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Listing Rules and Guidance Search

Guide for New Listing Applicants

CONSOLIDATED ENGLISH (Clean)

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY

Chapter 1 - Eligibility/Suitability for Listing

1.1 Eligibility for Listing

•   1.1A Trading Record and Financial Eligibility

•   1.1B Management Continuity

•   1.1C Ownership Continuity and Control

1.2 Suitability for Listing

•   1.2A Business Sustainability

•   1.2B Material Reliance on Counterparties

•   1.2C Persons with Significant Influence and Suitability of Directors

•   1.2D Non-compliances

•   1.2E Competition with Controlling Shareholders

 

Chapter 2 - Special Listing Regimes

•   2.1 Overseas Issuers

•   2.2 Companies with Weighted Voting Rights Structures

•   2.3 Biotech Companies

•   2.4 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

•   2.5 Specialist Technology Companies

•   2.6 Mineral Companies

 

Chapter 3 - Listing Document Disclosure

•   3.1 General Principles

Guidance on Specific Sections

•   3.2 Summary

•   3.3 Risk Factors

•   3.4 Industry Overview

•   3.5 Regulations

•   3.6 History and Development

•   3.7 Business

•   3.8 Relationship With Controlling Shareholders

•   3.9 Continuing Connected Transactions

•   3.10 Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management

•   3.11 Financial Information

•   3.12 Use of Proceeds

•   3.13 Offering

•   3.14 Miscellaneous

 

Chapter 4 - Specific Topics

Corporate, Shareholding and Capital Structure

•   4.1 Contractual Arrangements

•   4.2 Pre-IPO Investments

Governance and Business Exposure

•   4.3 Corporate Governance & Environmental, Social and Governance

•   4.4 Sanctions Risks

Business Model and Industry Specific Guidance

•   4.5 Distributorship

•   4.6 Forfeited Income from Prepayments

•   4.7 Gambling Activities

•   4.8 Pawn Loan Business

•   4.9 Restaurant Business

•   4.10 Valuation of Biological Assets

•   4.11 Land and Properties

Listing and Offering-related Matters

•   4.12 Liquidity Arrangements for Listing by Introduction

•   4.13 Restrictions on Share Issuance/Disposal by Applicants and Existing Shareholders

•   4.14 Offering-related Mechanisms

•   4.15 Placing-related Matters

 

Chapter 5 - Other Listing Structures

•   5.1 Hong Kong Depositary Receipts

•   5.2 Authorised Collective Investment Schemes

•   5.3 Investment Companies

•   5.4 Business Trusts and Stapled Securities

 

Chapter 6 - Other Matters

•   6.1 Sponsor’s Independence, Expert Engagement and CMI Appointment

•   6.2 Return of Listing Applications

•   6.3 General Documentary Requirements

•   6.4 Posting of AP, PHIP, OC Announcement and Statements

•   6.5 Arrangement for C(WUMP)O Exemption Applications

•   6.6 Prospectus Authorisation and Registration

 

Annex - Listing Decisions

•   A.1 Trading Record and Financial Eligibility

•   A.2 Management Continuity

•   A.3 Ownership Continuity and Control

•   A.4 Minimum Market Capitalisation

•   A.5 Qualification for GEM Transfer

•   A.6 Business Sustainability

•   A.7 Material Reliance on Counterparties

•   A.8 Persons with Significant Influence and Suitability of Directors

•   A.9 Non-compliances

•   A.10 Companies with Weighted Voting Rights Structures

•   A.11 Biotech Companies

•   A.12 Mineral Companies

•   A.13 History and Development

•   A.14 Continuing Connected Transactions

•   A.15 Pre-IPO Investments

•   A.16 Liquidity Arrangements for Listing by Introduction

•   A.17 Restrictions on Share Issuance/Disposal by Applicants and Existing Shareholders

•   A.18 Offering-related Mechanisms

•   A.19 Placing-related Matters

•   A.20 Sponsor’s Independence, Expert Engagement and CMI Appointment

•   A.21 Return of Listing Applications

•   A.22 Miscellaneous

Annex B – Frequently Asked Questions

•   B.1 Qualification for GEM Transfer

•   B.2 Overseas Issuers

•   B.3 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

•   B.4 Mineral Companies

•   B.5 Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management

•   B.6 Offering

•   B.7 Land and Properties

•   B.8 Placing-related Matters

•   B.9 Hong Kong Depositary Receipts

•   B.10 Sponsor’s Independence, Expert Engagement and CMI Appointment

•   B.11 General Documentary Requirements

 


Updated 07 Apr 2025