The China Securities Regulatory Commission CSRC aims to encourage more mainland Chinese firms to list in Hong Kong, as part of its wider aim to further integrate Hong Kong’s financial markets with China.
In February, the securities watchdog announced a series of accommodative regulatory updates aimed at spurring participation by mainland Chinese companies in the Special Administrative Region’s SAR listing schemes, but analysts hold mixed opinions on whether these regulations will actually result in more IPOs.
The importance placed by the CSRC on expanding cooperation with Hong Kong’s capital markets was underscored last month at meetings in Beijing involving CSRC chairman, Yi Huiman, Hong...