Enterprises can raise new capital for expansion through IPO. It can also raise the publicity of enterprises.

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The Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) must approve all proposed listing before it could go public. Two essential parties for a listing are sponsors and underwriters. Sponsors are responsible for handling the application procedures and mainly deal with SEHK. Except for some special cases, most of the issuers in an IPO would need underwriters to buy all shares not subscribed by the public.

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You should fill in the application forms that are available in the places specified.

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According to the listing rule of SEHK, all enterprises must broadcast to the public for their proposed listing. While main board issuers need to announce in both an English and a Chinese newspaper, GEM board issuers can announce via the Web page owned by GEM Board of SEHK.

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Such information is given in each IPO's application form and prospectus.

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You would need a trading account with Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Limited for IPO subscription. For existing customer, simply login and follow the IPO subscription procedures.

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Payment methods for IPO and e-IPO are specified in the application forms.

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For those clients who have applied the IPOs in their own name, subscription results can usually be found in newspapers. If the IPO subscription is applied through us, you can check your allotment result by viewing your trading account on or after the allotment date.

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