According to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 19th, Lissington Limited increased its holdings over the counter at an average price of HK $0.13 per share on October 18.$ECHO INT HOLD (08218.HK)$61.0085 million common shares worth about HK $7.9311 million. After the increase, the latest number of shares held by Lissington Limited is 155 million shares, and the proportion of long positions has increased from 14.11% to 23.26%.
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