Hong Kong SFC: The shortage of Hong Kong stock market sponsors has eased somewhat.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong noted in its latest circular that since January, there have been signs of improvement in the resources and key personnel capacity of Hong Kong stock listing sponsors. Among them, the proportion of active listing applications under vetting involving the five most active sponsors fell from 77% as of January to 65% as of September; between January 30 and September 30, 2026, the number of new key personnel approved by the SFC increased by 65% compared with the same period in 2025; and between January and September 2026, both the number of sponsors with overburdened key personnel and the number of overburdened key personnel decreased by 78%.