On September 9, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 9, Shi Chunbao increased his holdings at an average price of 11.083 yuan per share (RMB, same unit) on September 3$CHUNLI MEDICAL (01858.HK)$0.3043 million A shares worth approximately $3.373 million. After the increase in holdings, Shi Chunbao's latest shareholding was 0.21 billion shares, and the good position ratio increased from 72.68% to 72.78%.
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