Grant Thornton report: Total number of long-suspended Hong Kong listed companies rises 19% year-on-year to 102

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that a research report by Grant Thornton (Hong Kong) on fraud allegations and trading suspensions faced by Hong Kong-listed companies shows that as of August 31, 2026, the total number of Hong Kong-listed companies with long-term trading suspensions, covering both the Main Board and GEM, increased by 19% to 102, higher than 86 in 2025 and 80 in 2024. In the 12 months ended August 31, 2026, 35 long-term suspended companies were delisted, while only 21 successfully resumed trading (compared with 29 delistings versus 31 resumptions in 2025, and 39 delistings versus 43 resumptions in 2024), marking the first time in three years that the number of delistings exceeded the number of resumptions.