If the document has been submitted but not yet been approved then you can correct your mistake yourself. You can amend the details of the submission (such as the headline categories and title) and, if necessary, remove an incorrectly submitted document and submit a correct version instead.
If your submission has been approved, you can still amend the headlines category of the submission within five calendar days of its publication (
please refer to “Headline Categories”). If the mistake is not related to correction of headline categories, you should contact immediately the ESS hotline (+852 2840 3460).
If HKEX agrees that the publication should be corrected, HKEX will process such a correction without delay by adding an appropriate prefix the published incorrect publication (e.g. with the word “Cancelled and Re-issued”). The contents of this publication will still be viewable on the HKEXnews website.
Depending on the nature of the error, the issuer should submit a corrected version of the document through ESS for publication. The issuer should prefix the English and Chinese titles of this submission with the word “(Revised)” (including brackets).
Please note that the Exchange considers publication of erroneous or misleading information a serious matter. An issuer that publishes such information may become the subject of disciplinary action under the Listing Rules.