Hopes for a Hong Kong IPO recovery hinge on two big ifs

Hang Seng Index continues to drop as investor confidence disappears

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Hong Kong hosted 73 new listings last year, but the lack of mega deals meant the total raised was just 46.3 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.92 billion). © Reuters

ECHO WONG, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- New equity fundraising in Hong Kong sunk to a two-decade low last year amid disappointment over China's economic recovery, and some are warning that there are no signs the city's IPO market will improve in 2024.

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