On December 13, it was reported that according to the documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 13, Pan Zheng increased his shareholding on December 11, acquiring 8 million ordinary shares of the associate company Asia Standard International Group Limited at an average price of HKD 0.36 per share.$ASIA ORIENT (00214.HK)$After the increase, Pan Zheng's latest shareholding in the associate company is 0.713 billion shares, with the good stock ratio rising from 49.59% to 50.16%.
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