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In this July 27, 2026, file photo, people walk in front of Exchange Square, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in the city\u2019s Central financial district. (SHAMIM ASHRAF\/CHINA DAILY)<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s stock exchange is seeking to further relax rules for publicly traded companies to conduct deals, as the Asian financial hub pushes to enhance its competitiveness as a listing destination.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd proposed classifying a deal as a \u201cmajor transaction\u201d when the value amounts to 50 percent of a company\u2019s assets, revenue or other metrics, doubling the current threshold of 25 percent, according to a statement on Monday. For connected transactions, the threshold for classifying a \u201cconnected subsidiary\u201d will rise from 10 percent to 30 percent of equity ownership.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: HKEX mulls additional measures to boost listing framework<\/a><\/p>\n

For spinoffs, when the parent company has a market value of HK$10 billion ($1.3 billion) or more with a main business generating at least HK$1 billion in revenue, HKEX suggested offering a self-assessment route instead of seeking its pre-approval. The moratorium period will be shortened to one year from three after the parent company\u2019s initial listing, enabling a much quicker \u201csecond generation\u201d of listed companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to reduce compliance costs and increase the flexibility of listed companies in corporate mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and spin-offs,\u201d the city\u2019s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said last Wednesday when he previewed the proposal in his policy address.<\/p>\n

The new rules, if adopted, will allow listed firms to complete deals faster with less shareholder scrutiny. The public has until Nov 30 to comment on the proposal, HKEX said.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: HKEX: Key platform for Central Asia\u2019s dual-listings<\/a><\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s stock market is on track for a record year for initial public offerings with more than $45 billion in deals, led by those focused on artificial intelligence and technology, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

HKEX in July allowed confidential filings for all companies, expanding from just technology firms, to boost its appeal and match the practice in New York. It also eased the listing requirements for companies with dual-class share structures as part of its regulatory overhaul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this July 27, 2026, file photo, people walk in front of Exchange Square, which houses the Hong…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,4756,232023,3448,188353,85,46,119001,7649,1011],"class_list":["post-623542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-deals","tag-hkex","tag-hong-kong","tag-hong-kong-exchanges-clearing","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-new-rules","tag-spinoffs","tag-stock-market"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}