th consultation to make it easier for tech specialist companies to float in the market, hoping to revive falling listing revenue.
Profit attributable to shareholders slumped to HK$2.26 billion from HK$3.25 billion in the same period last year, beating analysts' estimate of HK$2.22 billion. The bourse's proposed new listing rules would apply to companies in industries including next-generation information technology, advanced hardware, advanced materials, new energy and environmental protection, and new food and agriculture technologies, HKEX said in a statement.
The relaxed regime comes weeks after Washington imposed a sweeping set of export controls aimed at cutting China off from certain semiconductors made anywhere in the world with U.S. equipment.