List of Additional Non-Business Days for Foreign Funds: China Funds

28-Jan-09 (Wednesday)
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Occasion: Chinese New Year 3rd Day

10-Apr-09 (Friday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Good Friday

13-Apr-09 (Monday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Easter Monday

28-May-09 (Thursday)
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Occasion: Tuen Ng Festival

01-Jul-09 (Wednesday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: HK SAR Establishment Day

01-Oct-09 (Thursday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: China National Day

26-Oct-09 (Monday)
Country: Hong Kong
Occasion: Chung Yeung Festival

China Funds:
1. Public China Select Fund
2. Public China Titans Fund
3. Public China Ittikal Fund
4. PB China Pacfic Equity Fund

List of Additional Non-Business Days for Foreign Funds: Far East/Asia Funds

Far East/Asia Funds

28-Jan-09(Wednesday)
Occasion: Chinese New Year 3rd Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong, Taiwan

10-Apr-09(Friday)
Occasion: Good Friday
Countries Involved: Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore

13-Apr-09(Monday)
Occasion: Easter Monday
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

05-May-09(Tuesday)
I)Occasion: Children's Day
Countries Involved: Japan, Korea

II)Occasion: Coronation Day
Countries Involved: Thailand

28-May-09(Thursday)
Occasion: Tuen Ng Festival
Countries Involved: Hong Kong, Taiwan

01-Jul-09(Wednesday)
Occasion: HK SAR Establishment Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

01-Oct-09(Thursday)
Occasion: China National Day
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

26-Oct-09(Monday)
Occasion: Chung Yeung Festival
Countries Involved: Hong Kong

31-Dec-09(Thursday)
Occasion: Bank Holiday
Countries Involved: Japan, Philippines

Occasion: New Year's Eve
Countries Involved: Indonesia, Thailand

List of Far East/Asia Funds
1. Public Far-East Select Fund
2. Public Asia Ittikal Fund
3. Public Regional Sector Fund
4. Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
5. Public Far-East Dividend Fund
6. Public Islamic Asia Balanced Fund
7. Public Far-East Balanced Fund
8. Public Far-East Property & Resorts Fund
9. Public Far-East Consumer Themes Fund
10. Public Far-East Telco & Infrastructure Fund

Non-Trading Days for Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Very often, we are said to have the most public holidays in the region in Malaysia, but then..there are still days when others are having holidays while we are not.
If you have bought any unit trust fund investing in Hong Kong and China, take note!
Below are the days where the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will close while we are not.

Good Friday
21 March 2008

Easter Monday
24 March 2008

Ching Ming Festival
4 April

Tuen Ng Festival
8 June 2008

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
1 July

Mooncake Festival
15 September 2008

China National Day
1 October

Chung Yeung Festival
7 October 2008

Boxing Day
26 December

Transaction received during these days, be it purchase or repurchase, will be processed based on the closing prices of the next business day.

In cases of switching of funds involving china fund, the same applies, that is, transaction will only be processed based on the closing prices of the next business day, when both funds involved are opened for trading.

So do take note of this when making switch! Especially when there are events coming up! Take the recent Malaysian election for example. If you have decided to switch to a china fund on the 7th of March, but unfortunately 7th of March is a holiday in HKSE (for example), so the switch will only occur on the 10th of March, when both market are open.

So....DO TAKE NOTE!