(23)It can therefore further be concluded that the legal and supervisory framework governing recognised exchange companies operated in Hong Kong under the supervision of the SFC comply with the four conditions for legal and supervisory arrangements and hence should be considered to provide for an equivalent system to the requirements for trading venues laid down in Directive 2014/65/EU, Regulations (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 596/2014 and Directive 2004/109/EC.