The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) marked a successful year 2024 with Hong Kong ranked as one of the world's top four IPO venues, with activity and fundraising volumes rising sharply from a year earlier. During the year 2024, HKEX IPOs raised a total of $83 billion from 66 new listings, including the biggest IPO since 2021. Further, the reform of the GEM listing rule and the Chapter 18C for specialist technology pathed the way for new listings in the coming year.

In addition, the launching of the new listing application process with the Securities and Futures Commission will shorten the processing timeframe for eligible companies listed in Mainland China and will definitely provide greater certainty and transparency for potential applicants and their advisers in formulating their listing plans. Further, the implementation of a new treasury share regime under the Listing Rule in June 2023 provides issuers with greater flexibility in capital management through share buy-backs and resales of treasury shares. All these changes will enhance and improve and solid in acting a growth energy for the Hong Kong and Mainland China capital market.

The Entities Listing on HKEX Series aims at providing participants the updates on key aspects for listing. The webinars will cover preliminary IPO planning considerations, IPO process, an updating on the recent Hong Kong IPO market, ESG report, internal control, updates on HKEX corporate governance and financial reporting rules and requirements etc.

​​Entities Listing on HKEX Series: General Principle in Preparing the Annual Report (archived session) (ESEMEF324L01)

This e-seminar will focus on general principles in preparing the annual report for companies listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Topics include:

• Mandatory disclosure requirements in the Listed Companies' annual report
• Financial disclosure requirement under the Listing Rules
• Other specified disclosure requirement under the Listing Rules

​​Notice

This course operates under a new Learning management system (LMS) that is designed to enhance your learning experience. To gain access to LMS, please register for an LMS account. Within a day, you will receive an e-mail from LMS containing your login ID and a one-time password for activation. 

If you have already registered an LMS account, you will be able to access the course within 24 hours. 
The viewing period is 180 days.

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