On February 20, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on February 20, Lau Chi-wai increased his holdings at an average price of HK$0.194 per share on February 19$GOFINTECH INNOV (00290.HK)$960,000 common shares worth approximately HK$186,200. After the increase in holdings, Liu Zhiwei's latest shareholding was 1,352 billion shares, and the good position ratio increased from 21.35% to 21.37%.
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