Hong Kong Exchange Halts Listing by Introduction for Time Being
2009-12-22 01:53:03.209 GMT


By Mark Lee
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
has stopped companies from listing by introduction while new
rules for such placements are being drafted, spokesman Henry
Law said today.
The moratorium on listings by introduction will remain in
place until new requirements are published, Law said by phone,
without giving a timeframe.
Hong Kong lawmakers held a special meeting yesterday to
discuss the issue, following the suspension of Asian Citrus
Holdings Ltd. on its trading debut Nov. 26. The company’s
shares opened more than eight times higher than their price in
London before plunging.
The Hong Kong exchange this month imposed disclosure rules
on companies that place shares in the local market from another
bourse, requiring them to provide the last closing price of
their stock on other exchanges ahead of their first day of
trading.

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