On April 24, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 24, Huang Anfeng sold at an average price of HK$0.212 per share on April 23$CN CULTURAL T&A (00542.HK)$5.456 million common shares worth approximately HK$1.156,700. After the sale, the latest number of shares held by Huang Anfeng was 1.32 billion shares, and the good position ratio dropped from 17.24% to 17.17%.
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