Hong Kong Stock Exchange: In the first quarter of 2025, a total of 17 new listing companies have been welcomed to the stock market, raising approximately HK$17.7 billion.

According to the app of Intelligence Finance, on May 2, Johnson, the head of the Global Listing Department of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00388.HK), shared the latest growth trends and attractiveness of Hong Kong as a leading new stock market. Johnson stated that the amount of funds raised in the initial public offerings (IPOs) market in Hong Kong has also increased significantly. Since last summer, the new stock market has been very lively. By the first quarter of 2025, the new stock market welcomed 17 new listed companies with a total fundraising amount of approximately HK$17.7 billion (about US$2 billion), more than double the fundraising amount in the same period last year. What's more important is that in terms of the number of new stock listing applications, many large and high-quality companies have already submitted listing applications or announced their intention to list in Hong Kong.