On December 21, according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 21, Xu Aihua sold at an average price of HK$0.5408 per share on December 18$HANG YICK HLDGS (01894.HK)$14.93 million common shares, with a value of approximately HK$8.074 million. After the sale, Xu Aihua's latest number of shares held was 328 million shares, and the good position ratio fell from 44.64% to 42.70%.
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