On January 17, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 17, Jian Zhijian increased his holdings at an average price of HK$0.4216 per share on January 17$CHINA HK POWER (00931.HK)$506,000 common shares worth approximately HK$213,300. After the increase in holdings, the latest number of shares held by Jian Zhijian was 3.333 billion shares, and the good position ratio increased from 58.03% to 58.04%.
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