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It will also introduce a review of the imposition of conditions and trading resumption.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will introduce changes to its stock market listing rules to strengthen oversight of initial public offerings (IPOs) and post-listing matters.
The changes follow a consultation for proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules (SMLR) that received general market support, SFC said.
Under the amendments, SFC will be able to impose conditions on IPO applicants that remain in effect after listing.
It will also be able to impose conditions on listed companies as an alternative to immediately suspending trading, whilst streamlining procedures for resuming trading.
Additionally, the amendments will introduce an independent merits review mechanism through the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, ensuring procedural fairness and transparency in the imposition of conditions, trading suspension, and resumption.
SFC said the changes are intended to improve regulatory efficiency, strengthen investor protection, and provide greater procedural fairness and transparency.
Christina Choi, the SFC’s executive director of corporate finance, said the changes would give the regulator more targeted and proportionate tools to address emerging risks before they cause harm to the market.
SFC will arrange for the amendments to the listing rules to be gazetted alongside the government’s proposed amendments to Schedule 8 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Both notices will be submitted to the Legislative Council for negative vetting in the coming weeks.
SFC expects the amended SMLR and related amendments to the ordinance to come into effect in the first quarter of 2027.
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