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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Explores Landmark Structural Merger of GEM Growth Board into Main Market

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is actively evaluating a structural merger of its GEM growth enterprise board into the Main Board to revitalize small-cap equity liquidity.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Hong Kong, 27 August 2026 – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is actively evaluating a landmark structural reform involving the comprehensive merger of its Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) board into the primary Main Board, aiming to permanently resolve chronic small-cap liquidity constraints, streamline public listing frameworks, and reinvigorate institutional investor appetite across Hong Kong’s capital markets.

The potential regulatory consolidation comes as HKEX leadership, in close consultation with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), explores aggressive market restructuring initiatives to eliminate the historical segmentation between the Main Board and the secondary GEM platform, which has suffered from subdued trading turnover and a prolonged initial public offering (IPO) drought.

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