Hong Kong mulling listing of Spacs: Finance chief

The Straits Times2021-03-02

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong is exploring allowing the listing of special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs), jumping into a market that has sparked a frenzy of US dealmaking. The government ...

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