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<br>HONG KONG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock exchange operator  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] will invest 210 million yuan ($32.5 million) in the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFE), saying on Friday it was the first equity investment in a Chinese futures exchange by a non-mainland Chinese investor.<br> <br>Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has in recent years looked to diversify away from cash equities into other products including derivatives, with mainland China linked products one focus.<br> <br>HKEX said in a statement it will have a 7% stake in GFE.<br> <br>The new exchange in Guangzhou, in southeastern China near Hong Kong, received approval from China's [http://imgur.com/hot?q=markets%20regulator markets regulator]  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu từ hà nội] last month.<br><br>($1 = 6.4700 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Alun John; Editing by Alexander Smith)<br>