International derivatives exchange Eurex has announced the opening of its representative office in Hong Kong.

International derivatives exchange Eurex has announced the opening of its representative office in Hong Kong.

The move is designed to strengthen and expand Eurex's relationships to its business partners in the Chinese territory. Paul Lo, who joined Eurex in June 2007, is the manager of the new office.

Eurex says its presence in Hong Kong will improve its customer service and confirm its commitment to the region, in which close relationships with a number of key institutions have already been established. Currently ten exchange members have been admitted and are directly trading from the Asia-Pacific region.

The Eurex office in Hong Kong, as part of Deutsche Börse Group's international offices, complements the recently-opened representative office of Deutsche Börse in Beijing, which started operations in December.

Deutsche Börse Group is based in Frankfurt and has offices in financial centres around the globe, in London, Luxembourg, Moscow, Paris and Zurich in Europe, Chicago and New York in the US, and Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo in Asia.