London Lord Mayor visits China to boost capital market links

The Lord Mayor of London Peter Estlin will visit China from Friday to Saturday in a bid to strengthen links between the capital markets of the two countries following last month's launch of the Shanghai-London Stock Connect.

Estlin will visit Shanghai, Suzhou in Jiangsu province, and Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, together with Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the London Stock Exchange Plc, and attend several events and meetings with government and industry partners.

Two roundtable meetings will be held on the subject of capital market ties and promoting London as a center for initial public offerings and bond listings.