Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The Hong Kong IPO market is experiencing significant activity, with multiple companies filing for listings and a notable increase in market liquidity and new listings compared to the previous year [14]. Group 1: Company Filings - Three companies submitted applications for IPOs: 1. **Shenzhen Xingyuan Material Technology Co., Ltd.** specializes in lithium-ion battery separators and holds the largest market share in dry-process separators globally, with projected revenues of 2.867 billion, 2.982 billion, 3.506 billion, and 881 million RMB from 2022 to 2025 [2]. 2. **LXJ International Holdings Limited (Laoxiangji)** operates a fast-food chain with 1,564 stores across 55 cities, achieving revenues of approximately 4.528 billion, 5.651 billion, 6.288 billion, and 2.120 billion RMB from 2022 to 2025 [3][4]. 3. **Lianqi Technology Co., Ltd.** is a leading fabless integrated circuit design company, with revenues of approximately 3.672 billion, 2.286 billion, 3.639 billion, and 1.222 billion RMB from 2022 to 2025 [5]. Group 2: IPO Activity - No companies passed the hearing last week, but one company, **Shougang Longze**, is restarting its IPO process, planning to offer 20.1598 million H-shares at a price range of 14.5 to 18.88 HKD per share [6][7]. Group 3: New Listings - Six new stocks were listed last week, including: 1. **Fuwai Group**: Closed at 38.40 HKD with a gain of 1.05% [8]. 2. **Lens Technology**: Closed at 19.84 HKD with a gain of 9.13% [9]. 3. **Dazhong Oral**: Closed at 20.70 HKD with a gain of 3.50% [10]. 4. **Xunzhong Co.**: Closed at 13.58 HKD with a gain of 0.22% [11]. 5. **Jizhi Jia-W**: Closed at 17.70 HKD with a gain of 5.36% [12]. 6. **Fortior**: Closed at 139.80 HKD with a gain of 16.02% [13]. Group 4: Market Trends - The Hong Kong stock market has seen a significant improvement in liquidity, with an average daily trading volume of 240.2 billion HKD in the first half of 2025, a 118% increase from the previous year [14]. - The number of new listings increased to 44 in the first half of 2025, up 47% from the previous year, with total fundraising amounting to 107.1 billion HKD, a 699% increase [14].

Core Viewpoint - The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is actively working to include Renminbi (RMB) stock trading counters in the Stock Connect program, aiming to announce implementation details soon [1] Group 1 - The SFC's CEO, Ashley Alder, stated that there has been ongoing collaboration with mainland regulatory bodies to facilitate this initiative [1] - Technical preparations for the inclusion of RMB trading counters are progressing smoothly [1] - The SFC anticipates that a clear timeline will encourage more companies to consider issuing RMB stock trading counters [1] Group 2 - The influx of southbound capital is expected to drive the trading volume of Hong Kong stocks denominated in RMB significantly upward [1]