Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po: Currently, there are over 500 cases of applications waiting to list in Hong Kong.

On April 5, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Paul Chan, stated in his blog that in terms of new stock listings, the IPO market in Hong Kong in the first quarter of this year continued its strong performance from last year. As of March 27, fundraising had exceeded HK$103 billion, ranking first globally; including follow-up financing, the total amount raised is approximately HK$237 billion. More importantly, an increasing number of companies listing in Hong Kong belong to emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, autonomous driving, and biotechnology. There are currently over 500 applications waiting to list in Hong Kong. It can be said that when the external environment becomes more uncertain, more companies view Hong Kong as an important gateway for fundraising and "going global" development.