Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings and Suspensions
(As at 30 November 2004)

	Main Board	GEM	Total
New Applications Accepted   a.       November 2004	5	2	7
b.       2004 Year-to-date	93	33	126
Approvals in principle granted by the Listing Committee a.       November 2004	10	1	11
b.       2004 Year-to-date	55	23	78
Active applications (as at 30 November 2004) 1.   Under processing (based on listing application form       accepted):
a.     New applications accepted since 1 January 2004	39	13	52
b.     Others	0 __________	1 __________	1 ________
c.      Sub-total	39	14	53
2.   Approval in principle granted by the Listing Committee       but not yet listed
a.     Approvals granted since 1 January 2004	12	2	14
b.     Others	0	0	0
Total	51	16	67

	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	14	13	27
b.    Others	20	30	50
2.    Rejected	4	8	12
3.    Withdrawn	2 __________	8 __________	10 ________
Sub-total	40	59	99
4.    Renewals**	18	24	42
Total	22	35	57
No. of newly listed companies (since 1 January 2004)	39***	20	59

*	Includes any application (or renewal) not approved, rejected or withdrawn within six months.
**	Includes all applications accepted within three months following a lapsed, rejected or withdrawn application by the same applicant.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 30 November 2004)

		Main Board	GEM	Total
(a)	Number of delisted companies (since 1 January 2004)	9*	2#	11
(b)	Number of companies at the third stage of delisting (as at 30 November 2004)	11	N/A	11
(c)	Number of companies in suspension for more than 10 business days (as at 30 November  2004)	36	21	57
(d)	Number of listed companies (as at 30 November 2004)	882	203	1,085

*	Includes three 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.