Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 29 October 2004)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted   a.       October 2004	9	0	9
b.       2004 Year-to-date	88	31	119
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a.       October 2004	2	2	4
b.       2004 Year-to-date	45	22	67
Active applications (as at 29 October 2004) 1.   Under processing (based on listing application form       accepted):
a.     New applications accepted since 1 January 2004	47	16	63
b.     Others	0 __________	3 __________	3 ________
c.      Sub-total	47	19	66
2.   Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee       but not yet listed
a.     Approvals granted since 1 January 2004	5	1	6
b.     Others	0	0	0
Total	52	20	72

	Main Board	GEM	Total
Inactive applications (since 1 January 2004) 1.    Lapsed*
a.    Approval in principle granted by               the Listing Committee but not yet listed	13	12	15
b.    Others	18	27	45
2.    Rejected	3	5	8
3.    Withdrawn	1 __________	7 __________	8 ________
Sub-total	35	51	86
4.    Renewals**	15	22	37
Total	20	29	49
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2004)	36***	20	56

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.
***	Includes two companies that withdrew their listing on GEM and subsequently listed on the Main Board.

Other Information
(As at 29 October 2004)

		Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)	Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2004)	7*	2#	9
(b)	Number of companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 29 October 2004)	11	N/A	11
(c)	Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 29 October  2004)	38	21	59
(d)	Number of listed companies (as at 29 October 2004)	881	203	1,084

*	Includes two companies that withdrew their listing pursuant to privatisation proposals.
#	Both being companies that withdrew their listing on GEM and subsequen tly listed on the Main Board.

This report is updated on the last trading day of each month.