Jan 20 (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange $(LME.UK)$ has approved Hong Kong as an LME delivery point and the listing will become active three months after the first warehouse company has been approved, it said on Monday.

"The metals approved for delivery in Hong Kong SAR are aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, primary aluminium, tin, and zinc," the LME said.

(Reporting by Swati Verma in BengaluruEditing by David Goodman)

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