At the beginning of the New Year 2025, the Hong Kong IPO market has shown a thriving situation. Eight new stocks are undergoing cross-year offerings, including Brooker, Conch Cement, Simu Technology, and Yibin Banks, among others. If priced at the upper limit, the total funding amount for these eight new stocks could exceed 4.552 billion Hong Kong dollars. They are expected to debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange from January 8 to 15, catching the first train of the new year for listings. The Hong Kong Investment Promotion Agency stated that looking forward to 2025, it is expected that large-scale companies will continue to list in Hong Kong, mainly due to the encouragement from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for leading enterprises from the mainland to list in Hong Kong, as well as the moderately loose monetary policy planned in the mainland, which will continue to drive the IPO trend. In addition, Hong Kong's inherent listing advantages also make it increasingly attractive as a listing destination. (Securities Times)