HSBC chairman floats ‘IPO connect’ for Hong Kong, Shenzhen ahead of China’s ‘two sessions’

Beijing should create a “connect” scheme for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Greater Bay Area to allow mainland and Hong Kong investors to buy into new listings across the border, HSBC chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun said on the eve of China’s annual “two sessions” meetings. “If investors in both Shenzhen and Hong Kong are further allowed to participate simultaneously in IPOs in both markets – achieving a more comprehensive IPO connect mechanism for the Greater Bay Area – it would help...