A selection of major announcements

1. Oriental Selection: Yu Minhong appointed as CEO and Sun Dongxu removed from the post of CEO

$EAST BUY (01797.HK)$It was announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that on December 16, the company's board of directors voted to dismiss Sun Dongxu as CEO and remove him from his position as executive director, with immediate effect. The board of directors has appointed Yu Minhong as the new CEO of the company, effective immediately.

2. Shangtang-W: Controlling shareholder and executive director Tang Xiaoou passed away due to illness

$SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)$An announcement was issued. Tang Xiaoou, founder, controlling shareholder and executive director of the company, passed away due to illness on December 15, 2023.

3. China Coal Energy: Commercial coal sales in November were 23.16 million tons, up 21.7% year on year

$CHINA COAL (01898.HK)$According to the announcement, the company's commercial coal sales volume in the first 11 months was about 261 million tons, up 7.5% year on year, of which sales volume in November was 23.16 million tons, up 21.7% year on year.

4. CRRC: CRRC Capital plans 900 million yuan to participate in the Huayi Hi-Tech Traffic Control Industry Chain Investment Fund partnership

$CRRC (01766.HK)$According to the announcement, CRRC Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, plans to join other investors to jointly establish the Huayi Hi-Tech Traffic Control Industry Chain Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) (tentative name; the specific name is subject to business registration, referred to as the “fund”). The total amount of capital pledged by the fund is RMB 3,031 billion, and CRRC Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, plans to pledge an investment of RMB 900 million as the limited partner of the fund.

5. Air China: Passenger turnover in November increased 348.6% year on year, down 10.7% month on month

$AIR CHINA (00753.HK)$An announcement was issued. In November 2023, passenger capacity investment (based on available seat kilometers) increased 279.1% year on year, down 6.7% month on month; passenger turnover increased 348.6% year on year, down 10.7% month on month. The average occupancy rate was 73.4%, up 11.4 percentage points from the previous year and down 3.3 percentage points from the previous month.

IPO

$REPT BATTERO (00666.HK)$The Hong Kong IPO issue price was set at HK$18.30 per share, with a net raise of approximately HK$2,013 million

$BaTeLab Co., Ltd. (810497.HK)$Starting from December 18, the offering price will be HK$27.47-38.45 per share

Important matters

$EAST BUY (01797.HK)$: Yu Minhong was appointed as CEO and Sun Dongxu was removed from the post of CEO

$SENSETIME-W (00020.HK)$Controlling shareholder and executive director Tang Xiaoou passed away due to illness

$XTEP INT'L (01368.HK)$: Proposed acquisition of interests in SAUCONY ASIA IP HOLDCO and the 2019 joint venture

$CRRC (01766.HK)$: CRRC Capital plans to invest 900 million yuan in the Huayi Hi-Tech Traffic Control Industry Chain Investment Fund partnership

Operational data

$CPIC (02601.HK)$: From January to November, China Pacific Life Insurance's original insurance business revenue of 223.977 billion yuan increased 4.4% year-on-year

$SUNSHINE INS (06963.HK)$The original premium income from January to November reached 108.853 billion yuan

$CHINA SOUTH AIR (01055.HK)$: In November, passenger capacity investment increased 253.35% year on year

$AIR CHINA (00753.HK)$In November, passenger turnover rose 348.6% year on year, down 10.7% month on month

$CHINA EAST AIR (00670.HK)$Passenger turnover rose 334.52% year on year in November

$CHINA COAL (01898.HK)$: November's commercial coal sales volume of 23.16 million tons increased 21.7% year on year

$CHINA SHENHUA (01088.HK)$: November coal sales volume was 39.6 million tons, up 8.2% year on year

$R&F PROPERTIES (02777.HK)$Total sales revenue for the first 11 months was about 18.78 billion yuan

$TOPSPORTS (06110.HK)$: The total sales volume of the retail and wholesale business in the third quarter recorded a low 10-20% year-on-year increase

Pharmaceutical Innovation

$INNOCARE (09969.HK)$: ICP-332 has obtained positive top-line results in adult patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD)

$EPS HEALTH TECH (03860.HK)$Subsidiary conclusion of a CRO service framework agreement

Equity incentives

$LI AUTO-W (02015.HK)$Grant of 14.15 million restricted share units to 1,157 employees

$ALI HEALTH (00241.HK)$A total of 207,900 share options and 4.484,500 restricted share units were granted

$BOSS ZHIPIN-W (02076.HK)$A total of 2,848,700 share awards were granted

Repurchase cancellation

$TENCENT (00700.HK)$On December 15, 1.28 million shares were repurchased at a cost of HK$402 million

$HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK)$Repurchase of 3 million shares at a cost of HK$183 million on December 14

$LI NING (02331.HK)$On December 15, 7.234,500 shares were repurchased at a cost of HK$137 million

$SINOPEC CORP (00386.HK)$Repurchase of 14.08 million shares at a cost of HK$554.42 million on December 15

$AIA (01299.HK)$On December 15, 517,200 shares were repurchased at HK$34.48 million

$ESR (01821.HK)$On December 15, 2.5 million shares were repurchased at a cost of HK$25.85 million

$COSCO SHIP HOLD (01919.HK)$On December 15, 2,575 million shares were repurchased at a cost of HK$18.456,000

$SWIRE PACIFIC A (00019.HK)$On December 15, 202,000 shares were repurchased at a cost of HK$12.38 million

$YUM CHINA (09987.HK)$On December 14, 49,700 shares were repurchased at a cost of 2 million US dollars

$SUNSHINE PAPER (02002.HK)$On December 15, it spent HK$1.024 million to repurchase 3,846 million shares

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