivative embedded ETFs
ETF managers may also use other derivative instruments to synthetically replicate the economic benefit of the relevant benchmark. The derivative instruments may be issued by one or multiple issuers. Derivative embedded ETFs are subject to counterparty risk of the derivative instruments' issuers and may suffer losses if such issuers default or fail to honour their contractual commitments. Even where collateral is obtained by an ETF, it is subject to the collateral provider fulfilling its obligations. There is a further risk that when the right against the collateral is exercised, the market value of the collateral could be substantially less than the amount secured resulting in significant loss to the ETF. It is important that investors understand and critically assess the implications arising due to different ETF structures and characteristics.
5.7. Delayed Settlement Risk
Market makers may short sell units of an ETF listed on SEHK in market making trades and may apply for one extra day for settlement to cover such short positions. Therefore, the affected buyer(s) would receive the ETP units one day later than normal settlement date without prior notice, but the affected buyer(s) retain the right to sell the bought shares before the completion of settlement. Furthermore, a Participating Dealer may have their redemption settlement process affected by the delayed settlement.
6. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH STRUCTURED PRODUCTS
Compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the listing rules) and the propose of giving information with regard to us and derivative warrants(warrants), callable contracts(contracts) and other structured products (the warrants, contracts and such other structured products are collectively structured products) to be listed on the stock exchange. The issuer of the structured products may sometimes be the only person quoting prices on the relevant exchange. The prices of the structured products may fall in value as rapidly as they may rise and investors may sustain a total loss of your investment. Structured products are subject to a number of risks which may include but not limited to the following:
6.1. Issuer default risk
In the event that a structured product issuer becomes insolvent and defaults on their listed securities, investors will be considered as unsecured creditors and will have no preferential claims to any assets held by the issuer. Investors should therefore pay close attention to the financial strength and credit worthiness of structured product issuers. Note: "Issuers Credit Rating" showing the credit ratings of individual issuers is now available under the Issuer and Liquidity Provider Information sub-section under Derivative Warrants and under CBBCs section on the HKEX corporate website.
6.2. Uncollateralised product risk
Uncollateralised structured products are not asset backed. In the event of issuer bankruptcy, investors can lose their entire investment. Investors should read the listing documents to determine if a product is uncollateralised.
6.3. Gearing risk
Structured products such as derivative warrants and callable bull/bear contracts (CBBCs) are leveraged and can change in value rapidly according to the gearing ratio relative to the underlying assets. Investors should be aware that the value of a structured product may fall to zero resulting in a total loss of the initial investment.
6.4. Expiry considerations
Structured products have an expiry date after which the issue may become worthless. Investors should be aware of the expiry time horizon and choose a product with an appropriate lifespan for their trading strategy.
6.5. Extraordinary price movements
The price of a structured product may not match its theoretical price due to outside influences such as market supply and demand factors. As a result, actual traded prices can be higher or lower than the theoretical price.
6.6. Foreign exchange risk
Investors trading structured products with underlying assets not denominated in Hong Kong dollars are also exposed to exchange rate risk. Currency rate fluctuations can adversely affect the underlying asset value, also affecting the structured product price.
6.7. Liquidity risk
The Exchange requires all structured product issuers to appoint a liquidity provider for each individual issue. The role of liquidity providers is to provide two way quotes to facilitate trading of their products. In the event that a liquidity provider defaults or ceases to fulfill its role, investors may not be able to buy or sell the product until a new liquidity provider has been assigned. Investors should therefore ensure that they understand the nature of the structured products and carefully study the risk factors set out in this base listing document and the relevant supplemental listing document in respect of any issue of structured products before they invest in any structured products and, where necessary, seek professional advice, before they invest in the structured products. Investors need to understand better how products will operate in extreme market conditions or in the face of bankruptcy, structured products constitutes general unsecured contractual obligations.
7. Additional Risks Involved in Trading Derivative Warrants
7.1. Time decay risk
All things being equal, the value of a derivative warrant will decay over time as it approaches its expiry date. Derivative warrants should therefore not be viewed as long term investments.
7.2. Volatility risk
Prices of derivative warrants can increase or decrease in line with the implied volatility of underlying asset price. Investors should be aware of the underlying asset volatility.
8. Additional Risks Involved in Trading CBBCs
8.1. Mandatory call risk0
Investors trading CBBCs should be aware of their intraday "knockout" or mandatory call feature. A CBBC will cease trading when the underlying asset value equals the mandatory call price/level as stated in the listing documents. Investors will only be entitled to the residual value of the terminated CBBC as calculated by the product issuer in accordance with the listing documents. Investors should also note that the residual value can be zero.
8.2. Funding costs
The issue price of a CBBC includes funding costs. Funding costs are gradually reduced over time as the CBBC moves towards expiry. The longer the duration of the CBBC, the higher the total funding costs. In the event that a CBBC is called, investors will lose the funding costs for the entire lifespan of the CBBC. The formula for calculating the funding costs are stated in the listing documents.
9. Some Additional Risks Involved in Trading Inline Warrants
9.1. Pricing structure
The pricing structure of the inline warrants requires investors to assess accurately the value of the inline warrants in relation to the expected probability of the valuation of underlying asset falling within the range between the upper strike price and the lower strike price (both inclusive). It may be difficult for investors to properly value and/or to use as a hedging tool.
9.2. Maximum potential payoff is capped If the valuation of underlying asset falls within or at the price range between the lower strike price and the upper strike price (both inclusive), investors will only receive a maximum payoff of HK$1 per inline warrant at expiry. Therefore, the potential payoff is capped.
9.3. Cancellation of trade above HK$1 Due to the pre-determined fixed maximum payment at expiry of HK$1, an inline warrant should not be traded above HK$1. Any trades executed at the price above HK$1 shall not be recognized and will be cancelled by the Exchange.
10. RISKS OF CLIENT ASSETS RECEIVED OR HELD OUTSIDE HONG KONG
10.1. Client assets received or held by the Broker or its nominee(s) outside Hong Kong are subject to the applicable laws and regulations of the relevant overseas jurisdiction which may be different from the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) and the rules made thereunder. Consequently, such client assets may not enjoy the same protection as that conferred on client assets received or held in Hong Kong.
11. RISK OF PROVIDING AN AUTHORITY TO HOLD MAIL OR TO DIRECT MAIL TO THIRD PARTIES
11.1. If client provides the Broker with an authority to hold mail or to direct mail to third parties, it is important for client to promptly collect in person all contract notes and statements of the Accounts and review them in detail to ensure that any anomalies or mistakes can be detected in a timely fashion.
12. RISK OF TRADING NASDAQ-AMEX SECURITIES ON THE SEHK
12.1. The securities under the Nasdaq-Amex Pilot Program (“PP”) are aimed at sophisticated investors. Client should consult the Broker and become familiarized with the PP before trading in the PP securities. Client should be aware that the PP securities are not regulated as a primary or secondary listing on the Main Board or GEM of the SEHK.
13. ELECTRONIC TRADING
13.1. Trading on an electronic trading system may differ from trading on other electronic trading systems. If client undertake transactions on an electronic trading system, client will be exposed to risks associated with the system including the failure of hardware and software. The result of any system failure may be that client’s order is either not executed according to client’s instructions or is not executed at all. In particular, client’s attention is drawn to the following:
(a) the internet is, and any other Electronic Media may also be, an inherently unreliable medium of data transmission and communication and that, accordingly, there are risks in conducting Transactions in the Account through the Electronic Trading Service or otherwise communication through the internet or any other Electronic Media;
(b) access to the website operated by the Broker or the Electronic Trading Service may at any time and from time to time be limited, delayed or unavailable, including during periods of peak demand, market volatility, systemic failures (including hardware and software failures), systems upgrades or maintenance or for other reasons;
(c) instructions given or transactions conducted through the internet or other Electronic Media may be subject to interruption, transmission blackout, delayed transmission or incorrect data transmission due to, where applicable, unpredictable traffic congestion, the public nature of the media used or other reasons;
(d) instructions given through the internet or other Electronic Media may not be executed or may be delayed so that they are executed at prices different from those prevailing at the time the instructions were given;
(e) communications and personal data may be accessed by unauthorized third parties;
(f) instructions given through the internet or other Electronic Media may be executed without being subject to human review; and
(g) the status of client’s instructions or orders for Transactions in the Account or execution thereof and client’s cash position, securities position or other details relating to client’s Account as reflected in any acknowledgement, confirmation or other record posted on the Broker’s website may not be updated immediately. Such acknowledgement, confirmation or other record will only reflect Transactions in client’s Account conducted through the Electronic Trading Service and that, in the case of doubt, client should contact the Broker to ascertain the status of client’s other Transactions in client’s Account or other details relating to client’s Account.
14. CURRENCY RISKS
14.1. If client instruct the Broker to effect any Transaction which involves conversion of a foreign currency (i.e. currency other than Hong Kong Dollars), there may be profit or loss arising from the conversion of foreign currency as a result of fluctuations in currency rates. The currency rates may fluctuate dramatically sometimes. It is as likely that the loss incurred from the conversion of foreign currency is greater than the profit made as a result of the Transaction.
15. RISK OF LEVERAGED AND INVERSE PRODUCTS (L&I Products)
Investment involves risks. The risks of investing in different L&I Products vary due to the difference in product structure, investors are highly recommended to read the prospectus and key facts sheet carefully in order to understand the risks involved in a specific L&I Product.
15.1. Investment risk
The L&I Product is a derivative product and is not suitable for all investors. There is no guarantee of the repayment of principal. Therefore your investment in the L&I Product may suffer substantial/total losses.
15.2. Long term holding risk
The L&I Product is not intended for holding longer than one day as the performance of the L&I Product over a period longer than one day will very likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the leveraged performance of the index over that same period. The effect of compounding becomes more pronounced on the L&I Product’s performance as the index experiences volatility. With higher index volatility, the deviation of the L&I Product’s performance from the leveraged performance of the index will increase, and the performance of the L&I Product will generally be adversely affected. As a result of daily rebalancing, the index’s volatility and the effects of compounding of each day’s return over time, it is even possible that the L&I Product will lose money over time while the index’s performance increases or is flat.
15.3. Leverage risk
Leveraged Products typically aim to deliver a daily return equivalent to a multiple of the underlying index return that they track. Inverse Products typically aim to deliver the opposite of the daily return of the underlying index that they track. Both gains and losses will be magnified. The risk of loss resulting from an investment in the L&I Product in certain circumstances will be substantially more than a fund that does not employ leverage.
15.4. Inverse Product vs. short selling risk
Investing in the Inverse Product is different from taking a short position. Because of rebalancing, the return profile of the Inverse Product is not the same as that of a short position. In a volatile market with frequent directional swings, the performance of the Inverse Product may deviate from a short position.
15.5. Risk of rebalancing activities
There is no assurance that the L&I Product can rebalance their portfolio on a daily basis to achieve their investment objectives. Market disruption, regulatory restrictions or extreme market volatility may adversely affect the L&I Product’s ability to rebalance its portfolio.
15.6. Liquidity risk
The rebalancing activities of the L&I Product typically take place near the end of a trading day, shortly before the close of the underlying market, to minimise tracking difference. As a result, the L&I Product may be more exposed to the market conditions during a shorter interval and maybe more subject to liquidity risk.
15.7. Intraday investment risk
The L&I Product is normally rebalanced at day end. As such, return for investors that invest for period less than a full trading day will generally be differs from the leveraged investment exposure to the index, depending upon the movement of the index from the end of one trading day until the time of purchase.
15.8. Portfolio turnover risk
Daily rebalancing of L&I Product’s holdings causes a higher level of portfolio transactions than compared to the conventional ETFs. High levels of transactions increase brokerage and other transaction costs.
15.9. Futures contracts risk
If the L&I Product is a futures based product, investment in futures contracts involves specific risks such as high volatility, leverage, rollover and margin risks. The leverage component of futures contracts can result in a loss significantly greater than the amount invested in the futures contracts by the L&I Product. Exposures to futures contracts may lead to a high risk of significant loss by the L&I Product. A “roll” occurs when an existing futures contract is about to expire and is replaced with a futures contract representing the same underlying but with a later expiration date. The value of the L&I Product’s portfolio (and so the Net Asset Value per unit) may be adversely affected by the cost of rolling positions forward (due to the higher price of the futures contract with a later expiration date) as the futures contracts approach expiry. There may be imperfect correlation between the value of the underlying reference assets and the futures contracts, which may prevent the L&I Product from achieving its investment objective.
15.10. Foreign exchange risk
If the L&I Product’s assets are generally invested (either directly or indirectly) in Securities, Swaps or Futures Contracts denominated other than in its base currency, and if a substantial portion of the revenue and income of the L&I Product is received in a currency other than its base currency, any fluctuation in the exchange rate of the base currency relative to the relevant foreign currency will affect the Net Asset Value of the L&I Product regardless of the performance of its underlying portfolio.
15.11. Distributions risk
Where distributions are distributed out of capital or effectively out of capital, this amounts to a return or withdrawal of an investor’s original investment or any capital gains attributable to that original investment and may result in an immediate reduction in the Net Asset Value per unit.
15.12. Passive investments risk
The L&I Product is not “actively managed” and therefore the manager of the L&I Product may not adopt any temporary defensive position when the index moves in an unfavorable direction. In such circumstances the L&I Product will also decrease in value.
15.13. Trading risk
The trading price of the units on the Exchange is driven by market factors such as the demand and supply of the units. Therefore, the units may trade at a substantial premium or discount to the Net Asset Value. As investors will pay certain charges (e.g. trading fees and brokerage fees) to buy or sell units on the Exchange, investors may pay more than the Net Asset Value per unit when buying units on the Exchange, and may receive less than the Net Asset Value per unit when selling units on the Exchange.
15.14. Trading differences risk
As the overseas exchange may be open when the units are not priced, the value of any underlying index futures contracts in the L&I Product’s portfolio, and the value of the any constituents in the Index to which such futures contracts are linked, may change when investors may not be able to buy or sell units. Differences in trading hours between different markets may also increase the level of premium or discount of the unit price to its Net Asset Value.
15.15. Reliance on market maker risk
Although the L&I Product manager is required to ensure that at least one market maker will maintain a market for the units and gives not less than 3 months’ notice prior to termination of the market making arrangement, liquidity in the market for the units may be adversely affected if there is only one market maker for the units. There is no guarantee that any market making activity will be effective.

15.16. Tracking error risk
Due to fees and expenses of the L&I Product, high portfolio turnover, liquidity of the market and the investment strategy adopted by the manager of the L&I Product, the L&I Product’s return may deviate from the daily leveraged performance of the index which the L&I Product seeks to track. There can be no assurance of exact or identical replication at any time of the daily leveraged performance of the Index.
15.17. Termination risk
The L&I Product may be terminated early under certain circumstances, for example, where there is no market maker, the index is no longer available for benchmarking or if the size of the L&I Product falls below a specific value decided by the manager of L&I Product. Any distribution received by a unitholder on termination of the L&I Product may be less than the capital initially invested by the unitholder, resulting in a loss to the unitholder.
16. RISK OF TRADING SECURITIES DENOMINATED IN RENMINBI (RMB)
RMB securities are subject to exchange rate fluctuations that may provide both opportunities and risks. The fluctuation in the exchange rate of RMB may result in losses in the event that you convert RMB into Hong Kong dollars (“HKD”) or other foreign currencies. RMB is not fully and freely convertible and conversion of RMB through banks is subject to a daily limit and other limitations as applicable from time to time. You should take note of the limitations and changes thereof as applicable from time to time and allow sufficient time for exchange of RMB from/to another currency if the RMB amount exceeds the daily limit. Any RMB conversion in relation to a RMB securities transaction will be based on an exchange rate determined by the Company as a principal according to the prevailing exchange rate.
17. RISK OF TRADING OVERSEAS ISSUERS’ SECURITIES
Overseas issuer is subject to a different set of governing laws. The tax consequences derived from trading in overseas issuers’ securities which are listed in Hong Kong might vary from that of Hong Kong issuers’ securities owing to the differences in the tax regime (e.g. transactions tax, dividends tax, capital gains tax, etc.). You should consult your own tax advisors as to the applicable tax consequences of purchasing, holding, disposing of or dealing in overseas issuers’ securities based on your particular circumstances in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
18. RISK OF EXERCISING AND TRADING RIGHTS ISSUE
For exercising and trading of the rights issue, investors have to pay attention to the deadline and other timelines. Rights issues that are not exercised will have no value upon expiry. If investors decide not to exercise the rights and sell the rights in the market, the rights must be sold during the specified trading period within the subscription period, after which they will become worthless. If investors pass up the rights, the shareholding in the expanded capital of the company will be diluted.
19. RISK OF BOND TRADING
(a) Default risk - This is a risk that bond issuer will be unable to pay bondholder the payment, contractual interest or principal as scheduled. You should pay attention to credit ratings of bond issuers. Lower rated bond issuers may be more likely to default and bondholder may lose the whole or most of their investment.
(b) Interest rate risk - It is the major risk associated with bond investments. The price of a fixed rate bond will fall when the interest rate rises. The bond price would fall below the purchase price should interest rate rise after the date of purchase. (c) Exchange rate risk - Bond that is dominated in foreign currency is exposed to exchange rate risk. Fluctuations in foreign exchange rate may adversely affect the underlying value and price of the investments.
(d) Liquidity risk - In the event of emergency to sell bond before its maturity, there is no assurance that the bond will be actively trading in the secondary market. If the bond issuer defaults or ceases to fulfill their role, you as the investor may not be able buy or sell the product.
(e) Equity risk - For bonds that are convertible, equity risk may exist and the underlying value and return of investments may be adversely affected.

PART V - ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CASH ACCOUNT

1.PLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL TERMS
1.1 The provisions in these Additional Terms for Cash Account apply to Cash Accounts only.
1.2 The Client shall open and maintain a Cash Account with the Broker subject to the General Terms and Conditions and these Additional Terms for Cash Account and the Additional Terms for Electronic Trading Service (if applicable) and the Additional Terms for New Listing of Securities (if applicable).
2.SECURITIES IN THE ACCOUNT
2.1 The securities of the Client in the Account shall be treated and dealt with in compliance with the provisions of the SFO. In particular, the securities which are listed or traded on market operated by SEHK or interests in an authorized collective investment scheme (as defined in the SFO) and are received or held in Hong Kong by the Broker (“Local Securities”) shall be:
(a) deposited in safe custody in a segregated account which is designated as a trust account or client account and maintained by the Broker in Hong Kong with an authorized financial institution, a custodian approved by the SFC or another intermediary licensed for dealing in securities; or
(b) registered in the name of the Client.
2.2 In respect of any securities of the Client other than Local Securities (“Overseas Securities”) held for safekeeping by any other party engaged by the Broker on the Client’s behalf, the Client hereby authorizes the Broker to instruct the relevant party on behalf of the Client to deposit such Overseas Securities in the safe custody of that party or its custodian or with any other institution in the relevant jurisdiction where the relevant Transaction was effected which provides facilities for the safe custody of documents.
2.3 Any securities held by the Broker on behalf of the Client in the manner mentioned in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 or otherwise shall be at the sole risk of the Client and the Broker has no obligation to insure the Client against any kind of risk. the Broker shall not be responsible for any losses, costs, damages, interests and charges arising from or in connection with such engagement or custody under the aforesaid clauses, including without limitation any losses arising from fraud or negligence of the party so engaged.
2.4 For any securities of the Client deposited with the Broker not registered in the name of the Client, any dividend, distribution or benefits accrued in respect of such securities which are received by the Broker shall be credited to the Account (or payment made to the Client as may be agreed) subject to a reasonable administration fee charged by the Broker. For any securities forming part of a larger holding of identical securities which are held by the Broker for the Client and other persons, the Client is entitled to the same share of the benefits arising on the holding as the share of the Client of the total holding which is also subject to a reasonable administration fee charged by theBroker. TheBroker shall not be responsible for any failure in making such distribution of any party which holds securities of the Client for safekeeping.
2.5 Securities purchased for the Client will be delivered to the Client (or as the Client may direct) PROVIDED THAT such securities are fully paid and are not subject to any lien, and/or are not held as collateral by the Broker or any WE Group.
2.6 The Broker is not obliged to return the securities originally delivered or deposited by the Client but may return securities of the same class, denominations and nominal amount and ranking to the Client.
2.7 Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies available to the Broker, the Broker is authorized to dispose of any of the securities from time to time received from or held on behalf of the Client in settlement of any liability owed by the Client or on the Client’s behalf to the Broker or a
third person.
2.8 Except as provided in Clause 2.7 of the Additional Terms for Cash Account or Clauses 3.2, 6.2 and 7 of the General Terms and Conditions or permitted under the SFO, the Broker shall not without the Client’s oral or written direction or standing authority deposit, transfer, lend, pledge, re-pledge or otherwise deal with any securities of the Client.
2.9 Subject to the provisions of the SFO, the Client agrees that the Broker is entitled to retain for its own benefit and not accountable to the Client for any fee, income, rebate or other benefits resulting from any lending or deposit of the securities of the Client with any third party for any purpose by the Broker.

PART V – PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

1. OUR PLEDGE
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals with respect to your personal data. We assure that our policies and practices, and those adopted by our affiliated and/or associated companies and agents in relation to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer, security and access of your personal data comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486) (the "Ordinance") under the laws of Hong Kong, as well as the relevant code of practice and guidance issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong. The meaning of the term "personal data" adopted in this Statement is defined in the Ordinance. Where our operations are subject to privacy legislation other than that of Hong Kong (such as due to our carrying out of operational functions outside of Hong Kong), this Statement shall apply so far as it is consistent with such local legislation.
2. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
At times, you may be required to give your personal data and/or survey data including, but not limited to, your name, gender, age, date of birth, identity document number and/or its copy, telephone number, fax number, home address and/or its proof, email address, credit card information, bank account number and etc. Whilst some of the above requested data are optional (and the furnishing of which are subject to your voluntary choice), the refusal to provide certain requested data may render us unable to handle any application, or may deny you access to certain parts of our websites, or may otherwise defeat the objectives of your visit. If you are under the age of 18, consent from your parent or guardian is required before you give us any personal data and/or survey data. When you provide us your personal data and/or survey data, they would be deemed to be correct, complete and not misleading. We shall not be liable for any losses or damages in relation to or arising from the incorrectness or incompleteness of the personal data and/or survey data provided by you to us from time to time. Information relating to your use, purchase or order of our services and/or products, such as call/connection time, duration, origin and destination, may be automatically collected for our accurate reporting and administration of your accounts. Some of our websites may disclose non-personally identifiable aggregate statistics relating to our visitors to advertisers. Some of our websites may collect aggregate information about our visitors, e.g. statistics on the number of visits. This type of data may include, but is not limited to, the browser type and version, operating system, IP address and/or domain name. Cookies used (if any) in any part of our websites will not be deployed for collecting personal data. For your information, Cookies are small computer files that can be stored in web surfers' computers for the purposes of obtaining configuration information and analyzing web surfers' viewing habits. They can save you from registering again when re-visiting a website and are commonly used to track your preferences in relation to the subject matter of the website. You may refuse to accept Cookies by modifying the relevant Internet options or browsing preferences of your computer system, but to do so you may not be able to utilize or activate certain available functions in our websites. Our websites may bar users who do not accept Cookies. Calls between you and our managers/officers/staff/agents/representatives (including our Customer Service) may be recorded for, including but not limited to, regulatory compliance, audit compliance, staff training, service quality control and contractual clarification purposes.
3. PROVISIONING ACCURATE PERSONAL DATA
Your application for the use, purchase, subscription or order of any of our services and/or products may be subject to, including but not limited to, credit assessments, verification of your personal details and etc.. If we regard results of such checking as unsatisfactory, we will not enter into any agreements, arrangements or engagements with you. In some instances, data provided by you will be validated by using generally accepted practice or against our pre-existing data, or we may require you to show the original documentation before the data may be used, such as personal identifiers and/or proof of address.
4. USE OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED
Specific purposes for which your personal data may be used are set out in our "Personal Data Collection Statement" set out in Part VI below.
5. DATA ACCESS AND CORRECTION
Under the Ordinance, you have the right to:
(a) Check whether we hold any of your personal data;
(b) Access your personal data held by us;
(c) Request us to correct any inaccurate personal data held by us; and
(d) Ascertain our policies and practices established (from time to time) in relation to personal data and the types of personal data held by us.
If you want to access and/or correct your personal data which you have given us via application form, internet or other means, or if you want to ascertain our policies and practices in relation to personal data and the kind of your personal data held by us, please contact our Data Protection Officer in writing, we will respond within 40 days after receiving the request. We may charge you a reasonable fee for each personal data access. However, such fee will be waived if the data access is made for the purpose of correcting your personal data.
6. INTERNAL GUIDELINES ON RECORD RETENTION AND ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA
Our staff are required to strictly adhere to our Internal Guidelines on Record Retention and Access to Personal Data. Physical records containing personal data are securely stored in locked areas when not in use. Access to such physical and/or computer records is strictly controlled and requires management approval for each access. Approvals for access to customers’ personal data are granted only on a "need to know" basis. Where we retain, use and/or transmit customers’ personal data, we have put in place adequate measures to protect it from accidental and/or unauthorized disclosure, modifications, loss and/or destruction.
7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA
If you are a customer of ours, your personal data which you have given us via application form, internet or other means, during the subscription period of our services and/or products will be retained for a reasonable period after termination of your subscription. We will erase any unnecessary personal data from our system in accordance with our internal policy.
8. ONLINE SERVICES
We may promote on-line stores or service providers or product providers operated by third party merchants on our website. If you want to use or order any services and/or products from them, please note that once the information that you provided is transferred to the relevant merchant, it will be beyond our control and thus outside the scope of protection afforded by us.

PART VI – PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION STATEMENT

1. As a customer of our company, or a visitor or user of our websites, it may be necessary for you to provide us with your personal data when you apply to us and/or continue to subscribe with us for any services and/or products. If your personal data is incomplete or incorrect, we may not be able to provide or continue to provide the services and/or products to you. We shall keep your personal data confidential at all times. Our policies and practices with respect to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer, security and access of personal data will be in accordance with requirements under the Ordinance and this Statement. We may use the personal data provided by you for the following purposes and for other purposes as shall be agreed between you and us or required by law from time to time:
(a) Processing of your application for the use, purchase, subscription or order of any services and/or products, and provisioning of the services and/or products, service your account and/or carry out your instruction;
(b) Subject to your consent, we may use your personal data (which may include name, gender, telephone number, fax number, postal address, email address and/or month and year of birth) for marketing the services and/or products (restricted to insurance, reinsurance, banking, mortgage referral, credit card, property development, retailing, securities and investment (inclusive of, inter alia, securities/futures brokerage/advisory, assets management, corporate finance and etc.), telecommunications, third party reward, loyalty and privilege programme, co-branding, finance, education, media, entertainment and leisure, health and beauty, apparel, jewelry, electrical and electronic products, hotels and travelling, restaurant and catering, logistic and transport, real estate agency, commercial factoring, concierge and social network services) (irrespective of whether we are remunerated for such marketing activities) relating to us, our affiliated and/or associated companies and business partners. We may dispatch to you the promotional information via direct marketing telephone calls, e-mail, e-message, facsimile, direct mailings etc. We will enquire your preference on nature of services and/or products before we provide you with the direct marketing promotional materials.
(c) Processing of any benefits for you arising out the services and/or products;
(d) Analyzing, verifying and/or checking of your credit, payment and/or account status in relation to the provision of the services and/or products and conduct credit enquiries/checks on you;
(e) Processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by you;
(f) Facilitating the daily operation of your account, provisioning of customer services and/or the collection of overdue amounts in your account in relation to the services and/or products;
(g) Enabling us to conform with other industry practices, or to comply with any requests stipulated by governmental or regulatory authorities; and
(h) Enabling us in prevention of crime.
2. We may disclose and transfer (whether in Hong Kong or overseas) your personal data to the following parties to use, disclose, process or retain such personal data for the purposes mentioned above:
(a) Our agents and contractors (including IT, network, customer service, sales agents, mailing houses, telecommunication service providers, telemarketing and direct sales agents, call centers, administrative service providers, financial service providers, payment or security clearing service providers, professional and other services providers, data processing service providers, third party reward, loyalty and privilege programme providers, co-branding partners and contractors), telecommunications operators, and service providers for the provision of our services and/or products;
(b) Our affiliated and/or associated companies and business partners;
(c) Banks, financial institutions, credit providers, any nominees in whose name(s) any securities/assets may be registered and any person(s) with whom we have entered into or propose to enter into transactions on your behalf or account, or persons representing the same;
(d) Debt collection agencies, credit reference agencies and security agencies;
(e) Regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies and courts;
(f) Our professional advisers, and any other persons under a duty of confidentiality to us; and
(g) Any of our actual or proposed assignees, successors or transferees of our rights with respect to you.
3. In addition, in accordance with your agreement with us or consent given to us (as the case may be), we may disclose and transfer your personal data (whether in Hong Kong or overseas) to our affiliated and/or associated companies and/or business partners for the purposes of carrying out market research and credit assessments and ensuring such personal data provided by you to us fulfills the aforesaid or other purposes as shall be agreed between you and us or as required by law from time to time.
4. If you do not wish to receive direct marketing promotional information from us with respect to the services and/or products we provide and/or other categories of services and/or products mentioned above, or do not wish us to disclose, transfer or use your personal data for the aforesaid direct marketing purposes, please send your marketing message opt-out request to us via information@we-holding.com or by post to 26/F, OVEST, 77 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong or contact our Customer Service Hotline at 3700 6169.

PART VII – ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CASH ACCOUNT

1. APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL TERMS
1.1. The provisions in these Additional Terms for Cash Account apply to Cash Accounts only.
1.2. The Client shall open and maintain a Cash Account with the Broker subject to the General Terms and Conditions and these Additional Terms for Cash Account and the Additional Terms for Electronic Trading Service (if applicable) and the Additional Terms for New Listing of Securities (if applicable).
2. SECURITIES IN THE ACCOUNT
2.1. The securities of the Client in the Account shall be treated and dealt with in compliance with the provisions of the SFO. In particular, the securities which are listed or traded on market operated by SEHK or interests in an authorized collective investment scheme (as defined in the SFO) and are received or held in Hong Kong by the Broker (“Local Securities”) shall be:
(a) deposited in safe custody in a segregated account which is designated as a trust account or client account and maintained by the Broker in Hong Kong with an authorized financial institution, a custodian approved by the SFC or another intermediary licensed for dealing in securities; or
(b) registered in the name of the Client.
2.2. In respect of any securities of the Client other than Local Securities (“Overseas Securities”) held for safekeeping by any other party engaged by the Broker on the Client’s behalf, the Client hereby authorizes the Broker to instruct the relevant party on behalf of the Client to deposit such Overseas Securities in the safe custody of that party or its custodian or with any other institution in the relevant jurisdiction where the relevant Transaction was effected which provides facilities for the safe custody of documents.
2.3. Any securities held by the Broker on behalf of the Client in the manner mentioned in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 or otherwise shall be at the sole risk of the Client and the Broker has no obligation to insure the Client against any kind of risk. the Broker shall not be responsible for any losses, costs, damages, interests and charges arising from or in connection with such engagement or custody under the aforesaid clauses, including without limitation any losses arising from fraud or negligence of the party so engaged.
2.4. For any securities of the Client deposited with the Broker not registered in the name of the Client, any dividend, distribution or benefits accrued in respect of such securities which are received by the Broker shall be credited to the Account (or payment made to the Client as may be agreed) subject to a reasonable administration fee charged by the Broker. For any securities forming part of a larger holding of identical securities which are held by the Broker for the Client and other persons, the Client is entitled to the same share of the benefits arising on the holding as the share of the Client of the total holding which is also subject to a reasonable administration fee charged by the Broker. The Broker shall not be responsible for any failure in making such distribution of any party which holds securities of the Client for safekeeping.
2.5. Securities purchased for the Client will be delivered to the Client (or as the Client may direct) PROVIDED THAT such securities are fully paid and are not subject to any lien, and/or are not held as collateral by the Broker or any WE Group.
2.6. The Broker is not obliged to return the securities originally delivered or deposited by the Client but may return securities of the same class, denominations and nominal amount and ranking to the Client.
2.7. Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies available to the Broker, the Broker is authorized to dispose of any of the securities from time to time received from or held on behalf of the Client in settlement of any liability owed by the Client or on the Client’s behalf to the Broker or a third person.
2.8. Except as provided in Clause 2.7 of the Additional Terms for Cash Account or Clauses 3.2, 6.2 and 7 of the General Terms and Conditions or permitted under the SFO, the Broker shall not without the Client’s oral or written direction or standing authority deposit, transfer, lend, pledge, re-pledge or otherwise deal with any securities of the Client.
2.9. Subject to the provisions of the SFO, the Client agrees that the Broker is entitled to retain for its own benefit and not accountable to the Client for any fee, income, rebate or other benefits resulting from any lending or deposit of the securities of the Client with any third party for any purpose by the Broker.

PART VIII – ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR NEW LISTING OF SECURITIEST

1. APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL TERMS
1.1. The provisions in these Additional Terms for New Listing of Securities apply only to any Account in respect of which the Client has requested the Broker to apply on the Client’s behalf for securities in new issue for listing on SEHK (an “Application”) on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. TERMS FOR NEW LISTING OF SECURITIES
2.1. The Client authorizes the Broker to complete such application form as may be required, and represents and warrants to the Broker that all representations, warranties, confirmations and undertakings on the part of the applicant contained or incorporated in the application form are true and accurate in respect of the Client.
2.2. The Client agrees to be bound by the terms of the new issue and in particular, the Client hereby:
(a) warrants and undertakes that the Application shall be the only application made by the Client or on the Client’s behalf for the Client’s benefit in respect of the same issue of securities and the Client shall make no other application in that issue;
(b) authorises the Broker to represent and warrant to SEHK that no other application shall be made or shall be intended to be made by the Client or for the Client’s benefit;
(c) acknowledges that any application made by an unlisted company which does not carry on any business other than dealing in securities and in respect of which the Client exercises statutory control shall be deemed to be an application made for the benefit of the Client; and
(d) acknowledges that the Broker will reply on the above warranties, undertakings and authorizations in making the Application.
2.3. In relation to a bulk application to be made by the Broker on behalf of the Broker, the Client and/or the Broker other clients, the Client acknowledges and agrees:
(a) that if such bulk application may be rejected for reasons which are unrelated to the Client, the Broker, in absence of fraud, gross negligence or wilful default, shall not be liable to the Client or any other person in consequence of such rejection; and
(b) to indemnify the Broker in accordance with Clause 10.2 of the General Terms and Conditions if such bulk application is rejected because of any breach of representations and warranties or otherwise arising from factors relating to the Client.