On December 11, according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 11, Huang Jingzhao increased his holdings by an average price of HK$2.21 per share on December 7$CHINA INFO TECH (08178.HK)$6,000 common stock shares, worth approximately HK$13,300. After increasing his holdings, the latest number of shares held by Huang Jingzhao was 1.0426 million shares, and the good position ratio rose from 1.68% to 1.69%.
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