HKEX, together with the Henan Financial Services Office and CSRC Henan Bureau, jointly held a training seminar in Zhengzhou, Henan province on 22 March. More than 100 local companies attended the seminar to understand the opportunities and requirements for a Hong Kong listing.
Mao Zhirong, HKEX Head of Mainland Affairs, said in a welcome speech that Henan province has a long history in traditional agriculture and also has rich experience in emerging industries. He noted the province’s GDP is 5th highest in China. Mao said that Hong Kong has long been a premier choice for Mainland companies to go public thanks to its highly efficient and market-oriented listing regime. The successful listing of Central China Securities on HKEX’s Main Board in June 2014 has become a good example for other Henan issuers.
The seminar had an overwhelming response from attendants, as it was tailor made for potential issuers and invited representatives from sponsors, lawyers and listed companies to cover topics on preparatory work for listing in Hong Kong.
Separately, Li Ke, Deputy Governor of Henan province, met with HKEX representatives on 22 March. Li introduced the latest economic development of Henan and expressed support for local companies to list in Hong Kong.