Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited CEO Charles Li: Nearly 100 listing applications have been submitted since the beginning of the year, including many leading enterprises.

Mainland electric vehicle battery leader Contemporary Amperex Technology (03750) was listed in Hong Kong today. Charles Li, CEO of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00388), expressed his satisfaction with the current status of the listing pipeline. Since the beginning of the year, the Exchange has received nearly 100 new listings applications, with around 150 applications currently under review. Many of these include leading companies, some of which are large in scale. Li mentioned that many domestic companies already listed on the A-share market in China are looking to also list on the H-share market in Hong Kong to establish an overseas financing platform. In the IPO pipeline of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, there are a significant number of these "A before H" companies, with over 40 already publicly announced or applied for. She also noted that there are still many Chinese concept stocks that can consider listing in Hong Kong, and the Exchange is actively preparing for this. Li pointed out that she recently returned from the Middle East and found the investment atmosphere there to be very enthusiastic. She met with various individuals, including business representatives and investors, and felt strongly that Middle Eastern investors are enthusiastic about Chinese concept stock companies going public.