Hong Kong stock market helps Hefei companies to list shares

An event was held recently aimed at promoting the share market listing of companies – that are based in East China's Anhui province – on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

It involved the visit of senior representatives of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, or the HKEX, which operates the Hong Kong bourse.

The event took place on June 15 in the Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone, located in Hefei city, the provincial capital.

The main purpose was to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Anhui province and the HKEX, expand overseas listing channels for Anhui enterprises and further guide financial capital to support scientific and technological innovation and industrial development.

The event comprised speeches and training delivered by top experts from leading brokerages, accounting and law firms.

Ba Shusong, managing director and chief China economist of HKEX, delivers a speech at the Hefei event. It is themed on "China's Economic and Financial Development Trends and Hong Kong's Financial Innovation". [Photo/WeChat ID: hefeigaoxinfabu]

They provided detailed instructions in various topics, including the significance and necessity of listing technology companies in Hong Kong. They also looked at the different types of share listings in Hong Kong and the financial strategic management framework of listed enterprises, as well as the main legal issues of Hong Kong-listed projects.

The event aimed to raise the awareness and ability of people and enterprises at all levels in Anhui to use the capital markets for corporate and wider development.