The State Council has given the green light to a long-awaited plan to connect the Shenzhen and Hong Kong stock exchanges, further opening China's capital market.人们期待已久的深圳证券交易所和香港联合交易所互联互通方案已获国务院批准，这使得我国资本市场进一步开放。"Preparation for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect has been generally completed and the State Council has approved the implementation plan for the program," Premier Li Keqiang said at a State Council executive meeting.李克强总理在国务院常务会议上表示：“深港通相关准备工作已基本就绪，国务院已批准深港通实施方案。”The move follows the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, adopted in 2014, which Li said has achieved the goals envisioned and earned positive feedback.在该举措之前，上海和香港互通已于2014年启动。李克强总理表示，沪港互通已经实现了预期的目标，并取得了积极的反馈。

The addition of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is a major step toward opening up the two mainland markets, according to financial analysts.据有关金融分析师表示，深圳交易所的这次加入，是开拓两个大陆市场的重要一步。The approval also shows the central government's support for Hong Kong's economy, says Liu Jipeng, a senior researcher at the China University of Political Science and Law.中国政法大学高级研究员刘纪鹏表示，这一方案的批准也显示出了中央政府对香港经济的支持。The China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement that there would be no overall trading quota under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, and that the overall trading quota under the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect would be abolished. But the daily trading quota will remain, according to the commission.中国证监会在公告中表示，深港通不设总交易额度限制，沪港通总交易额度取消，但仍设每日交易额度限制。The statement said it would take around four months to prepare for the mechanism's formal launch.该公告指出，深港通正式推出尚需4个月左右的准备时间。